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Doelie Lessing

Director at Werksmans Attorneys · Werksmans Attorneys

South AfricaTax, Investment FundsEnglish

About

Doelie Lessing is a Director at Werksmans Attorneys with over 20 years' experience in tax law, advising in the Tax and Investment Funds & Private Equity practice areas. She advises on tax considerations for mergers, corporate reorganisations, funding and financial services, local and cross-border fund and deal structuring and matters for high-net-worth and multinational families, and is frequently named in global publications as a top-ranked tax lawyer.

Practice areas

TaxInvestment FundsPrivate EquityCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceTrusts & Estates

Office

Expertise

Mergers and corporate reorganisationsFund and deal structuring (local and foreign)Multi-jurisdictional / cross-border investments and structuresHigh-net-worth and multinational family business advisoryInternational trust and estate planningCross-border and local executive share incentive arrangementsFunding and financial services

Education

  • B Com, Stellenbosch University (1991)
  • LLB, Stellenbosch University (1993)
  • M Com (Tax) (cum laude), Stellenbosch University (1999)

Languages

English