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Mrs Nicolene Schoeman - Louw founded the firm in 2007 aged 24 and is now the Managing Director of the firm.

An admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, she is also a conveyancer, notary public and mediator with a passion for entrepreneurs and helping them reach their most ambitious goals.

She obtained her LLB degree cum laude and successfully completed her LLM degree (dissertation) in commercial law and B-BBEE at the University of the Free State. In addition, she obtained her postgraduate diploma in financial planning (CFP) at the University of Stellenbosch.

An abstract of her LLM dissertation was published in the Journal for Estate Planning in 2006 and is regularly published in De Rebus (the SA attorneys' journal) as well as Without Prejudice and Polity.org (legalbriefs). She also writes regularly for various online publications such as Spice4Life, GoGilvah and other mainstream publications such as The Entrepreneur Magazine, Personal Finance Magazine and has a regular slot on SAfm's The Law Report with Karen Key and RSG's Rand en Sent.

Mrs Schoeman - Louw lectured at the University of the Free State during her postgraduate studies and currently presents seminars and workshops on a wide range of legal topics for various organizations such as UnitedSucces, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Business, Retail and Marketing Indabas.

Mrs Schoeman - Louw has won a number of prestigious awards for her academic achievements. Among others, they include the:
•Hofmeyr Herbstein Gihwala Inc. Prize
•Gildenhuys van der Merwe Prize
•Juta Prize
•The Bobbert Medal (for obtaining her LLB degree cum laude)

In addition to her academic achievements, Mrs. Schoeman - Louw was a finalist in the Professional category of 2012's Regional Business Achievers' Awards (RBAA) - Western Cape and was a finalist in 2013 as CEO magazine's Most Influential Women in Government and Business Africa.

Her professional and other affiliations include:
•Cape Law Society (member number: 13546)
•UnitedSucces
•Women Presidents' Organization (WPO)
•Cape Town Attorneys' Association
•Institute of Directors Southern Africa (IODSA): 17476335
•Xtraordinary Women (member number: XWCT008)
•Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry (member number: 9861)

Mrs Schoeman-Louw has enjoyed the confidence of many successful entrepreneurs over the years. As a trusted advisor she has actively contributed to the successes of many businesses and helped many entrepreneurs build legacies.