More Than 30 Spoor & Fisher Professionals Recognised in Best Lawyers 2025

Best Lawyers 2025 – the 16^th edition of the peer-driven accolade – has again recognised Spoor & Fisher’s professionals for their IP excellence and client commitment.

Numerous members of our team were acknowledged for their expertise in Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law, and Litigation.

Best Lawyers 2025: Lawyer of the Year

Partner, Marco van der Merwe stood out from the crowd, receiving the bade for  Lawyer of the Year (Intellectual Property Law). For the past three decades, Marco has specialised in domestic trade mark registration, searches and maintenance, domestic and international copyright, information technology law, and domain name disputes. He is a specialist trade mark attorney with experience in computer-related litigation and information technology.

Other Spoor & Fisher professionals who have been recognised in Best Lawyers 2025 include:

First-time recognition in Best Lawyers 2025:

• Mohamed Khader – Intellectual Property Law
• Shanaaz Mahomed – Intellectual Property Law
• Kaajal Nagindas – Intellectual Property Law
• Amani Patel – Intellectual Property Law
• Danie Pienaar – Intellectual Property Law
• Karien Postma – Intellectual Property Law
• Shamin Raghunandan – Intellectual Property Law
• Paul Ramara – Intellectual Property Law

Recognised since 2024:

• Tertia Beharie (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Juli Hopf (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Salomé Le Roux (senior associate) – Intellectual Property Law
• Herman Van Schalkwyk (partner) – Intellectual Property Law

Recognised since 2023:

• John Foster (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Lodewyk Cilliers (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Tyron Grant (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Craig Kahn (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Megan Reimers (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Reinard Krüger (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Louise Myburgh (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Jarred West (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Herman Blignaut (partner) – Intellectual Property Law

Recognised since 2022:

• Lance Abramson (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• John McKnight (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Dina Biagio (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• David Cochrane (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Mark Kemp (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Chyreene Truluck (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Jonathan Whittaker (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Jeremy Speres (partner) – Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law
• Marco Van der Merwe (partner) – Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law (Lawyer of the Year 2025)

Recognised since 2020:

• Tshepo Shabangu (partner) – Intellectual Property Law

Recognised since 2015:

• Carl van Rooyen (partner) – Intellectual Property Law
• Eben van Wyk (partner) – Intellectual Property Law and Litigation (Lawyer of the Year 2017)
• Charles Webster (partner)- Intellectual Property Law (Lawyer of the Year 2023)

Recognition by Best Lawyers relies entirely on peer review. Their process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Best Lawyers utilizes an advanced, thorough, reasoned, and transparent survey methodology aimed at garnering significant and substantial assessments of the quality of legal services.