Harbour Helberg combines legal, governance, policy, and regulatory experience across both the public and private sectors. Our approach is grounded in the understanding that effective legal strategy requires more than technical compliance — it requires procedurally fair, accountable, and defensible decision-making.

Stephanie van der Walt, Managing Consultant, is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with more than 16 years’ experience across labour law, corporate governance, legislative compliance, regulatory advisory work, and dispute resolution. Her experience includes disciplinary and dismissal processes, CCMA and Labour Court procedure, PAIA and information-governance matters, stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, and advising within complex institutional and regulatory environments.

Having worked extensively within governance and policy structures, Harbour Helberg understands the practical realities facing organisations navigating employment disputes, workplace accommodation obligations, regulatory compliance, reputational risk, and evolving constitutional duties in the modern workplace.

The practice adopts a solutions-oriented and rights-conscious approach focused on legally sustainable processes, fair workplace governance, risk mitigation, and access to justice.