Leana Engelbrecht

Leana Engelbrecht

South Africa, Johannesburg
Partner at Fasken, Partner at Alchemy Law Africa
Profession: Attorney / Solicitor, Lawyer
Industry: Competition, Compliance, Consumer Protection, Law Practice, Regulatory / Enforcement

About:

I’m a Partner at Fasken in Johannesburg and Africa Regional Leader for our Competition, Marketing and Foreign Investment Group. I advise on competition law and regulation across Africa, focusing on the intersection of law, policy and strategy. My work spans merger control, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance, and regulatory advice across sectors like private equity, e-commerce, energy, infrastructure, and healthcare.

languages

English, Afrikaans

Expertise:

Competition PolicyMerger ControlAntitrustConsumer ProtectionCompliance ProgrammesE-CommerceLitigationProduct RegulationGambling and GamingData ProtectionFranchise LawAdvertising

Experience:

Fasken

Partner at Fasken

April 2025 - Present • Johannesburg, South Africa

I am a Partner in the Competition Team in Fasken’s Johannesburg office, where I serve as the Africa Regional Leader for the Competition, Marketing and Foreign Investment Group. I advise on all aspects of competition law and regulation in South Africa and across the African continent, with a specific focus on the convergence between competition, regulation and policy.

Alchemy Law Africa

Partner at Alchemy Law Africa

1 years 2 mth • January 2024 - Present • Johannesburg, South Africa

I joined Alchemy Law Africa, a boutique commercial law firm in Johannesburg, in January 2024 as a Partner and to lead the competition and regulatory law expertise of the firm. I am an experienced specialist competition and regulatory lawyer and I combine these areas of expertise to provide clients with comprehensive and wide-ranging advice on competition and strategic matters. I have extensive experience in all areas of competition law and have advised on high-profile matters across a broad range of industries. I am recognised as a notable competition law and regulatory law expert in the South African market by numerous ratings publications, including WWL, Legal500 and BestLawyers.

Education:

University of Pretoria

I completed by LLB (cum laude) at the University of Pretoria. I was listed on the Dean's Merit List and received honourary colours in Academics and Leadership.

University of Pretoria

I completed by BComm: Law (cum laude) at the University of Pretoria during this period, with a focus on economics.

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