Richard Marcus
Richard Marcus is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice as well as in the Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring sector. Richard has extensive experience in various aspects of corporate and commercial litigation, including urgent applications and arbitrations, including company and contract law disputes, insolvency and business rescue, and intellectual property.

About Richard
About Richard
Richard began his career in 1988 as a Candidate Attorney. In 1992 he joined Findlay and Tait as an Associate and in 1995 moved to Syfret Godlonton-Fuller Moore, first as an Associate and thereafter as a Director. Richard became a Director of Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1998.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BA LLB, University of Cape Town
- LLM, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University (England)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1989
Memberships
- SARIPA – South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners
- Accredited Mediator - Africa Centre For Dispute Settlement
Languages
Languages
- English
About Richard
Richard began his career in 1988 as a Candidate Attorney. In 1992 he joined Findlay and Tait as an Associate and in 1995 moved to Syfret Godlonton-Fuller Moore, first as an Associate and thereafter as a Director. Richard became a Director of Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1998.
Credentials
Education
- BA LLB, University of Cape Town
- LLM, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University (England)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1989
Memberships
- SARIPA – South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners
- Accredited Mediator - Africa Centre For Dispute Settlement
Languages
- English
Experience
Representing liquidators and creditors in major insolvencies, including listed companies.
Resolution of shareholder, joint venture, company law and contractual disputes, with particular knowledge of the Companies Act.
Resolution of shareholder, joint venture, company law and contractual disputes, with particular knowledge of the Companies Act.
Active in the sphere of Business Rescue and Restructuring.
Representing international and local corporations in unlawful competition matters, including intellectual property disputes, and unlawful competition restraints.
Qualified Arbitrator and Mediator – Success in resolution of Disputes through Mediation
News
Market recognition
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2014 recommended Richard for dispute resolution.
- International Client Choice Awards 2018 – Client Choice Restructuring – South Africa

Market recognition
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2014 recommended Richard for dispute resolution.
- International Client Choice Awards 2018 – Client Choice Restructuring – South Africa
Expertise

Corporate & White Collar Investigations
CDH’s Corporate & White Collar Investigations team can help clients navigate local and international corporate risk management requirements.

International Arbitration
We guide our clients through the complexities of international arbitration.