STRATEGIC LEGAL COUNSEL

For South African Businesses.

We partner with entrepreneurs, founders and growing SMMEs to help navigate legal complexity, manage risk and build businesses with confidence.

Guided by the philosophy of iNtungunono-the African Secretary Bird- we bring  grounded grace, focused patience, and decisive action.

‘A good chess player may see 10 to 15 moves ahead, but a great chess player sees only one move ahead but it is always the best move’  – José Raúl Capablanca

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Corporate & Commercial

Business structuring, corporate governance, commercial contracts and general legal advisory.

Dispute Resolution

Litigation, alternative dispute resolution, negotiation and conflict management solutions.

Debt Collection

Debt recovery, collections strategy, judgement enforcement and asset recovery.

Business Rescue & Insolvency

Business rescue, liquidation, sequestration and advice on director responsibilities and liabilities.

Labour & Employment Law

Employment contracts, CCMA matters, dismissals, discliplinary processes and policy drafting.

Meet Our Leadership

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Irvin Xaba

Xaba and Associates is a boutique law firm which is strategically positioned to assist SMMEs. Our primary purpose is to offer our clients a strategic partnership, we are your legal department and as our client you should trust us to handle all your legal matters. We aim to provide more than reactionary legal solutions but to proactively build sustainable and lasting business relationships. We are here to play the long game.

The firm was founded by Mr. Irvin Xaba an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, and who holds a BA LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is a well-rounded commercial lawyer who started his career at one of the Big Five Law Firms and later worked for listed companies as an inhouse legal counsel. As a firm we are passionate about SMMEs and we believe that they are the bedrock of the South African economy and we believe in providing them with superior legal services.

Our ambition is to be more than your legal representative, we want to travel the success journey with you as a trusted partner in law.

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