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Paul Coetser

Director, Head of Competition Practice at Werksmans Attorneys · Werksmans Attorneys

South AfricaCompetition, Business Crimes & Investigations

About

Paul Coetser is Director and Head of the Competition practice at Werksmans Attorneys in South Africa, also advising in Business Crimes & Investigations and Media & Communications. He regularly appears before the Competition Commission, the Competition Tribunal, the Competition Appeal Court and ICASA, and advises on merger approvals, complaints alleging cartels or abuse of dominance, leniency applications and exemptions under the Competition Act; he is admitted to the Virginia State Bar.

Practice areas

CompetitionBusiness Crimes & InvestigationsMedia, Communications & Technology

Office

Expertise

Merger control and approvalsCartels and anti-competitive conductAbuse of dominant positionPrice discriminationLeniency applicationsExemptions under the Competition ActRepresentation before Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal and Competition Appeal CourtRegulatory matters before ICASA

Education

  • B Juris, University of South Africa
  • LLM, Virginia University (USA)
  • Higher Diploma in Tax, University of the Witwatersrand

Admissions

  • Virginia State Bar