ELIAS NDEVANJEMA SHIKONGO, holds a BA LLB Degree, and is an admitted legal practitioner and Notary of the High and Supreme Court of Namibia. He specialises inter alia, in commercial and corporate law, drafting of contracts and legal opinions, international arbitrations and litigation. He has on occasions served as an Acting Judge of the High Court of Namibia, and has more than 20 years’ experience as a private legal practitioner. He is active in the aviation, oil and gas, mining, banking/financial, telecommunication, fishing and transport sectors.

Through him, the law firm maintains a healthy relationship with several private and public entities. He is currently a Chairperson of the Minerals Ancillary Rights Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Mines and Energy as well as Craton Mining. He has served on numerous other boards, such as the internationally listed HRT Oil and Gas Company, being founding Chairperson Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Fishcor Board, Counselor and President of the Law Society of Namibia, Falcon Investments and Phincon Enterprises (Pty) Ltd.

SANDRA MILLER holds a Bachalareus Legum Civillium (BLC) from the University of Pretoria obtained in 1989 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) which she obtained at the University of Pretoria in 1991. She is an admitted Legal Practitioner of the High Court and Supreme Courts of Namibia. She is an admitted Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Courts of South Africa.

She previously fulfilled the position of group legal advisor and company secretary in the Trustco Group, a dually listed (JSE and NSX) and diverse company where she gained extensive experience and knowledge of commercial and corporate law, including the drafting and vetting of and advising on contracts for acquisitions, share purchase agreements, credit agreements, loan agreements with local and international funders, disposal of stock and assets, insurance policy contracts and micro-lending agreements.

Her secretarial duties and obligations included the gatekeeping of corporate governance and compliance with various regulatory requirements including those of the Companies Act, JSE and NSX Listings Requirements, NAMFISA, Bank of Namibia, Namibia Qualifications Authority, CRAN, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibian Directorate of Civil Aviation, Namibia Competitions Commission, the Namibian Employment Equity Commission and others.

JANIKE MCLEOD – JANSER holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Namibia and is an admitted Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Namibia since July 2017. She has served on the Civil, Bursary and Comittees of the Law Society during 2020 to 2021.

She focuses mainly on High Court Civil Litigation such contractual, delictual and matrimonial disputes. Labour disputes from Labour Commissioners Officer to Labour Court. She also does legal consultancies and legal opinions in all areas of law.

FATIMA FERNANDES holds an Bachelors of laws (Honours) (Lower Second) Degree obtained at UNAM, She is presently attached to Shikongo’ Law Chambers, as Legal Practitioner, for the purposes of gaining practical experience in the practice of Law. She is registered with the Board for Legal Education and has the Right of Audience as Legal Practitioner, she also forms part of our newly established research team and has a preference for Commercial and Civil Litigation and Labour Law.

ASHLEY PRIMARCO LERROY BRENDELL holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons.) degree from the University of Namibia and an admitted Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Namibia since 2020 with a focus on civil litigation, labour law, criminal law, Commercial law, Procurement Law, Public administrative Law and Debt Collection.

HELENA NEPEMBE holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Namibia and is an admitted Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Namibia since June 2021. She focuses mainly on Conveyancing.