Mongezi Mpahlwa > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Mongezi Mpahlwa is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. Mongezi has experience in the fields of inter alia corporate and commercial dispute resolution, insolvency law, credit law (foreclosures, corporate recoveries, business rescue, liquidations etc.), insurance law (life assurance, pension fund and disability fund claims), regulatory work of accounting and international auditing standards, general litigation and arbitrations etc.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Black Lawyers Association (BLA) National Executive Committee (Treasurer, 2018 to date)

Education

  • B.Com (Law) LLB, University of the Western Cape
  • Admission as an attorney, Western Cape High Court Division, Cape Town, 2014
  • Certificate in Advanced Case Management (LEAD), 2015
  • Admission as an attorney, Gauteng High Court Division, Pretoria, 2016
  • International Commercial Arbitration Certificate, University of Pretoria, 2018

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Dispute resolution

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s dispute resolution team garners praise for its ‘professional approach and sound advice, and has a pragmatic approach to managing disputes‘. Practice head Rishaban Moodley regularly advises on commercial litigation and forensic investigations; Lucinde Rhoodie stands out as ‘an exceptional and formidable litigator‘ with expertise in banking litigation, insolvency litigation, shareholders disputes and commercial disputes. The ‘very knowledgeable and professionalClive Rumsey specialises in engineering and construction litigation, while Mongezi Mpahlwa is very experienced in handling commercial arbitrations. Corné Lewis is ‘a straight shooter who manages client expectations well and is incredibly strategic in his approach‘. Tim Fletcher, Jackwell Feris  and Anja Hofmeyr are also star names in the department.