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Sizwe Gcayi — Founding Director, SGA Law Africa
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Sizwe Gcayi
Founding Director · SGA Law Africa · Pretoria, South Africa

Sizwe Gcayi is an attorney at SGA Law Africa with expertise in international trade, corporate law, and regulatory matters. He advises clients on trade remedies, tariff investigations, trade policy, and import/export requirements in South Africa. Sizwe has experience in commercial transactions, dispute resolution, and cross-border corporate advisory, having trained at Webber Wentzel and worked with Business Unity South Africa on economic diplomacy and trade policy programmes.

South Africa
Jurisdiction
Transactional Practice Group · Intellectual Property Group
Primary practice
2025
WLA member since
English
Languages
About
Sizwe Gcayi
Founding Director at SGA Law Africa

Sizwe Gcayi is an experienced attorney at SGA Law Africa, specializing in international trade, corporate law, and regulatory matters. He has extensive experience advising clients on a broad range of international trade issues, including trade remedies, tariff investigations, trade policy, and import and export requirements applicable in South Africa.

Sizwe began his legal career serving two years of articles at Webber Wentzel in the IT, Electronics, Business, Media, and Telecommunications practice group, where he gained exposure to a variety of commercial transactions and regulatory work. Prior to joining Webber Wentzel, he worked at Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), the apex business organisation in South Africa, where he was responsible for the economic diplomacy programme on the Trade Policy Desk.

He advises a diverse clientele including private companies, founders, family businesses, high net worth individuals, and professionals in sectors such as fashion and luxury brands. His expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, corporate governance, compliance and risk, arbitration, mediation, tax advisory, and cross-border transactional work.

Practice Areas: Transactional Practice Group, Intellectual Property Group, Insolvency and Restructuring Group, Global Dispute Group, Tax Group, Labor and Employment Law Group, Immigration Law Group, Injury and Terrorism Group, Global Arbitration and Mediation Group

Solutions Offered: Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Governance, Compliance & Risk, Arbitration, Mediation, Tax Advisory

Practice areas
Transactional Practi
Transactional Practice Group
Transactional Practice Group advisory and representation for South Africa-based and international clients.
Intellectual Propert
Intellectual Property Group
Intellectual Property Group advisory and representation for South Africa-based and international clients.
Insolvency and Restr
Insolvency and Restructuring Group
Insolvency and Restructuring Group advisory and representation for South Africa-based and international clients.
Tax Group
Tax Group
Tax Group advisory and representation for South Africa-based and international clients.
Solutions
Corporate Governance Compliance & Risk Arbitration Mediation
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SGA Law Africa

SGA Law Africa jointly holds cross-border matters involving South Africa law alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction.

WLA accreditation
Status
WLA Partner Firm — South Africa
Exclusive partner in South Africa — annual review current. Standing confirmed.
Since
2025 — 1 years
Annual review cycle. No issues in any review to date.
Contact
Phone 271 21104543
Location Pretoria, South Africa
WLA Co-Practice Protocol
Brief WLA on your South Africa matter.

SGA Law Africa co-practices alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction — jointly holding the matter under one Institutional framework.