Biography: Corporate Tax

Professor Michael Katz is the chairman of Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS) and has 40 years of experience in takeovers and mergers, competition law and tax, privatisation and deregulation, project finance and non-recourse financing, public private partnerships, empowerment ventures and banking and financial markets.

Michael was chairman of the Tax Advisory Committee to the Minister of Finance, and was chairman of the Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Taxation System of South Africa. He is a member of the Securities Regulation Panel as well as a member of a number of company boards. Michael is also a trustee of numerous trusts, including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Women's Development Business, Legal Resources Trust, Constitutional Court Trust and the Donald Gordon Foundation. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of the Witwatersrand. Michael is chairman of the Board of National Housing Finance Corporation Limited and is on a number of committees of the Law Society of South Africa. He is also a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance and is a course director at the University of the Witwatersrand of Certificate in Company Law. Michael chaired the commission of inquiry for stock exchange to review the structure and operations of the stock exchange.

Michael regularly presents papers on legal and fiscal topics and is the co-author of Butterworths Company Law Precedents (4 Volumes) and was the subject of a profile in the International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2009.

Michael is recognised as a leading lawyer by the following reputable rating agencies and their publications: Chambers and Partners Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers 2010 - Corporate Commercial/Mergers and Acquisitions; and Tax (South Africa); Best Lawyers South Africa 2010 – Tax; Banking (South Africa); Corporate (South Africa); Finance (South Africa); Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa); IFLR 1000 2010 – Mergers and Acquisitions; PLC Which Lawyer? 2010 – Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition; Banking and Finance; Finance and Securitisation; Tax (South Africa); Corporate Governance (South Africa); Legal 500 2010 – Corporate Commercial (South Africa); Tax (South Africa); Acquisition Finance (ACQ) Global Awards 2010 – Most Respected Lawyer (Africa), Dealmaker of the year (Africa) and Strategic Advisor of the year (Africa); Legal Experts Europe, Middle East & Africa 2010 – Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions and Tax; The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers 2010, 2011 – Corporate Tax (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2010, 2011 – Corporate Governance (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2010, 2011 – Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers - Corporate Governance and Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa); PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 – Tax (South Africa); and IFLR 1000 2011 – Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa).

He received his BComm and LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, his LLM from Harvard Law School, USA and his LLD (honoris causa) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Biography: Corporate Governance

Professor Michael Katz is the chairman of Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS) and has 40 years of experience in takeovers and mergers, competition law and tax, privatisation and deregulation, project finance and non-recourse financing, public private partnerships, empowerment ventures and banking and financial markets.

Michael was chairman of the Tax Advisory Committee to the Minister of Finance, and was chairman of the Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Taxation System of South Africa. He is a member of the Securities Regulation Panel as well as a member of a number of company boards. Michael is also a trustee of numerous trusts, including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Women's Development Business, Legal Resources Trust, Constitutional Court Trust and the Donald Gordon Foundation. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of the Witwatersrand. Michael is chairman of the Board of National Housing Finance Corporation Limited and is on a number of committees of the Law Society of South Africa. He is also a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance and is a course director at the University of the Witwatersrand of Certificate in Company Law. Michael chaired the commission of inquiry for stock exchange to review the structure and operations of the stock exchange.

Michael regularly presents papers on legal and fiscal topics and is the co-author of Butterworths Company Law Precedents (4 Volumes) and was the subject of a profile in the International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2009.

Michael is recognised as a leading lawyer by the following reputable rating agencies and their publications: Chambers and Partners Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers 2010 - Corporate Commercial/Mergers and Acquisitions; and Tax (South Africa); Best Lawyers South Africa 2010 – Tax; Banking (South Africa); Corporate (South Africa); Finance (South Africa); Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa); IFLR 1000 2010 – Mergers and Acquisitions; PLC Which Lawyer? 2010 – Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition; Banking and Finance; Finance and Securitisation; Tax (South Africa); Corporate Governance (South Africa); Legal 500 2010 – Corporate Commercial (South Africa); Tax (South Africa); Acquisition Finance (ACQ) Global Awards 2010 – Most Respected Lawyer (Africa), Dealmaker of the year (Africa) and Strategic Advisor of the year (Africa); Legal Experts Europe, Middle East & Africa 2010 – Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions and Tax; The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers 2010, 2011 – Corporate Tax (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2010, 2011 – Corporate Governance (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2010, 2011 – Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers - Corporate Governance and Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa); PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 – Tax (South Africa); and IFLR 1000 2011 – Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa).

He received his BComm and LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, his LLM from Harvard Law School, USA and his LLD (honoris causa) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Biography: Mergers and Acquisitions

Professor Michael Katz is the chairman of ENS (Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs) and has 40 years of experience in takeovers and mergers, competition law and tax, privatisation and deregulation, project finance and non-recourse financing, public private partnerships, empowerment ventures and banking and financial markets.

Michael was chairman of the tax advisory committee to the minister of finance, and was chairman of the Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Taxation System of South Africa. He is a member of the securities regulation panel as well as a member of a number of company boards. Michael is also a trustee of numerous trusts, including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Women's Development Business, Legal Resources Trust, Constitutional Court Trust and the Donald Gordon Foundation. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of the Witwatersrand. Michael is chairman of the board of national housing finance corporation limited and is on a number of committees of the Law Society of South Africa. He is also a member of the king committee on corporate governance and is a course director at the University of the Witwatersrand of Certificate in Company Law. Michael chaired the commission of enquiry for Stock Exchange to review the structure and operations of the Stock Exchange.

Michael regularly presents papers on legal and fiscal topics and is the co-author of Butterworths Company Law Precedents (4 Volumes) and was the subject of a profile in The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2009.

Michael is recognised as a leading lawyer by the following reputable rating agencies and their publications: PLC Which Lawyer? 2010 (competition - South Africa, banking and finance - South Africa, finance and securitisation - South Africa, and corporate governance - South Africa); Acquisition Finance (ACQ) Global Awards 2010 - Most Respected Lawyer (Africa), Dealmaker of the Year (Africa) and Strategic Advisor of the Year (Africa); The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2010 (corporate governance - South Africa); Legal 500 2011 (corporate commercial and mergers and acquisitions - South Africa, and tax - South Africa); Legal Experts Europe, Middle East & Africa 2011 (corporate and mergers and acquisitions - South Africa, and tax - South Africa); The International Who's Who of Corporate Tax Lawyers 2011 (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers 2011 (South Africa); The International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2011 (South Africa); PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 (corporate/mergers and acquisitions - South Africa, and tax - South Africa); Who's Who Legal 2011 (corporate governance); Best Lawyers South Africa 2011 (banking, corporate, finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, regulatory, and tax); Guide to the World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2011; ACQ Magazine's Law Awards 2011 – Lawyer of the Year (South Africa); IFLR 1000 2012 (mergers and acquisitions - South Africa); and Chambers and Partners Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers 2012 (corporate/mergers and acquisitions - South Africa, and tax - South Africa).

Michael received a BComm and an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, an LLM from Harvard Law School, an LLD (honoris causa) also from the University of the Witwatersrand and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.