Nomlayo Mabhena-Mlilo
Nomlayo Mabhena-Mlilo is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. She focuses on commercial litigation with specific attention to property and property finance-related litigation for major financial institutions. She further focuses on project finance litigation for State-Owned Enterprises, and has experience in petroleum franchising litigation. Her practice extends to administrative law, business rescue, and insolvency law. Highlight work for Nomlayo includes obtaining interdicts; assisting with private enquiries into the trade, dealings, affairs, or property of insolvent companies unable to pay their debts to development corporations, and reviewing proceedings in respect of irregular termination of tenders awarded to various entities by public bodies for the supply of personal protective equipment to the state.
About Nomlayo
About Nomlayo
Nomlayo joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2017 and has gained experience in the Dispute Resolution, Employment as well as the Real Estate and Conveyancing practices. Nomlayo was appointed as an Associate in 2019 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2022.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Pretoria
- Admitted as an attorney: 2019
- Admitted as a conveyancer: 2019
Languages
Languages
- English
About Nomlayo
Nomlayo joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2017 and has gained experience in the Dispute Resolution, Employment as well as the Real Estate and Conveyancing practices. Nomlayo was appointed as an Associate in 2019 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2022.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Pretoria
- Admitted as an attorney: 2019
- Admitted as a conveyancer: 2019
Languages
- English
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