Dev Maharaj

excellence is only achieved through a good team

Founder/ Managing director

Dev Maharaj was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa during 1987 and practised for many years during the dark days of apartheid as a human rights lawyer representing many activists and high profile political figures, some of whom join the country’s administration after democracy was achieved. He was one of the early members of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) and was appointed some time ago as the organisations Projects Officer and remains a member of that organisation till this day.As he came from a well-known business family, it was inevitable that he would have a propensity towards a commercial law practice, having represented many well-known industrialists in the KZN Midlands area. His business acumen was noticed at an early stage when his firm was appointed to the legal panel of the erstwhile Fedgen Insurance Company for whom he litigated for a number of years.
His penchant for insurance litigation saw his firm becoming the first firm of colour in the country to be admitted to the legal panel of the Road Accident Fund during 1997 and he still represents the RAF to this day.As an accomplished senior commercial litigation attorney, Dev excels in complex matters and has no difficulty in handling high profile transactions. In this regard he has represented the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) for a number of years in their high-risk matters which experience will hold him in good stead as the firm now represents the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as well as the Independent Development Trust (IDT) all of whom are development agencies.
Dev is also vastly experienced in Sports Law having represented the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Athletics South Africa, Cricket South Africa and Body Building South Africa amongst others. He also excels in forensic and insolvency law work where he represents both creditors and liquidators/business rescue practitioners and more recently has taken on aviation issues as part of his ever expanding areas of practice.
  • He has a wealth of experience in the private and public sectors spanning almost 30 years has led him to assemble and lead a firm with a carefully chosen high profile team that will take the firm to greater heights in the years to come.