Mashudu Mphafudi

Practice Head, Director

Mashudu Mphafudi is Director and Head of our Finance & Banking practice. He provides business legal services in most areas of finance (debt and equity), projects finance, corporate finance, private equity transactions, and public finance law. He has extensive experience with various financial institutions, which he represents in a variety of transactions in banking and finance related mandates.

Mashudu Mphafudi

About Mashudu

About Mashudu

Mashudu joined Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Candidate Attorney in 2001. He was appointed as an Associate in 2003 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2006. Mashudu became a Director 2007 and currently an active member of the Executive Committee of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council
  • BJuris, University of Johannesburg
  • LLB, University of Johannesburg
  • LLM, University of Johannesburg
  • HDip (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
  • HDip (Company Law), University of the Witwatersrand,
  • Certificate (Competition Law), University of the Witwatersrand,
  • Certificate in Banking and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand,
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2003

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Mashudu

Mashudu joined Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Candidate Attorney in 2001. He was appointed as an Associate in 2003 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2006. Mashudu became a Director 2007 and currently an active member of the Executive Committee of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

Credentials

Education

  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council
  • BJuris, University of Johannesburg
  • LLB, University of Johannesburg
  • LLM, University of Johannesburg
  • HDip (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
  • HDip (Company Law), University of the Witwatersrand,
  • Certificate (Competition Law), University of the Witwatersrand,
  • Certificate in Banking and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand,
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2003

Languages

  • English

News

Market recognition

The Legal 500 EMEA 2018, 2021 and 2023 recommended Mashudu in Banking and Finance.

IFLR1000 2018 recommended Mashudu as a "rising star" for Banking, Project finance and Capital markets: debt. In 2019, 2020 and 2022, he was listed as a highly regarded lawyer for Banking, Project finance and Capital markets: debt

Market recognition

The Legal 500 EMEA 2018, 2021 and 2023 recommended Mashudu in Banking and Finance.

IFLR1000 2018 recommended Mashudu as a "rising star" for Banking, Project finance and Capital markets: debt. In 2019, 2020 and 2022, he was listed as a highly regarded lawyer for Banking, Project finance and Capital markets: debt