Helena Badenhorst is an Associate Partner in VDMA’s Corporate and Commercial department and a member of the Corporate and Commercial practice.

Helena specialises in commercial law and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on occupational health and safety, employment law, and telecommunications, media and technology matters. She advises clients across a range of industries on both contentious and advisory matters, with experience spanning regulatory compliance, risk management and complex commercial disputes.

Her sector experience includes occupational health and safety, employment law, food and agriculture, consumer goods and manufacturing, as well as transport and logistics. She is regularly involved in matters requiring a combination of regulatory insight and practical risk mitigation strategies for business-critical operations.

Helena’s practice areas include dispute resolution, regulatory advisory work, commercial law, data protection, risk and crisis management, and private wealth matters. She provides pragmatic and solutions-driven legal support aimed at managing risk while achieving commercially workable outcomes for clients. Her practice combines strategic commercial advice with practical legal solutions, enabling businesses to navigate complex transactions, regulatory frameworks and commercial risk across Southern Africa.