Emma Smith
Emma SmithAssociate

An overview

Emma has a broad range of legal interests. She is very interested in how people manage and protect their assets whether it is shares and companies, intellectual property rights or their own reputation.  She has a special focus on competition law and particularly how it impacts on digital and internet business. She prefers to express solutions in plain language and is passionate about making the law accessible and helpful.

University of Cape Town: LLB 2013 – 2015

Rhodes University: Masters in Science (Zoology) 2009 – 2011

Rhodes University: Bachelor of Science Honours (Zoology) 2009

Rhodes University: Bachelor of Science (Geology and Zoology) 2006 – 2008

  • Company restructuring
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Competition and Anti-Trust Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Defamation
  • Data privacy and protection
  • Member of editorial team for the book ‘Introduction to International Law’ by TW Bennett and J Strug, Juta (2013)
  • Lead author for the revision of Uniform Rule of Court 14 and Magistrate’s Court Rule 54 for the Rules Board of South Africa
Besides Emma’s interest in new technologies, her hobbies include music, art and hiking. In her spare time, you will find her rummaging through furniture junk shops looking for great bargains.