Michiel is the managing director of Bouwer & Olivier Inc. He practices as an attorney in the corporate commercial department and specialises in fleet management and logistics, public procurement and tenders, company law, civil and commercial litigation, commercial contracts, purchase and sale of businesses, and contractual and commercial disputes. Michiel is not only proficient and highly specialised in the aforesaid legal aspects but also pays attention to detail and is constantly in pursuit of excellence. He thrives on new and interesting challenges and advises various corporate clients including banks. He believes mediation has the potential of revolutionising the legal industry and hopes for it to become the go-to mechanism for conflict resolution. He was actively involved in the stakeholder engagements on not only the Gauteng High Court Mediation initiative but also the Law Reform Commission discussions on the proposed Mediation Bill.