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Brandon Cole

Associate
South Africa
Attorney specialising in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Brandon was admitted as an attorney on May 5, 2023, and has since specialised in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. His expertise includes:
  • Business Rescue and Insolvency
  • General and Commercial Litigation
  • Contractual Remedies
  • Administrative Law
Brandon has represented a diverse clientele, including creditors, business rescue practitioners and shareholders.
Brandon formed part of the legal team which have:
  • advised the Business Rescue Practitioner in the successful large rescue of Nouwens Carpets;
  • advised creditors of the MTI (Mirror Trading International) unlawful scheme; and
  • advised the AGSA on high profile auditing disputes.
  • International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International).
  • South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (SARIPA)
  • LLB University of Pretoria
  • Programme in South African Business Rescue at Insol International
  • Primerio Law (Associate)
    • Practising as an attorney in alternative dispute resolution, commercial and competition law.
  • Fairbridges Wertheim Becker (Associate): 05/2023 to 06/2024
    • Practising as an attorney in alternative dispute resolution and commercial law:
    • Specialised knowledge and experience in Business Rescue and Insolvency Law.
    • Part of the legal team facing some of South Africa’s largest auditing disputes and other high profile administrative law reviews.
    • Appearances before the Magistrates Court, the Master and Rental Housing Tribunal.
    • Instructing and consulting with counsel.
    • Consulting with and advising clients on general legal issues. Drafting and reviewing agreements, general legal drafting and legal opinions.
    • Chairing of disciplinary hearings and drafting hearing outcomes. Legal Research and analysis.
  • Fairbridges Wertheim Becker (Candidate Attorney): 06/2021 to 05/2023
    • I ceded my articles to Fairbridges Wertheim Becker in order to obtain general alternative dispute resolution experience in the following areas:
      • Court procedure, researching applicable rules of court and directives in order to take action and motion proceedings from inception through to conclusion.
      • Substantive experience such as drafting affidavits in motion proceedings as well as drafting particulars of claim pleas and replications in action proceedings.
      • Magistrate court appearances, charring disciplinary hearings and appearing for creditors at creditors meeting before the Master.
  • Corporate Business Rescue (Candidate Attorney): 02/2021 to 06/2021
    • During the first five months of my articles I worked under attorney and senior business rescue practitioner George Nell, where I obtained specialised experience in Business Rescue and all matters ancillary thereto. I assisted Geroge and team a with a number of successful business rescues whose saw companies returning to stable business operations.

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