Cox Yeats Appoints Steven Saunders As Partner
Cox Yeats appoints Steven Saunders as Partner in its Business Rescue, Restructuring, Insolvency & Insurance practice.
Cox Yeats appoints Steven Saunders as Partner
The South African law firm, Cox Yeats has announced the appointment of Steven Saunders as a Partner in its Business Rescue, Restructuring, Insolvency, and Insurance (BRI) practice, effective 1 March 2026. Based in the firm’s Johannesburg office, Saunders joins the partnership as one of 30 partners guiding a national team of legal professionals across Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town.
Saunders previously served as a Senior Associate within the BRI team and is an active member of the South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (SARIPA). He has extensive experience advising on complex debt recoveries, business restructuring, business rescue, insolvency, and related commercial disputes. He has represented multinational corporations, banks, business rescue practitioners, liquidators, creditors, and listed companies.
His expertise spans expedited debt-recovery processes, business rescue strategies, liquidation proceedings, cross-border disputes, director and officer liability matters, informal and formal restructurings, forensic investigations, fraud matters, compliance and regulatory issues, and corporate recoveries. Saunders played an integral role in the Concor restructuring, shortlisted for the Business Rescue and Turnaround Transaction of the Year 2025 at the 2026 DealMakers Awards.
After graduating from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BCom (Law) and LLB, Saunders was admitted as an attorney in 2022 and progressed through associate and senior associate roles, building strong experience in commercial litigation, restructuring, and insolvency before joining Cox Yeats in February 2024. He also holds a short course in Tax Law from the University of Cape Town.
Steven Saunders commented,
“I am honoured to join the Cox Yeats partnership. I look forward to contributing meaningfully to our clients’ success and to the continued growth of our BRI practice.”
Andrew Clark, Managing Partner at Cox Yeats, said,
“Congratulations to Steven on his appointment as a partner at Cox Yeats. We look forward to seeing him continue to excel and deliver value to our clients and our firm.”
Cox Yeats is a leading independent South African law firm with offices in Durban, Johannesburg, and Cape Town, recognized for expertise in commercial law, maritime, construction, and corporate mergers. While not a global firm itself, it is a member of the TAG Alliances and provides international services through this network.
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