
The Right Choice
ABOUT US
About Roux Attorneys Incorporated
Roux Attorneys Incorporated is a leading South African commercial law firm with over two decades of experience in international trade, settlement mechanisms, and complex transactional structures. Our practice is dedicated to delivering legally robust, strategically sound solutions that support clients in mitigating risk and achieving operational certainty in cross-border transactions.
We combine traditional legal expertise with the latest financial technologies — including secure blockchain frameworks — to enhance transparency, improve execution efficiency, and uphold the highest standards of fiduciary integrity.
Our mission is to bridge legal certainty with commercial innovation, ensuring that clients benefit from robust legal structuring alongside modern settlement practices.

WHAT SETS US APART
Why Clients Choose Roux Attorneys
We offer a distinctive blend of legal acumen, practical execution experience, and technology-enabled transaction frameworks. Our differentiators include:
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Secure Settlement Architecture
We administer structured escrow and paymaster solutions in multiple fiat currencies and digital assets, ensuring funds remain secure until contractual conditions are fully satisfied. -
Cross-Jurisdictional Expertise
Our team navigates regulatory regimes across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, providing strategic guidance that aligns with international legal and compliance standards. -
Proactive Litigation Prevention
Legal agreements and transaction frameworks are designed to maximise clarity, minimise ambiguity, and reduce the likelihood of disputes at execution. -
Innovative Technology Integration
We deploy blockchain-enabled smart contract structures where appropriate to enhance transaction transparency, verifiability, and auditability. -
Tailored Solutions
Each mandate is assessed for operational risk, compliance impact, and execution complexity to develop bespoke legal and commercial frameworks. -
Confidentiality and Integrity
Trust is foundational to our service delivery — client information and transaction details are handled with the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism.

We provide professional escrow and paymaster services structured for high-stakes commercial and investment transactions. Our role is to hold, manage, and disburse funds under legally enforceable conditions, offering parties assurance that contractual obligations are honoured and funds are protected.
Escrow services function as a neutral holding mechanism for funds during a transaction. Funds are securely held until all agreed terms are met, protecting all parties involved and reducing counterparty risk in complex and multi-party arrangements
Paymaster services ensure accurate and compliant disbursement of funds once transaction conditions are completed. We administer distribution according to the agreed settlement structure, simplifying multi-beneficiary arrangements and ensuring timely execution.
Multi-Currency & Crypto Framework
Integrated Multi-Currency and Digital Asset Settlement
We structure and administer both traditional fiat and digital asset settlements, allowing counterparties to transact with confidence regardless of currency preference. Our approach ensures that legal and financial controls are maintained throughout the settlement lifecycle.
By leveraging established banking relationships alongside secure crypto custody processes, we facilitate:
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Fiat-to-fiat settlement
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Crypto-to-fiat conversion
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Fiat-to-crypto settlement
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Crypto-to-crypto execution
Our systems prioritise compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks while delivering operational certainty and enhanced transparency for all stakeholders.
ESCROW AND PAYMASTER SERVICES IN MULTI CURRENCIES AND OR CRYPTO

International Trade Facilitation and Cross-Border Payment Solutions
Roux Attorneys provides international trade facilitation services with a specific focus on commodity transactions across Africa and other emerging markets. We act as escrow agent and paymaster on cross-border transactions, enabling buyers and sellers to transact securely and efficiently. Our structure allows us to receive and hold funds in local currency within local banking systems in various African jurisdictions and, in accordance with the transaction requirements, settle payments in foreign currency or stablecoin.
Our cross-border payment solutions are designed for jurisdictions where access to foreign currency is limited, where banking systems are liquidity-constrained, or where traditional international transfers are slow or unreliable. Through our established payment networks and settlement partners, we are able to facilitate compliant cross-border payments, currency conversion, and digital asset settlement where appropriate. This allows international commodity transactions to be executed with greater speed, flexibility, and security, while reducing counterparty risk and settlement delays.
By combining legal oversight, escrow services, paymaster services, and cross-border payment capabilities, Roux Attorneys provides a complete transaction facilitation solution for clients involved in international trade and commodity transactions.

OUR LEADERSHIP
JOHARD ROUX
Managing Director
Johard Roux is the Managing Director of the firm. He has been practising for over 2 decades as a Commercial Lawyer in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Qualifications
B Com (Specialising in Business Law and Accounting)
B Proc
LLM (Specialising in International Business and Trade Law)


GET IN TOUCH
2nd Floor, Oude Bloemhof Building
18 Plein Street
Stellenbosch
South Africa
7600
Telephone nr +27(0)824489268
