Mrs Nicolene Schoeman-Louw

Mrs Nicolene Schoeman–Louw founded SchoemanLaw Inc. in 2007 and is now the Managing Director of the firm. She is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Conveyancer, Notary Public and Mediator with a passion for entrepreneurs and helping them reach their most ambitious goals. In addition to her legal and entrepreneurial background, she is an accredited Growthwheel business adviser, an internationally accredited Legal Project Practitioner and Accredited Trainer, and an accredited Extended DISC consultant.

She obtained her LLB degree cum laude and completed her LLM degree (dissertation) in commercial law and B-BBEE, both at the University of the Free State. In addition, she obtained her postgraduate diploma in financial planning (CFP) at the University of Stellenbosch.

An abstract of her LLM dissertation was published in the Journal for Estate Planning in 2006. Now, she regularly writes for academic publications such as De Rebus (the SA attorneys’ journal) as well as Without Prejudice and Polity.org (legal briefs). She also regularly contributes to various online publications such as Spice4Life and other mainstream publications such as The Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Briefs and Personal Finance Magazine (to name a few).

For over seven years, she presented The Law Report with Karen Key on SAFM until the show was cancelled. She currently shares her knowledge regularly on Radio 786, RSG, and other radio stations.

Mrs Schoeman–Louw lectured at the University of the Free State during her studies, currently guest lectures at Stellenbosch Business School, and presents seminars and workshops on a wide range of legal topics for various organisations such as Bandwidth Barn, UnitedSucces, Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Business, Retail, and Marketing Indabas, to name a few.

During her studies, Mrs Schoeman–Louw has won a number of prestigious awards for her academic achievements.

Awards and Achievements:

• 2012: Finalist in the Professional Category of the Regional Business Achievers’ Awards (RBAA) – Western Cape
• 2013: Finalist as CEO magazine’s Most Influential Women in Government and Business Africa
• 2019: Second Runner-up WOZA Women in Law Awards Corporate Attorney (Practicing)
• 2019: Finalist Standard Bank Topwomen Awards Top Young Achiever Under 40
• 2020: Finalist Accenture Rising Star Awards Entrepreneur Category
• 2022: First Runner-up WOZA Women in Law Awards Best in Corporate Law (Practicing)
• 2023: Winner Legal Personality of the Year 2023 FFI-MEA 3rd Anniversary Award
• 2023: Winner Female Founder Star of the Year 2023 FFI-MEA 3rd Anniversary Awards

Mrs Schoeman-Louw has enjoyed the confidence of many successful entrepreneurs (both locally and abroad) over the years and continues to do so. She has been an integral part of clients expanding their operations into or outside of South Africa, often working as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team or leading it as project manager. Her work has included advisory work in cross-border expansions and assisting clients in local and international mergers and acquisitions. As a trusted advisor and seasoned mentor, she helps people align their marketing message (promise) to all legal documents. This helps create credibility and, ultimately, trust – key ingredients in building a successful business. She has actively contributed to the successes of many businesses and helped and continues to help many entrepreneurs build lasting legacies.