Cognia Law
Justin Ridl is an experienced legal professional currently serving as General Counsel and Managing Director at Cognia Law since July 2017. Prior to this role, Justin was the Head of the Corporate & Investment Bank Markets Legal Group at Absa, where responsibilities included overseeing legal teams for various financial products and services. Justin’s earlier career includes positions as Vice President at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Associate at Ashurst and Weil Gotshal and Manges, and Listing Executive at the London Stock Exchange, demonstrating extensive expertise in structured finance, capital markets, and legal advisory roles. Justin began a legal career as an Articled Clerk at Goodrickes Attorneys and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Natal.
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Cognia Law
Cognia is a legal service provider that seamlessly extends corporates, banks, and law firms’ legal capability. Our teams provide business advisory, contract management, financial documentation, flexible resourcing, litigation, and managed review services through our collaborative mindset with quality delivery at exceptional value. We help embed efficient operating models, deliver critical projects, and support business-as-usual activity. Our experience of responding to regulatory change and managing contracts, from routine low risk agreements to those which are more complex, enhances our clients’ outcomes and future growth. We are more than legal experts. We integrate and digitise how legal services are provided with people at the heart of what we do. Our wide range of skills across our diverse team, which includes lawyers, data analysts, and project managers, enables us to solve our clients’ business challenges effectively and efficiently. Our headquarters are based in London. We operate onshore and offshore delivering services across the UK, Europe, North America, South Africa, and Australia.