Sian van der Weele

Sian graduated cum laude and completed her articles in 2016 at one of the world's leading international law firms, where she worked as an associate in the commercial litigation division before joining Stein Scop at its founding. She specialises in complex commercial disputes and has run large-scale commercial trials and motion proceedings across multiple South African High Courts and arbitration forums.

Her practice spans contractual disputes, telecommunications, insolvency and business rescue proceedings, shareholder and director conflicts, and competition commission referrals. Clients value her combination of rigorous analytical thinking and decisive courtroom strategy.