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NORTONS INC combines the agility and innovation of a boutique firm with the extensive expertise and resources needed to handle the most complex legal challenges for our clients.
During the 15 years since our inception, we have strengthened our legal team to include lawyers and economic experts who share our core values and commitment to excellence. This shared vision has positioned us as a formidable competitor and one of the leading law firms in South Africa’s legal landscape.
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ANTHONY NORTON
Considered one of South Africa's top legal minds, Anthony is a highly respected attorney with a proven history of notable achievements. He is widely recognised as one of the country's foremost authorities in competition law, corporate litigation, administrative and constitutional law, and white-collar crime.
Anthony has held the position of Managing Director at Nortons Inc, an innovative boutique law firm with an unrivalled track record, since 2009 when he co-founded the firm with 3 partners.
Anthony's 25-year career has been marked by a series of landmark cases, solidifying his reputation as a strategic and effective legal expert. His deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape, allows him to navigate complex negotiations and achieve optimal outcomes for his clients.
Anthony is known for his ability to manage highly complex litigation and his exceptional negotiation skills.
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ANTON ROETS
Anton is one of the founding members of Nortons and previously worked with Anthony as a partner in the competition law department of Webber Wentzel.
Anton started practising competition law in 2000 and has been involved in a number of the seminal South African competition law cases including the Constitutional Court’s decisions in relation to the definition of control and the scope of the Commission’s powers of investigation, as well as the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decisions in relation to the lawfulness of the Commission’s leniency policy and whether leniency applications are privileged.
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PAUL RUSSELL
Paul is a founding director of Nortons. He advises on a range of regulatory issues, including South African and African competition law including in relation to merger control, joint ventures, dawn raids, and cartel investigations, prohibited practices, corporate leniency applications, horizontal and vertical restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, and applications for exemptions and interim relief, as well as the criminal provisions under the Competition Act, healthcare and telecommunications regulation, consumer protection and commercial and general litigation.
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WARWICK RADFORD
Having served his articles at Moss Morris Attorneys, Warwick spent three years as a general corporate and commercial associate at Allan Levin & Associates.
He subsequently joined the competition law practice group of Webber Wentzel, where he worked for three-and-a-half years in the position of associate and, later, senior associate. Warwick joined Nortons as a director in January 2010.
MICHELLE RAWLINSON
Michelle is an accomplished attorney with over 20 years of experience navigating the complexities of South African law. Her expertise shines in corporate litigation, administrative and constitutional law, and white-collar crime, where she consistently delivers impactful results for her clients.
A Force for Change
Michelle’s involvement in landmark administrative and constitutional law cases, including the Allpay social grants matter and the Caxton school workbooks tender challenge, demonstrate her commitment to justice and her ability to achieve meaningful outcomes.
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NICOLA ILGNER
Nicola’s practice focus is on South African and African competition law and regulation. She advises major South African and international clients on competition law, and her experience extends to numerous sectors, with a specific focus on the consumer goods, construction and energy sectors.
Nicola’s principal area of practice is competition law, in particular cartel investigations and abuse of dominance matters. She regularly advises clients on specific commercial strategies and projects, supply chain considerations and e-commerce projects from a competition law perspective.
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AVIAS NGWENYA
Avias is a competition economist and has been the in-house economist at Nortons since 2013. Prior to joining Nortons, Avias was an economist at the Competition Commission from 2010 to 2013 where he led investigations and produced expert reports in respect of various
antitrust-related investigations.
Avias also provided economic analysis and advice to various government departments during his time at the Competition Commission.
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NICCI VAN DER WALT
Nicci has been practising competition law since 2007 and joined Nortons in 2010.
Her principal area of practice is in South African competition law, in particular, merger control and notification, and advising on the notifiability of mergers in South Africa, as well as other sub-Saharan and African jurisdictions (including COMESA, Botswana, eSwatini, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). Nicci has also been involved in conducting competition law reviews or audits and reporting on competition law compliance.
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MELISSA STEELE
Melissa joined Nortons in 2017. Her preferred areas of practice include general commercial law, constitutional and administrative law, and all aspects of competition law.
Melissa has been involved in matters before numerous courts including the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Competition Appeal Court and the Competition Tribunal.
NINA GREYLING
Since joining Nortons in 2019, Nina has been involved in several high-profile competition law matters, including assisting clients in relation to contested and complex merger proceedings, as well as a range of merger related matters.
She has also assisted various clients in relation to corporate leniency applications to the Commission, cartel investigations, resisting excessive pricing complaints and other allegations of abuses of dominance.
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