Experience

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  Caveat Legal

  • Western Cape, South Africa

  • Panel Member

    • Nov 2023 - Present
    • Western Cape, South Africa

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  LexReview

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Legal Consultant

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    I am a freelancing legal consultant with 13 years’ PQE, specialising in corporate transactions (transaction structuring, acquisitions, shareholder agreements, governance), commercial agreements, board advisory, legal review due diligence.Panel member of Caveat Legal.

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  Self Employed

  • Freelance Consultant

    • Mar 2020 - Dec 2022

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  On sabbatical

  • South Africa

  • Former Senior Associate in Corporate Legal Practice (Ashurst, Australia & Webber Wentzel, RSA)

    • Dec 2018 - Mar 2020
    • South Africa

    Having worked as a Senior Associate in corporate legal practice both domestically (in South Africa) and internationally (Australia), I am undertaking a short sabbatical and exploring new directions.

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  Ashurst

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Senior Associate

    • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Sydney, Australia

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  Johannesburg Children's Home (Undenominational) NPC

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Non-executive director

    • Mar 2014 - Mar 2017
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    My role involves participation in board meetings of the Home; oversight of the executive function of the board, and the provision of legal advice and guidance in order to allow the board to fulfil its duties and responsibilities

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  Webber Wentzel

  • South Africa
  • Law Practice
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Associate

    • Mar 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Associate - Corporate Business Unit

    • Dec 2010 - Feb 2015

    I specialize in corporate and commercial law, with a specific focus on:• corporate governance issues and related matters;• the provision of advice and drafting of opinions for corporate clients on:- the South African Companies Act, 2008;- company constitutional documents; and - company actions generally;• advising on and drafting commercial agreements; • managing due diligences on behalf of clients; and• advising on and drafting share sales, sales of business, and corporate restructurings.I have also presented lectures on shareholders' agreements, corporate transactions, directors' duties and the Companies Act, 2008, to participants in the the Black Lawyers' Association/American Bar Association initiative to provide corporate law training to members of the South African legal profession, the MBA programme of the University of the Free State, as well as internally within the firm and to clients of the firm.I have previous experience in various spheres of general litigation, including delictual claims against the State.