Peter Leon

Partner, Webber Wentzel

1986, Partner Webber Wentzel; Chairman, Lawyers of Human Rights, Johannesburg; Council, South African Institute of Race Relations; General Counsel, Johannesburg Stock Exchange; 2000, Chairman, Adjudication Panel, Johannesburg Stock Exchange's STRATE; 1993, Representative of South African's attorneys in their quest for rights of audience in High Court, granted in 1996; Member, Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights, Law Society of South Africa; extensively involved in formulation of constitutional legislation and in submission on South Africa's final Constitution to Constitutional Assembly; 1994-96, Chairman, Gauteng Standing Committee on Public Safety and Security; 1999, Council Member, University of Cape Town; 2000, Chairman, National Ministerial Advisory Committee to oversee transition to new system of local government, South African Government. Currently, Chairperson, Ministerial Advisory Committee on Local Government.

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