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Thomson Wilks continues next-gen growth by welcoming Sive Dukada as an associate
Innovative ‘new age’ South African law firm Thomson Wilks Inc has this week announced the arrival of talented young lawyer Sive Dukada as an associate in its Commercial Litigation team.
New hire Sive Dukada brings analytical rigour and a practical commercial outlook to deliver clear and strategic legal advice to clients, said Thomson Wilks Inc when announcing this week that Sive has joined their innovative firm as an associate.
Sive's experience spans Construction, Insurance, and Commercial Litigation, with particular expertise in contractual disputes, infrastructure-related claims, and the drafting of legal opinions across multiple lines of insurance business.
He will be an associate in the Commercial Litigation team, joining Thomson Wilks this week from another highly regarded South African firm, Cox Yeats.
Sive previously completed his articles and began his post-qualification legal career at the South African affiliate of global firm Eversheds Sutherland, after earning a Master of Laws (LLM) in Commercial Law from the University of Johannesburg.
Sive’s LLM research was focused on liquidations and business rescue.
Established in 1995, Thomson Wilks is a new age law firm and early adopter of legal innovation that prides itself on helping build the next generation of lawyers.
Thomson Wilks is an award-winning full service law firm operating out of Sandton, Cape Town, Durban, and Dubai, known for its innovation, reliability, and efficiency.
Its clients range from individuals, corporates to JSE listed companies. Thomson Wilks also has an exclusive alliance with the DWF Group, a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Across eight key sectors DWF delivers Legal Advisory, Mindcrest and Connected Services – which DWF can combine to deliver bespoke solutions for clients. In response to the interest from Chinese companies in South Africa, the firm has also established a Chinese Law department.