About Us
Panel
RAISA CACHALIA
BA (law), LLB LLM (commercial law) (all cum laude) (WITS); LLD (State Contracting) (SU) (Current)
Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Public Law and 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 and Public Financial Management
Admitted as attorney in 2008 (NYC, US) and 2012 in SA
Previously at Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP; Bowman Gilfillan; Sanlam Investments; Arthur Cox
ALAYNE MEINESZ
BA (Rhodes) LLB (UCT)
Construction and Engineering Law and 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 and Health and 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 (RSA) and 2015 (NYC)
Previously at Bowmans, Richards Butler and ENSafrica
Articles:
US Takeover Defenses
SHAYLYN MCDONALD
LLB (cum laude) (WITS)
Corporate Commercial Law
KARIN KRISCH
BA LLB (UJ)
Banking & Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2009
Previously at ENSafrica
DAVID JANKS
BA LLB (WITS)
Corporate Commercial and Healthcare Law
Admitted as attorney in 1980
Previously a Director at Hogan Lovells and Clicks Group Limited, 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 (RSA) 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 and 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)
Commercial Law, M&A and Tech Law
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 Law and Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2006
Previously at Hogan Lovells, Webber Wentzel and Bowmans
Mmadika Moloi
BA, LLB (WITS)
Commercial, M&A and Competition Work
Admitted as attorney in 2009
Previously at Werksmans, Norton Rose Fulbright, Webber Wentzel (partner)
LOUELLA TINDALE
BA LLB (UCT)
Data Protection Law, Competition Law, Compliance & Contract Technology
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at Werksmans, PPHE Hotel Group and TUI UK
SUSAN BRAYBROOKE
LLB LLM (NWU)
Commercial & 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 and Banking and 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 and Tech Law
Admitted as attorney in 2012
Previously at Fluxmans
Yonela Ndila
BCom Law, LLB (UWC); LLM (Current) (NMU)
Commercial, Litigation and Cyber Security
TARYN HIRSCH
BA LLB (WITS)
Financial Services Law
Admitted as attorney in 2003
Previously a Director at Norton Rose Fulbright, Allen and Overy and Allan Gray
ASHLEIGH DAWSON
BSocSci LLB (both summa cum laude) (UKZN); HDip Tax (WITS)
Corporate Commercial Law, M&A, Banking & Finance, and Property Law
Admitted as attorney in 2009
Previously at Fasken and Glyn Marais
Articles:
Property Practitioners Act
MELISSA GROENINK
BSc LLB (both cum laude) (Rhodes) LLM (UKZN)
Environmental, Planning and Clean Energy Law
Admitted as attorney in 2012
Previously at Shepstone & Wylie
LIESL KRUGER
Corporate Tax
Admitted as an advocate in 2000
Previously at Deloitte, KPMG, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (Director), ENSafrica (Director)
TWAAMBO MULEZA
BA LLB (UCT) LLM (UJ)
Corporate Commercial Law
Admitted as attorney in 2010
Previously at Bowmans and Baker McKenzie
MEGAN ANTHONY
BA LLB (UNISA)
Employment Law
Admitted as attorney in 2013
Previously at Fluxmans
Mariam Haroun
BA LLB (UCT)
Corporate Commercial and M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2005
Previously at Mallinicks (now Webber Wentzel)
TIM HENSHALL
BA LLB (UCT)
Banking and Finance Law
Admitted as attorney in 2000 (RSA) and as solicitor in 2004 (England and Wales)
Previously at Bowmans
Robyn
MacMhaoinigh
Franchise Law and Business Rescue Law
Admitted as attorney in 2004
Previously at ENSafrica
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
CAMERON STAUDE
BCom LLB (Rhodes)
Construction Law
Admitted as attorney in 2008
Previously at Hogan Lovells and Webber Wentzel
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 an attorney
Previously at Bowmans
KATHRYN DEPPE
LLB, LLM (KZN) Phd (AI and the Law)(Wits)(current)
Commercial Law, Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law
Admitted as advocate in 2015
Alessia Maxwell
Bsc(hons), LLB (Wits)
Corporate Governance
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 and M&A
Admitted as attorney in 2010 Previously at Webber Wentzel