Fiona Leppan

Director

Fiona Leppan is a Director in our Employment Law practice. She has extensive experience in the field of employee relations both from a litigation perspective and in terms of strategic planning. Training and development in this field has been a focal point. Fiona has actively trained clients on how to deal with internal disputes and to conduct enquiries and arbitrations. Fiona previously served as Joint Head of the Mining & Minerals sector. She has also established entire dispute resolution processes for a number of mining houses where disputes were dealt with by way of private conciliation and arbitration. Fiona works in various industries including mining, metals, engineering, retail, broadcasting, financial services and the commercial distributive trade. She has also been involved in occupational health and safety work.

Fiona's sector specialities include Employment litigation, individual labour law, collective bargaining law and strategic planning and Occupational Health & Safety in Mining & Minerals.

Fiona Leppan

About Fiona

About Fiona

Fiona began her career as registrar to Mr Justice Margo in the then Supreme Court. In 1983 Fiona joined Webber Wentzel as a Candidate Attorney where she was later promoted to Partner. She subsequently joined Deneys Reitz as a Partner. In 1998, she left Deneys Reitz to establish the law firm Leppan Beech Attorneys. In 2007 Fiona joined Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Director.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB, University of Witwatersrand
  • LLM (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
  • HDip (Advanced Company Law), University of the Witwatersrand
  • Certificate course (Mining and Prospecting Law) with distinction, Mandela School of Law, University of Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1986
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • Member of the SAEFA Industrial Relations Forum in the Metals' Industry
  • SASLAW

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Fiona

Fiona began her career as registrar to Mr Justice Margo in the then Supreme Court. In 1983 Fiona joined Webber Wentzel as a Candidate Attorney where she was later promoted to Partner. She subsequently joined Deneys Reitz as a Partner. In 1998, she left Deneys Reitz to establish the law firm Leppan Beech Attorneys. In 2007 Fiona joined Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Director.

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB, University of Witwatersrand
  • LLM (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
  • HDip (Advanced Company Law), University of the Witwatersrand
  • Certificate course (Mining and Prospecting Law) with distinction, Mandela School of Law, University of Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1986
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • Member of the SAEFA Industrial Relations Forum in the Metals' Industry
  • SASLAW

Languages

  • English

News

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2018–2024 ranked Fiona Leppan in Band 2 for employment.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022–2023 recommend Fiona for mining.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2019–2023 recommended her as a leading individual for employment, and recommended her from 2012–2018.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2018–2024 ranked Fiona Leppan in Band 2 for employment.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022–2023 recommend Fiona for mining.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2019–2023 recommended her as a leading individual for employment, and recommended her from 2012–2018.