South African law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has hired a director from Werksmans Attorneys to head its business rescue, restructuring and insolvency practice in Johannesburg.

Nastascha Harduth, who has been with Werksmans since 2008, joined Cliffe Dekker in May. With more than 15 years of experience, Harduth’s interest lies in complex restructuring and insolvency mandates, as well as corporate and commercial dispute resolution, litigation and debt recovery, the firm said.