Experience

ENS

• South Africa
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  I specialise in all technology-related transactions, data privacy and protection, complex ICT outsourcing transactions and general technology related agreements.I have acted for local and international clients in a variety of industries including banks and insurers, IT and telecoms, petroleum and chemical, and fast moving consumer goods.My experience includes advising clients on compliance of the provisions of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act and other regulatory legislation, data protection requirements, and privacy law implications. I am also experienced in negotiating and drafting various IT-related agreements, including license, software, development, and maintenance agreements, contracts, policies, procedures and general procurement contracts, as well as various RFPs within the technology services sector.

• Senior Associate: Technology, Media and Telecommunications

  • Jun 2014 - Mar 2016

  I am employed as a senior associate at ENSafrica in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) department. I specialise in all technology-related transactions, data privacy and protection, complex ICT outsourcing transactions and general technology related agreements.I have acted for local and international clients in a variety of industries including banks and insurers, IT and telecoms, petroleum and chemical, and fast moving consumer goods.My experience includes advising clients on compliance of the provisions of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act and other regulatory legislation, data protection requirements, and privacy law implications. I am also experienced in negotiating and drafting various IT-related agreements, including license, software, development, and maintenance agreements, contracts, policies, procedures and general procurement contracts, as well as various RFPs within the technology services sector.



FirstRand Bank Limited

• Legal Contracts Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Negotiated and drafted all supplier/procurement contractsSME for all technology related transactionsMember of Group IT Architecture boardMember of Group IT Leverage Strategic Sourcing board Negotiated and drafted all supplier/procurement contractsSME for all technology related transactionsMember of Group IT Architecture boardMember of Group IT Leverage Strategic Sourcing board



Nedbank Limited

• Legal Advisor

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Draft all information technology related agreementsNegotiate contractsprovide legal opinions on data privacy and protection Draft all information technology related agreementsNegotiate contractsprovide legal opinions on data privacy and protection



Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

• Attorney

  • Jan 2007 - May 2011

  Drafted and negotiated numerous commercial and ICT-related agreements including outsourcing agreements, ICT procurement agreements, software assignment agreements, service level agreements, license agreements, software development agreements, support and maintenance agreements, hardware-related agreements, consultancy and "body-shop" agreements, ASP (cloud-computing) agreementsAdvised clients on various legislation pertaining to IT Law including the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Data Privacy and Protection legislation, the ECT Act and other related legislation.