LAWYER PROFILE

Kathy Shepherd

Global 2026

Webber Wentzel

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

South Africa

16 years ranked

About

Provided by Webber Wentzel

Practice Areas

Kathy specialises in banking and finance and has experience in the areas of general banking and debt finance, syndicated lending, commercial property finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, preference share structures and black economic empowerment finance structures and related security structures. She has been involved in financing arrangements for a number of listed companies and their subsidiaries, acting on behalf of both borrowers and lenders.

Career

Kathy's qualifications include:

LLB (cum laude), University of the Witwatersrand, 1992

BA (cum laude), University of the Witwatersrand, 1990

Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance - South Africa

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kathy Shepherd is often instructed to advise on the provision of loan facilities and other finance transactions. She has notable experience advising large international banks as the lenders on debt restructuring mandates while also assisting borrowers with high-value refinancing matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kathy Shepherd is phenomenal to work with on difficult transactions. She goes above and beyond.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
Kathy Shepherd is very strategic. She is well versed in considering not only lender matters but advising borrowers as well, and is very good with the needs of both sides.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
She is a very good lawyer who is thorough, hard working and highly experienced.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide