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Johann Scholtz

Johann Scholtz

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Johann specialises in all aspects of financial services law and regulation. He has represented corporate clients in various high-profile insider trading investigations, making representations to the Financial Services Board and appearing at enquiries. Johann has also been involved in matters relating to money laundering and market abuse as well as matters that pertain to derivatives, mutual funds, collective investment schemes and asset management. His expertise extends to stock exchange and securities law, consumer protection law and climate change law. He has been chairman of the Gauteng Law Council, the Insurance Committee of the International Bar Association and the Association of Banking Lawyers of South Africa. He has also served on the Council of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association. Johann has lectured on behalf of the Law Society of South Africa and has written on topics such as money laundering, insider trading, banking law and climate change law.

Career

Johann's qualifications include:

LLM, Cambridge University, 1988

LLB, University of Pretoria, 1985

BLC, University of Pretoria, 1983

Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

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Banking & Finance: Regulatory - South Africa

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Johann Scholtz holds significant expertise in the field of banking and financial services regulation. He is based in Johannesburg and his particular areas of expertise include derivatives.

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