About Us
Panel

RAISA CACHALIA
BA (law), LLB LLM (commercial law) (all cum laude) (WITS); LLD (State Contracting) (SU) (Current)
Constitutional, Administrative, Public, Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2013
Previously at Bowmans

KERRY KOPKE
BBusSci (cum laude) LLB (cum laude) MCom (Financial Management) (UCT)
Financial Services Law, Financial Management
Admitted as attorney in 2008 (NYC, US) and 2012 in SA
Previously at Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP, Bowman Gilfillan, Sanlam Investments and Arthur Cox

ALAYNE MEINESZ
BA (Rhodes) LLB (UCT)
Construction & Engineering, Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2004
Previously a Director at Bowmans

STORMME HOBSON
BA LLB (Rhodes)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at Bowmans

CORMAC CULLINAN
BA Hons (cum laude) LLB (UKZN) LLM (King’s College, London)
Renewable Energy, Environmental, Heritage, Health & Safety Law
Admitted as attorney in 1989
Previously at Shepstone & Wylie (Durban and London), Maitland Group (Luxembourg and London) and Enact International (London)

SARAH LAWRENCE
BA (US) BA Hons LLB (cum laude) (UCT)
Corporate Commercial Law, with a focus on transaction work
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at ENSafrica

JOHN TAYLOR
BA (law) LLB (UCT) LLM (NYU)
Corporate Commercial Law, with a focus on transaction work
Admitted as attorney in 2000 (SA) and 2015 (NYC)
Previously at Bowmans, Richards Butler and ENSafrica
Articles:
US Takeover Defenses

SHAYLYN MCDONALD
LLB (cum laude) (WITS)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2008 (SA) and solicitor (New South Wales, Australia) in 2022
Previously at Werksmans and Fasken

KARIN KRISCH
BA LLB (UJ)
Banking & Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2009
Previously at ENSafrica

DAVID JANKS
BA LLB (WITS)
Corporate Commercial, Healthcare Law
Admitted as attorney in 1980
Previously a Director at Hogan Lovells and Clicks Group Limited, he currently practices as a consultant at Bernadt Vukic Potash and Getz

SARAH VAN ZYL
BA LLB (cum laude) (WITS)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2010 (SA) and solicitor in 2012 (England and Wales)
Previously at ENSafrica

BASIL MASHABANE
LLB LLM Msc LLD (candidate)
Corporate Commercial Law, with a focus on transaction work
Admitted as attorney in 2003
Previously at Hogan Lovells and the Takeover Regulation Panel

Keren Machanik
BA(hons) LLB
Dispute Resolution
Admitted as attorney in 2002 Previously at ENSafrica

NADIA SMITH
BCom LLB (US)
Banking & Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2006
Previously at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and ENSafrica

JUSTINE DEL MONTE
BLC LLB (both cum laude) (UP)
Employment Law
Admitted as attorney in 2002
Accredited Commercial Mediator with Conflict Dynamics and the International Mediation Institute

NICK BENT
BBusSci LLB MBA (UCT)
Corporate Commercial, Technology Law, M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2000 (RSA) and solicitor in 2001 (England and Wales)
Previously at Dewey & LeBoeuf (UK)

SANUSHA GOVENDER
LLB (UKZN), LLM (UNISA)
Mining Regulatory, Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2006
Previously at Hogan Lovells, Webber Wentzel and Bowmans

Mmadika Moloi
BA, LLB (WITS)
Corporate Commercial, Competition Law, M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2009
Previously at Werksmans, Norton Rose Fulbright and Webber Wentzel (partner)

LOUELLA TINDALE
BA LLB (UCT)
Data Protection, Competition, Compliance & Contract, Technology Law
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at Werksmans, PPHE Hotel Group and TUI UK

SUSAN BRAYBROOKE
LLB LLM (NWU)
Corporate Commercial Law, M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2015
Previously at Fasken

KIRSTEN KEARSEY
BA LLB (NMU)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2011
Previously at ENSafrica

MATTHEW WILSON
BSocSci LLB HDip (UCT)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2012

ROBYN BANDEY
BA LLB (cum laude) (WITS)
Corporate Commercial, Banking & Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2011
Previously at ENSafrica

SIOBHAN LEYDEN
LLB LLM (UKZN)
Employment Law
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at Shepstone & Wylie

JONATHAN PIKE
BA LLB (WITS)
Corporate Commercial, Technology Law
Admitted as attorney in 2012
Previously at Fluxmans

Yonela Ndila
BCom Law, LLB (UWC); LLM (Current) (NMU)
Corporate Commercial, Litigation, Cyber Security Law
Admitted as attorney in 2021
Previously at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

TARYN HIRSCH
BA LLB (WITS)
Financial Services Law
Admitted as attorney in 2003
Previously a Director at Norton Rose Fulbright, Allen & Overy and Allan Gray

ASHLEIGH DAWSON
BSocSci LLB (both summa cum laude) (UKZN); HDip Tax (WITS)
Corporate Commercial Law, M&A, Banking & Finance, Property Law
Admitted as attorney in 2009
Previously at Fasken and Glyn Marais
Articles:
Property Practitioners Act

LIESL KRUGER
Corporate Tax
Admitted as an advocate in 2000
Previously at Deloitte, KPMG, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (Director) and ENSafrica (Director)

MEGAN ANTHONY
BA LLB (UNISA)
Employment Law
Admitted as attorney in 2013
Previously at Fluxmans

Mariam Haroun
BA LLB (UCT)
Corporate Commercial Law, M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2005
Previously at Mallinicks (now Webber Wentzel)

AMANDA HOFMEYR
BA LLB (UCT) LLM (Toronto)
Corporate Commercial Law, with a focus on transaction work
Admitted as attorney in 2003
Previously at ENSafrica and MWEB, Naspers
Articles:
Saas Agreements

Alexis Levor
BA LLB (UCT)
Corporate Commercial Law, M&A, Energy law
Admitted as attorney in 2011 Previously at Bowmans

ANEEQAH MEYER
BBuscSc, LLB (UCT), LLM (WITS)
Corporate Commercial Law
Currently awaiting official admission as attorney
Previously at Bowmans

KATHRYN DEPPE
LLB, LLM (KZN) Phd (AI and the Law)(Wits)(current)
Corporate Commercial Law, Technology, Artificial Intelligence Law
Admitted as advocate in 2015

Alessia Maxwell
Bsc(hons), LLB (WITS)
Corporate Governance
Admitted as attorney in 2013

Ayanda Mubima
LLB (WITS)
Corporate Commercial, Regulatory Law
Admitted as attorney in 2011
Previously at BG and Fasken

MATTHEW THOMSON
Bcom Law, LLB (SU)
Litigation, Dispute Resolution
Admitted as attorney in 2015

ALEX McCall
BA Law, LLB (RU)
Corporate Commercial Law, M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2010 Previously at Webber Wentzel

Mieke Krynauw
BSocSc PPE (UCT), LLB (UCT), LLM (NYU)
Regulatory, Administrative, Corporate Commercial Law and Anti-financial Crime work
Admitted as attorney in 2011
Previously at Bowmans and in President Ramaphosa’s private office

Arabella Bennett
BA LLB, LLM (cum laude) Banking & Finance, Insurance, Financial Services, Retirement Fund Law
Admitted as attorney in 2002 Previously Director at ENSafrica

Lerato Khoza
BCom (law) LLB LLM (UJ)
Banking & Finance, Corporate Finance
Admitted as attorney in 2008
Previously at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and Bowmans

Metumo Shilongo
BA (law)(UNAM), LLB (UCT)
Banking & Finance, Financial Services Law
Admitted as attorney in 2015
Previously at ENSafrica and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London

Hazel Maenzanise
LLB (UCT), LLM(UNISA)
Energy, Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2019
Previously at Circle Capital Commodities Trading, Bowmans and Baker Hughes

Dimitri Cavvadas
BA, LLB (UCT)
M&A
Admitted as attorney in 1996 (SA) and solicitor in 1997 (UK)
Previously at Freshfields, Mayer Brown and Fasken

Cameron Staude
BA (law)(UNAM), LLB (UCT)
Construction Law, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Admitted as attorney in 2008
Previously at Eversheds Sutherland, Webber Wentzel, MDA Consulting, HMBC Attorneys and NSDV

Hazel Maenzanise
LLB (UCT), LLM(UNISA)
Energy and Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2019
Previously at Circle Capital Commodities Trading, Bowman and Baker Hughes

Dimitri Cavvadas
BA, LLB (UCT)
M&A
Admitted as attorney in 1996 (SA); solicitor in 1997 (UK)
Previously at Freshfields, Mayer Brown, and Fasken