Experience

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  Caveat Legal

  • Panel Member

    • Feb 2023 - Present

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  Levor Legal

  • Cape Town

  • Director

    • Oct 2019 - Present
    • Cape Town

    We help guide small, medium and large businesses on their entrepreneurial journey and tailor a legal strategy that best connects with their goals and needs.

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  O'Reilly Law

  • South Africa

  • Senior Legal Consultant

    • Dec 2019 - Mar 2022
    • South Africa

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  Mukuru

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Group Commercial Legal Counsel

    • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Worked with Head of Legal to provide legal opinions and solutions on all commercial, property, dispute resolution, insurance, finance related, procurement, service provider/ operational, and employment issues relating to all companies in the Mukuru Group (across Africa, United Kingdom, India and Asia).

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  Al Dobowi Group

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Group Legal Counsel

    • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Worked with Group General Counsel to oversee and manage all commercial legal and regulatory aspects of the business in Africa, UAE, Europe and the UK, India and China. This includes supporting the business on all matters relating to sales, marketing and distribution, trademarks and intellectual property, litigation, joint ventures and new business ventures, company secretarial and corporate restructuring, data privacy, compliance and risk management and employment.

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  BFP - Bettini Formigaro Pericu - Law Firm

  • Italy
  • Legal Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Legal Associate

    • May 2015 - Dec 2017

    As the primary lead on South Africa-Italy international transactions, while partnering with Turner Legal consulting in Cape Town, commercial legal assistance was offered to South African companies and organs of state as well as foreign independent power producers seeking to enter the South African renewable energy market.

  • Associate

    • Jan 2015 - May 2017

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  Philip Morris International

  • Counsel Southern and Eastern Africa

    • Jun 2011 - Mar 2015

    Working with senior and/or external counsel, advised all business units in South Africa, and supported PMI’s operations in 14 African markets. This support included drafting and reviewing agreements such as service, supply, merchandising and distribution, trade and licensing agreements, IT and employment agreements, and ensuring compliance with internal policies, national and international laws. The role also required the development and delivery of trainings on Tobacco Products Control Legislation, Competition Laws, Intellectual Property Laws, PMI policies and Foreign Corrupt Practices Legislation.

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  Bowman Gilfillan

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Associate

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Retained as an associate forming part of the corporate and commercial law department supporting the senior partner in drafting commercial contracts. Representation also extended to passing off and trademark infringement disputes, liquor licensing and white collar crime and public law litigation proceedings. Seconded to cover the maternity leave of Senior Counsel for PMI from June 2011 until October 2011