Our clients include large, medium and small enterprises. Listed and private entities, parastatals, public bodies and non-profit organisations. We also work with many multinationals as our areas of focus often have application across jurisdictions.

The people who instruct us to help them are diverse. Interacting with interesting, intelligent and knowledgeable people is one of the reasons why we practise law. Without our clients we would not exist, so thank you.

We have over 3000 clients. We work with some clients on a one-to-many, sharing our insights through our learning offering, our programme and through events. This keeps your costs down, as we recognise that sometimes people and organisations have questions that are similar. We also work with a significant number of clients on a bespoke basis, providing advice and guidance, devising and implementing legal, governance and compliance strategies. Let’s connect to find out what suits you.

Who are our clients that instruct us?

  • Information or data protection officers
  • Legal advisors (corporate lawyers, general counsel or in-house lawyers)
  • Compliance officers
  • CISOs
  • Information Security officers
  • IT Governance officers and specialists
  • Directors
  • Entrepreneurs
  • CAEs, auditors and assurance
  • CROs and Risk Managers
  • CIOs and IT Managers
  • IT Operators
  • Consultants

Who are the organisations that use us?

We support organisations that need specialist knowledge and insight in line with our focus areas. We are not all things to all people. Sometimes we are the only people who are positioned to really assist. This will give you an idea of who we work with.

  • Data-driven organisations – that process personal information like banks, medical aids, insurers, ECSP’s, research companies and many others where the impact of data protection laws is high.
  • Organisations that use Artificial Intelligence – to consider regulatory aspects, protect IP and more
  • Multi-national ICT vendors (vendors of ICT goods or services)
    to receive traditional legal services for their organisations
    to manage the legal relationship with their customers
    to structure the organisation
  • Organisations that procure and use ICT (like banks and mines)
    to receive traditional legal services regards their use of ICT
    to manage risk govern and comply with ICT laws and regulations
  • Internet companies – to receive traditional legal services regards the Internet, including online stores
  • Game and Digital Entertainment companies (both traditional and online) – to comply with the regulatory requirements
  • Media companies (including digital, new or social media providers, providers of Web2.0 applications and on-demand hosted services)
  • Marketing companies (including direct marketing) – to avoid legal problems, difficulties and disputes
  • Internet service providers – to receive traditional legal services on issues specific to them
  • Associations – to receive traditional legal services on an ICT topic on behalf of their members
  • Software Developers – to protect their IP and manage their relationships with their clients
  • Startups – to get going
  • Financial Services and Mining,
  • those in the FMCG industry,
  • Marketers,
  • Healthcare Providers and
  • Pensions Funds

Reference Sites

Michalsons respects the confidentiality of its clients and accordingly does not publish the names of clients it acts for as reference sites. Further, in terms of various rulings of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces and the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope, attorneys are not permitted to refer to the name of a client in their publicity or the public media unless the consent of the client has been obtained (rules 15.4 and 14.4.1.7).