Michael Strauss

Michael Strauss joined the Department of Justice in 2004 as a Judges Registrar at the then Johannesburg High Court, shortly whereafter he was admitted as an Advocate in the same division. He joined Ian Levitt Attorneys in 2006 and was admitted to the side bar as an attorney in 2008. He became a partner in the firm in 2010. He has a BA (Law) Degree from the University of Stellenbosch and a LLB degree from the Rand Afrikaans University. Michael specializes in both commercial and criminal litigation, and has been involved in various high profile matters on both a national and international scale. His experience in criminal litigation includes criminal trials, urgent applications, extraditions, criminal appeals and all other aspects relating to criminal law. Civilly, Michael acts for a host of public companies and renders a wide variety of legal services to them, including but not limited to civil litigation, civil appeals, drafting of commercial contracts, customs and excise related issues and liquidations. He has appeared in the Supreme Court of appeal on a number of occasions. Michael has established very close ties with the Chinese community in South Africa, which client base now constitutes 50% of his practice. As a result thereof, he has been greatly involved in the negotiation, facilitation and drafting of mining, oil & gas and commodity contracts.

Formal Admissions:
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 2005.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll

Languages:
English

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