HAHN & HAHN - Key Persons
For 27 years Janusz has been a partner of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys, a boutique law firm founded in 1951 and specializing in technology law. Janusz is a Custodian Member of the South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST) and serves on the FSI of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Attorney
- Chemical Engineer
Madelein holds a B.Sc. Eng. (Chemical), B.Proc, LLB, LLM (tax); PhD (Intellectual Property). She is a member of SARIMA, AUTM, INTA, SAIIPL, ACS, CCASA and LES (Past President).
Madelein is a Chemical Engineer, an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a South African patent attorney. She has more than 27 years of experience as an in-house corporate Intellectual Property Counsel, in both the Petrochemical and agriculture industries for international companies. She is an Expert Consultant to Hahn & Hahn focussing on IP due diligence in support of merger and acquisition transactions, commercial technology-related contracts inclusive of intellectual property licensing, exchange control advice and approval application for the export of intellectual property in offshore corporate structures. She also advises clients on IP strategy and policy development and implementation.
Michiel holds B.Pharm, M.Sc Pharm and LLB degrees. He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, a registered patent attorney and a registered pharmacist.
Before joining Hahn and Hahn Inc in 2012, Michiel worked as a Research and Development pharmacist for a large multi-national pharmaceutical company where he gained experience in oral dosage formulation and pharmaceutical process design. Michiel specialises in all aspects of intellectual property law and is particularly involved in patent litigation and the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in foreign jurisdictions.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Attorney
- Senior Associate
Nirvana Nothnagel holds a BA Law degree as well as a LLB degree which degree certificates were obtained through the University of Johannesburg. She obtained her BA Law Degree in 2012 and her LLB Degree in 2013 through the University of Johannesburg and completed her Practical Legal Training at the University of Witwatersrand.
Nirvana Nothnagel is a senior associate attorney with more than 8 years' experience in private practice. Nirvana started her career by doing 2 years of article training at Honey Attorneys (now Goodes and Co Attorneys) in Sandton where she stayed on after her admission as an Attorney of the High Court and was employed for a period of 7 years. She then joined Hahn & Hahn Attorneys in 2021 and now works alongside Jaco Hamman in providing clients with assistance mainly in the following areas but also in other various fields as requested by private clients:
Pieter holds B.Sc., B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc. degrees in chemistry and an LLB degree.
Reynier Rautenbach holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and is an admitted attorney with the right of appearance in the High Court of South Africa. He has completed all the modules for a Bachelor of Science in Computing (BSc Comp) degree in 2023 and is waiting for the degree to be conferred on him.
Reynier Rautenbach is an associate attorney with more than 10 years' experience in private practice. Reynier joined Hahn & Hahn Attorneys in 2023 and works alongside Merilynn du Plessis and Jaco Hamman in providing clients with assistance, but not limited to, in the following general areas:
Job Titles:
- Personal Assistant to Jaco Hamman
Stacey joined Hahn & Hahn in October 2022, as Jaco's Hamman's personal assistant and equally ensures efficient general administrative support to all staff.
Vanessa holds B.Comm and LLB degrees; the final semester of the latter degree was completed at the University of Leiden, Netherlands. She also holds diplomas in Corporate Law and Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts.
Vanessa moved from Adams & Adams to join Hahn & Hahn Inc in 2002. Vanessa is a Trade Mark Practitioner and is primarily involved with Trade Mark litigation, Copyright and Internet matters. She is a qualified Notary and also an accredited Assessor and Mediator.
Victor has mechanical engineering and law degrees and is an admitted attorney and registered patent attorney.
He is a past president of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law. Victor moved to Hahn & Hahn Inc from Adams & Adams and is the head of our Trade Marks department. He is also involved in litigation and valuations in all areas of intellectual property. Victor is a senior adjudicator of the Institutes' alternate dispute resolution provider for settling domain name disputes. Lastly, Victor is the Financial Director of Hahn & Hahn Inc.