Phillip Kruger was admitted as an attorney in 2010 and joined RSM South Africa in 2011 as a legal advisor in our Johannesburg office. He was appointed as a Regional Divisional Director in the Legal Department during April 2016 and, on 1 March 2020, Phillip was appointed as a statutory Director of RSM SA Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Solutions
Phillip’s area of expertise is corporate legal services. His experience includes:
- Drafting and structuring commercial agreements
- Advising clients on interpretations and implications in terms of the Companies Act
- Drafting and interpreting Memorandums of Incorporation and Shareholders Agreements
- Furnishing advice to Directors and Prescribed Officers on their duties and responsibilities
- Advising on matters relating to corporate governance
- Advising in respect of mergers and acquisitions
- Advising companies in respect of their capital structure
- Attending to exchange control applications to the South African Reserve Bank in terms of the Exchange Control Regulations applicable in South Africa
- Advising in respect of the Exchange Control Regulations and the dissolution of “Loop Structures”
- Bringing applications before the Companies Tribunal
- Establishing local operations for multi-national commercial structures
Associations
- Member of the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IODSA)
Registrations
- Member of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces
- Admitted attorney since 2010
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Certificate in Advanced Company Law