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Angela Itzikowitz
Professional Biography
Professor Angela Itzikowitz is an Executive at ENS in the Banking and Finance practice. She specialises in banking and financial market regulation, including finance and regulatory reform, card and related electronic payment instruments, derivatives, loan agreements, collective investment schemes, insurance, money laundering, and debt origination and securitisation.
She has done a significant amount of work in South African Development Community (“SADC”) countries such as Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia, including regulatory law reform through capacity-building projects. More recently, she drafted and advised on the Finance and Development Protocol for SADC in her capacity as a senior legal expert. She has also advised the World Bank on deposit insurance and bank insolvencies.
Angela has participated in a number of financial market initiatives in Asia in collaboration with colleagues from Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and India. She also acts for a number of European banks, asset managers, and investment advisors.
Angela is a professor in banking and financial markets law at the University of the Witwatersrand, and she teaches at Queen Mary College, the University of London, on legal aspects of international finance. She is the author of The Law of South Africa: Banking and Financial Markets, has co-authored a number of books, and has published numerous articles in local and foreign journals.
She is a member of the Board of International Scholars, London Institute of Banking and Finance, and is a Professorial Fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, University of Hong Kong. She is also a visiting professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Peking University, and is the recipient of a number of international fellowships and awards, and sits on a number of advisory committees and company boards.
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Angela is fluent in English, Afrikaans, and German, and speaks South Sotho and Mandarin.
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With over 600 specialist practitioners, ENS is Africa’s largest law firm and has the capacity to deliver on your business requirements across all major industries and the African continent. We are able to leverage our resources to deliver legal solutions that suit your pricing preferences and timeframes.
Over many years, ENS has developed a large knowledge base of resources and a deep understanding of local nuances and ways of doing business. We have practical experience working on the ground and direct access to high-end, professional contacts across the continent, assuring you of consistent quality and world-class service. We have practitioners who are qualified to practise English law and French law, and we have extensive experience in the legal codes of OHADA used in West and Central Africa.
ENS is recognised by top ranking agencies such as Chambers Global Guide, Legal 500 EMEA Guide, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide, and International Tax Review’s World Tax Guide, as well as by the African Legal Awards, for achieving consistently high standards when working on the continent.
We will work to find innovative solutions to ensure you achieve your commercial goals, whether it be successfully executing a strategy, maintaining a competitive edge, or defending your position. Our aim is to deliver in the manner that best suits your business requirements, preferences, and pricing structures. We can advise you directly or work closely with your in-house legal teams.
With more than 200 years’ experience, ENS has significant expertise across the breadth of commercial areas and covering the African continent. We are committed to creating enduring client relationships, which are founded in a values-driven culture, and to providing you with to-the-point, jargon-free advice. We harness our deep specialist expertise in areas relevant to the project and at the correct level. This enables us to tailor-make solutions for you, with the desired turnaround times and cost efficiencies.
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