Werner Rysbergen

Werner advises local and international clients on all aspects of competition law, including merger control, cartel and other prohibited practice investigations, dawn raids, exemption applications, and competition law compliance and training. His experience includes advising clients in the industrials sector—particularly manufacturing, agri-processing, and infrastructure-linked industries. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Werner worked in the competition practice of another leading South African law firm and spent four years at the Competition Commission of South Africa.

Werner has been involved in various high-profile transactions and investigations across a range of sectors, with a strong focus on matters before the South African competition authorities. He has extensive experience advising on transactions and regulatory issues in the manufacturing, agri-processing, and broader industrials sector, as well as financial services, FMCG, information technology, and telecommunications.