Danie obtained his LL.B degree from the University of the Free State (UFS) and achieved exemplary academic performance during his studies, having received the Golden Key Certificate for academic performance.
In addition to completing his LL.B he served as a tutorial and part-time lecturer and was also a research assistant in the Criminal & Medical Law and Private Law Departments at the University of the Free State and is now a moderator for final year LL.B examinations.
Danie is currently an associate in the Commercial Department of Naudes Attorneys providing a range of corporate, commercial, intellectual property and emigration law services.
Danie specialises in the fields of corporate and commercial law. Services provided by him include the drafting of various commercial agreements, advice regarding corporate and governance matters, business formation and the setting up of appropriate business entities, assisting clients to register their intellectual property through licence-, franchise- and transfer agreements. He further specialises in consumer protection, branding, trademarks, copyrights, patents, models, internet domains, offshore assets, offshore investments, emigration, imports, grants of probate, policy formulation and general commercial work emanating from deceased estates.
He has been involved with various corporate and institutional clients such as Bloem Water, Citadel Wealth Management, Citadel Trust, Mellins Optometrists, Dorego’s, Die Volksblad, Free State Agriculture, Farmos Health, Vryfees Arts Festival and Du Plessis Sand.
Danie is also involved as a representative of Naudes Attorneys with various business forums including the Afrikaanse Handels Instituut and the Bloemfontein Chamber of Commerce and Industry.