Arno Goebel is a Director at PGPS Attorneys and heads up the firm’s Fiduciary Department. He specialises in estate planning, tax structuring, commercial drafting, company law, trust law, the administration of deceased estates and curatorships.

Arno obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Economics and Law, from the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg in 1991. He completed his LLB degree in 1993 before moving to the United Kingdom, where he worked as an in-house financial analyst at Herbert Smith in London.

On his return to South Africa in 1996, Arno joined Shepstone & Wylie Tomlinsons and was admitted as an Attorney the following year. He then took up a position in the firm’s Trusts, Estates and Tax Department. In 1999, he obtained his LLM degree in Tax from the University of Natal, Durban, and later became the Financial Director of Tomlinson Mnguni James.

In 2020, Arno co-founded PGPS Attorneys together with three other Directors. He brings a strong commercial and fiduciary background to the firm, assisting clients with clear, structured and practical legal guidance in complex estate, tax, trust and commercial matters.