Lusanda Raphulu > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Bowmans Offices
11 ALICE LANE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa
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Lusanda Raphulu
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner; Head Dispute Resolution
Career
Lusanda Raphulu is head of Bowmans’ Dispute Resolution Department.
She advises clients on the employment law consequences of commercial transactions and corporate restructurings; and allegations of fraud, racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
She also advises on separations with senior executives and in relation to retrenchments, redundancies, unfair dismissal and unfair labour practices.
She is a director of the South African Society for Labour Law’s (SASLAW’s) pro bono company, which helps indigent individuals at the various Labour Courts in South Africa.
Lusanda has sat as an acting judge at the Labour Courts in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth.
She heads the Africa Middle East region of the Employment Law Alliance.
She has a BSocSci from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, and has completed the Leading Professional Services Firms Programme run by Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, UK.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Dispute resolution
Headed up by Lusanda Raphulu, the dispute resolution practice at Bowmans ‘is in a class of its own‘ for some. The team stands out for being ‘particularly strong in complex commercial, company law and shareholder disputes, and is exceptional at providing strategic advice‘. Jonathan Sahli and Lyndal Anderson co-head the litigation department, which continues to handle a high volume for contentious work for mining, financial services, insurance and food and beverage sector clients. Tim Gordon-Grant has an excellent track record in handling international arbitrations and audits-related litigation; Adam Anderson‘s expertise includes banking, construction, corporate and insurance disputes; and James McKinnell is ‘a seasoned litigator with good commercial acumen‘. Jonathan Barnes has established experience in class action litigation.
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