Imraan Mahomed > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Imraan Mahomed
Work Department
Employment Law
Position
Imraan Mahomed is a Director in our Employment Law practice. Imraan joined the practice in late 2020 having led a lateral team move. With almost 20 years’ experience, Imraan advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions, litigation, regulatory to compliance matters impacting employment. His input is also sought regularly by the media on current labour law issues. He has acted as a judge of the Labour Court on various occassions. Imraan has vast experience in dealing with issues affecting employers in contentious and non-contentious matters and provides strategies at collective and individual level. He also advises across the continent and has been the lead attorney in various precedent setting cases.
Career
Imraan Mohamed joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2020 having lead a team move after the restructure of the Johannesburg office of Hogan Lovells. He has practiced in the field of employment law representing business for over 18 years. Imraan commenced articles at Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in 2001 and become a director in its employment department. He left in 2007 to join Routledge Modise to expand its employment law offering which firm at some point rebranded as Hogan Lovells and eventually Lawtons Africa. Imraan has also advised clients in various jurisdictions across Africa.
Languages
English
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW). Gauteng Chapter Committee member and member of the SASLAW national committee.
Education
- BCom LLB (cum laude), Nelson Mandela University
- LLM (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
- Cert Adv Admin Law, University of Witwatersrand
- Cert Pension Fund Law II, University of Witwatersrand
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2003
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Employment
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s employment team reports an uptick in matters involving allegations of discrimination, and has also been kept busy handling disputes relating to strike management, a key area of expertise for Hugo Pienaar. Department head Aadil Patel represents prominent private and public sector employers in a wide range of employment issues, and Fiona Leppan is highly regarded for acting for engineering, mining and metals, financial services and retail clients. Imraan Mahomed is very experienced in handling employment litigation, compliance and transactional work. Anli Bezuidenhout and Phetheni Nkuna are key figures in the practice. Faryn Nana joined the team in July 2023.