Imraan Mahomed

Director

Imraan Mahomed is a Director in our Employment Law practice. Imraan joined the practice in late 2020 having led a lateral team move of employment lawyers to CDH. With over almost 20 years experience, Imraan advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions, litigation, regulatory to compliance matters impacting employment and workplace investigations.  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 occasions. 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 employment related cases.

Imraan Mahomed

About Imraan

About Imraan

Imraan Mohamed joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2020 having led a team of employment lawyers after the restructure of the Johannesburg office of Hogan Lovells.

He has practiced in the field of employment law representing business for close to 20 years. Imraan commenced articles at Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in 2001 and became a Director in its employment department and practiced with the legacy firm. He left in 2007 to join Routledge Modise to expand its employment law offering where the firm at some point rebranded as Hogan Lovells in South Africa, and eventually Lawtons Africa. Imraan has also advised clients in various jurisdictions across Africa on employment and business crime related matters.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BCom LLB (cum laude), Nelson Mandela University
  • LLM (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
  • Cer 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

Memberships

  • The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW). Gauteng Chapter Committee member and member of the SASLAW national committee.

About Imraan

Imraan Mohamed joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2020 having led a team of employment lawyers after the restructure of the Johannesburg office of Hogan Lovells.

He has practiced in the field of employment law representing business for close to 20 years. Imraan commenced articles at Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in 2001 and became a Director in its employment department and practiced with the legacy firm. He left in 2007 to join Routledge Modise to expand its employment law offering where the firm at some point rebranded as Hogan Lovells in South Africa, and eventually Lawtons Africa. Imraan has also advised clients in various jurisdictions across Africa on employment and business crime related matters.

Credentials

Education

  • BCom LLB (cum laude), Nelson Mandela University
  • LLM (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
  • Cer 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

Memberships

  • The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW). Gauteng Chapter Committee member and member of the SASLAW national committee.

News

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2021 - 2023 ranked Imraan in Band 2 for Employment and from 2014–2020 he was ranked in Band 3 for Employment.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2012-2023 recommended Imraan in labour and employment.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2021 - 2023 ranked Imraan in Band 2 for Employment and from 2014–2020 he was ranked in Band 3 for Employment.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2012-2023 recommended Imraan in labour and employment.