Webber Wentzel

Dispute Resolution and Public Interest Practice

Partner

Pooja specialises in all aspects of dispute resolution within the areas of administrative and constitutional law, corporate and commercial law, business and human rights, public procurement, the law on corruption and bribery as well as mining and mineral law. Pooja also specialises in media law and defamation, crisis and reputation management and data protection.  She has been involved in various Constitutional Court proceedings and matters requiring legislative interpretation and government accountability. She has litigated at every level of the South African judiciary.  She has been recognised both internationally and domestically as a leader in Rule of Law litigation in South Africa. ​

She has advised clients in the public and private sectors, including non-profit entities, and non-governmental organisations in a variety of fields including the broadcasting, transport, retail, construction, oil and gas, mining and aviation industries. She has also conducted significant business and human rights related risk and impact assessments and has expertise in reviewing governance structures and policies, conducting regulatory and institutional framework mapping as well as human rights due diligence. Pooja spent a year at the Constitutional Court of South Africa as a clerk.​​

LLB, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2008 Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa