Kent Davis

Kent Davis is a Partner at Webber Wentzel in Johannesburg, specialising in financial regulatory law. He regularly advises on insurance, collective investment schemes, financial markets, pension funds, and anti‑money laundering, with experience spanning more than 30 African jurisdictions.

He has advised numerous local and foreign financial institutions on structuring insurance arrangements, corporate restructures, governance, mergers and acquisitions, financial conglomerates and insurance groups, custody of financial assets, transfers of insurance business, and the promotion of foreign funds and other financial products in South Africa. He has also acted for several financial institutions in arbitrations and other regulatory disputes, providing comprehensive support across the financial services sector.

Kent holds an LLM (Pensions Law) from the University of the Witwatersrand (2019), an LLB (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand (2013), and a BA (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand (2011). He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He has been named by Best Lawyers (2025–2026) as a leading individual.