Sofos Attorneys is a boutique, specialist litigation firm based in Bedfordview, South Africa.
With over 30 years of litigation experience, the firm is able to handle matters ranging from multi-million-rand corporate disputes to domestic disputes.
Its founder, Evvy Sofos, has decades of experience in litigation and commercial matters and is highly respected by clients, colleagues and senior legal minds alike. She has worked extensively with the sharpest legal minds in the business.
Past clients have consistently recommended her as one of the best in her field, blending pure grit and tough litigation and negotiation skills with razor sharp eloquence and a passionate commitment to and care for her clients.
The philosophy of the firm is to cut to the crux of the matter- focusing on the core disputes with a keen sight to strategic handling of disputes and creative solutions resulting in successful settlements. This is coupled with an ability to handle complex, high-conflict and protracted disputes including intense and emotional family matters. The firm goes above and beyond to offer a personal service and meet its client’s needs.
Sofos Attorneys has a particular passion for and focus on the “underdog”, the persecuted and bullied. Victims of abuse, gender-based violence, and those who cannot speak for themselves, will find a safe haven with us.
We work with a panel of experts including cybersecurity experts, forensic psychologists, social workers, forensic accountants, conveyancers, handwriting experts, appraisers and sworn valuators.
• Specialist family law practitioners
• Member of Gauteng Family Law Forum and International Society of Family Law
• Decades of experience in handling both high-end multi-million lawsuits as well as
smaller matters, both in the High Court and Magistrates’ Court
• Opposed and unopposed divorces
• R43 applications
• Financial settlements
• Breach of contract disputes
• Restraints of trade
• Anton Piller applications
• Childrens’ court disputes
• International matrimonial and family disputes, Hague Convention, abductions
• Relocation applications
• Guardianship applications
• Protection from Harassment disputes
• Domestic violence applications
• Maintenance applications
• Estate disputes
• Expert evidence
• Banking and commercial disputes
• Seasoned negotiation skills with numerous divorce and other matters settled
• Our aim is to avoid trials and we have developed techniques aimed at reaching
settlement
• Enforcement of divorce orders
• Divorces- opposed and unopposed
• Children’s court disputes
• “Ex parte” children’s application
• “Voice of the child” appointments of legal representatives
• Parental rights and responsibility agreements
• Parenting plans
• Family Advocate referrals
• Relocation applications
• Guardianship applications
• Domestic violence applications
• Maintenance applications
• Co-habitation, same sex and civil union agreements and disputes
• Pre- and post- nuptial agreements (ANCs)
• Estates and Wills
• Financial dispute litigation and mediation
• Commercial breaches
• Restraints of trade
• Anton Piller applications
• Banking disputes and ombudsman referrals
• Complaints to Short- term insurance ombudsman
• Consumer complaints
• Drafting of MOI
• Employment contracts and policies
• Compliance matters
• Business disputes
• Business consulting and advice
• Lease agreements- commercial and residential
• Sale of business agreements
• Sale of share agreements
• Commercial disputes
• Unlawful competition and restraint of trade disputes
• Eviction applications
• Rental recovery
• Debt collection
Drafting of Memorandum of Incorporation
Trust Deeds
Sale of business
Sale of shares
General business contracts
Lease agreements: Commercial and residential
Trust Deeds
Estate planning
Business structuring
Terms and conditions of business
General business consulting
• Restraint of trade and unlawful competition disputes
• Employment contracts
• Independent contractor agreements
• Employment disputes, performance management and Disciplinary enquiries
• Retrenchments
• Grievance and harassment complaints
• CCMA referrals
• Labour court disputes