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Werksmans Attorneys Contact Details
Werksmans Attorneys in Cape Town is on +27 21 405 5100, at Level 1, No. 5 Silo Square, V&A Waterfront. General enquiries go to enquiries@werksmans.com, and the Johannesburg switchboard is +27 11 535 8000. We read these details on werksmans.com on 23 September 2026.
Werksmans Attorneys Cape Town
| Telephone | +27 21 405 5100 |
| Street address | Level 1, No. 5 Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001 |
| Postal address | PO Box 1474, Cape Town, 8000 |
| General enquiries | enquiries@werksmans.com |
The Cape Town office is in the Silo District at the V&A Waterfront, not in the CBD, so allow for Waterfront parking and access control if you have an appointment.
All Werksmans offices
| Office | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | The Central, 96 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2146 (Private Bag 10015, Sandton, 2146) | +27 11 535 8000 |
| Cape Town | Level 1, No. 5 Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001 (PO Box 1474, Cape Town, 8000) | +27 21 405 5100 |
| Stellenbosch | Block B, 2nd Floor, De Wagenweg Office Park, Stellentia Avenue, Stellenbosch, 7600 (PO Box 1008, Stellenbosch, 7599) | +27 21 809 6000 |
Those three are the firm’s South African offices. Werksmans also publishes a downloadable PDF and a map link for each one on its contact page.
Which address to use
- General enquiries: enquiries@werksmans.com. This is the mailbox the firm names for everything that is not media or tenders.
- Tenders and RFQs: tenders@werksmans.com.
- Media: the contact page names a specific media contact with a direct email address. We do not republish individual staff addresses; take it from werksmans.com/contact.
- Careers and the graduate programme: through the careers section of the site rather than the general mailbox.
- A specific lawyer: the site has a “looking for a lawyer” search on the contact page and an “our people” directory, which is faster than going through the switchboard.
What the firm does
Werksmans describes itself as practising in over 23 areas of law with a team of more than 200 lawyers, specialising in corporate and commercial matters. The practice areas it showcases include banking and finance, corporate mergers and acquisitions, digital media and electronic communications, disputes, environmental, infrastructure and energy, and insolvency and business rescue.
This is a commercial firm rather than a walk-in practice: it acts for companies, consortia and investors on deals and disputes. If you need help with a personal matter such as a divorce, a traffic fine or a small debt, a general attorney in your area is the better call.
The firm marks 100 years in practice and has a dedicated Africa page covering work on the rest of the continent.
Keeping up with the firm
Werksmans publishes a steady stream of free material that is often more useful than a phone call when you are trying to understand a legal change: legal updates and opinions, firm news, publications, and podcasts, videos and webinars, all indexed on its site. It also lists its events, and there is a subscribe link on the contact page for its newsletters and event invitations.
If you are a lawyer or a graduate rather than a client, the careers section splits into a graduate programme, experienced lawyers and business services roles, each with its own application route.
Records and access to information
Werksmans publishes a PAIA manual in the footer of its site, together with PAIA Form 2, a request for access to a record, and PAIA Form 3, the outcome of a request and the fees payable. Requests for access to records go through those forms rather than through the enquiries mailbox. The disclaimer, terms and conditions and privacy policy sit in the same footer.
Before you make contact
- Say which office you are dealing with, because the three offices share one brand but have separate switchboards.
- Name the practice area if you can; it routes the call faster than describing the problem to reception.
- For an existing matter, have the reference from your last letter or invoice.
- Do not email sensitive documents to a general mailbox before the firm has confirmed who is handling the matter.
Sources
- Werksmans Attorneys, Contact: werksmans.com/contact (read 23 September 2026)
- Werksmans Attorneys, Practice areas: werksmans.com/practice-areas (read 23 September 2026)