Brent Van Staden
Partner
Practice Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
Due Diligence
Experience
Admitted in 2001, Brent has gained considerable experience in all aspects of mining, commercial and corporate law, having not only been in professional practice, but also having acted as in-house counsel for one of South Africa's largest companies.
Brent is commercially focused and efficient and builds his practice on strong and close client relationships. He takes an incisive approach to legal issues and is skilled at grasping complex legal issues and distilling them into language easy to understand. He is very outcome-focussed.
Professional Background and Education
Qualifications
- Securities Law and Ethics, FINSIA (Australia)
- Introduction to Financial Markets and Economics, FINSIA (Australia)
- Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, Sydney
- Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test, College of Law, London
- Master of Laws (Commercial Law), University of South Africa
- Master of Laws (Taxation), University of Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB (Hons)), University of South Africa
- Bachelor of Law, University of Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
Admissions
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- England and Wales
- Johannesburg
Professional Memberships
- Resources and Energy Law Association (AMPLA)
- Queensland Exploration Council - Investment Committee
- AMEC
- Queensland Law Society
- Law Society of NSW
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Johannesburg Law Society