Piet Faber

Piet Faber is an Executive Consultant at ENS and is one of South Africa's top labour lawyers, having practised as an attorney in the field for over 30 years. His practice focuses on Employment Law.

Piet started his career as a candidate attorney at Sonnenberg Hoffman & Galombik Inc in 1984. He later founded and led the firm's labour law department for 10 years, as well as taking on the role of managing partner in 1991.

He has acted as a judge of the Labour Court of South Africa and was a member of the technical team that redrafted the South African Labour Relations Act. He has co-authored several publications on labour law and is regularly quoted in the press.

In 2000, Piet was appointed Executive Chairman of SHG before becoming Chief Executive of ENS in 2006, following the merger between SHG and Edward Nathan. He led ENS as CE from 2006 until February 2016, during which time the firm experienced unprecedented expansion and, in less than a decade, established itself as Africa's largest law firm. He attributes the firm's growth to the value proposition that ENS offers its clients, resulting from a change in the legal firm's culture to one with high levels of collaboration and teamwork.

He holds a BCom and an LLB from the University of Stellenbosch and completed the Leadership in Professional Service Firms course at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope and is recognised by The Legal 500 Guide to Outstanding Lawyers for Legal Market Overview (Africa).