Vega De Vries

Vega De Vries is an Associate at Bowmans in Johannesburg, specialising in competition law and regulatory compliance. She advises clients on complex transactions and regulatory matters across multiple African jurisdictions, including South Africa, Angola, Botswana, and Zambia, with a focus on merger notifications, restrictive practices, and competition law risks.

Vega's experience includes drafting and compiling documentation for merger notifications before the South African, Angolan, Botswanan, and COMESA competition authorities; reviewing commercial agreements and transaction documents to identify restrictive practices and broader competition law risks; and preparing legal submissions, pleadings, and supporting documents for merger control proceedings and contentious competition matters. She also supports clients in developing compliance strategies tailored to jurisdiction-specific requirements and regulatory frameworks, and has contributed to cross-border matters by advising on merger notifiability and drafting regulatory submissions.

Vega holds a BA (Humanities) and a postgraduate LL.B from the University of Stellenbosch. She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.