Providing specialised solutions across the fields of development, planning and environmental law with particular expertise in the land-legal sector. Established in 1990, HSG (Hornby, Smyly, Glavovic Inc.) was the first specialist environmental law company in South Africa and has extensive experience in the land-legal sector. As a firm, we work closely both with clients and built environment specialists to offer solutions that take the entire property-development process into account, enabling us to add holistic value to our clients’ projects. We also have significant experience in community facilitation, working on the ground to ensure that the social aspect of projects is handled in an effective and responsible manner. HSG was established in 1990 by partners Peter Glavovic, David Smyly and Jeremy Ridl, with Shaun Hornby joining the firm the following year. Both Peter Glavovic and Jeremy Ridl served as professors of Environmental Law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the practice has a long history in specialising in the field. The original partners have since exited the firm, and the current leadership has been made up of directors Jacques De Villiers, Odwa Dilizo and Karl Hoffmann since 2017.