Esri Marais and Gabriella Pacitti were introduced to one another through a number of private law related matters.  In working together over a number of years Marais and Pacitti realised that not only did they share an interest in private law focused matters, but also that they shared values linked to a professional client services firm and, in particular, to practice with a performance-driven purpose. To this end, they both decided to relinquish their previous senior positions at Cape Town based law firms to pursue a common goal: to practice in private law together with a joint mandate to execute their briefs with purpose and diligence. Marais Pacitti Attorneys has been established as a law firm in Cape Town to focus on the needs of its clients and to do so on a value and solutions based mandate.