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RAISA Cachalia
BA, LLB, LLM (Wits) (cum laude); LLD (Stellenbosch) (2026)
Public and regulatory law
Admitted as attorney in 2013
Previously at Bowmans
Raisa Cachalia holds BA (Law), LLB and LLM degrees (all cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand and was awarded an LLD from Stellenbosch University in 2026. Her doctoral research examined the judicial regulation of state contracts and the role of courts in supervising the state’s use of contractual power.
She completed her articles at Bowmans and was admitted as an attorney in 2013. She then served as a law clerk at the Constitutional Court in 2013–2014.
Alongside her practice, Raisa has maintained an active academic career. She served as a researcher at the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law (SAIFAC) from 2016 to 2019, as a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg from 2019 to 2021, and has been a Research Associate in the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg since 2022.
“The State is the largest consumer of goods and services. Public procurement has the potential to boost the economy and drive meaningful social change through the adoption of innovative service delivery solutions. A comprehensive understanding of the applicable regulatory framework is central to participation in this sector of the economy.”
- Raisa Cachalia
Raisa specialises in public and regulatory law, with particular expertise in constitutional and administrative law, public procurement and public finance management. She advises public and private sector clients on complex regulatory and governance matters across sectors. Her energy practice is especially active, covering the ongoing electricity-sector reforms in South Africa, independent power producer projects, energy procurement, and licensing and permitting in this sector. In 2026 she was a panellist at the Africa Energy Indaba where she spoke on some of these aspects. Raisa also advises across a broad range of regulated sectors, including environmental law, data protection, health, education, electronic communications, financial services, consumer protection and advertising regulation.