Tanya Calitz

Associate

Tanya Calitz is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. Tanya has experience in general litigation and dispute resolution where she has advised both public and private sector clients on a range of different legal matters across various sectors. She has a keen interest in Business and Human Rights with a specific focus on how adverse consequences of corporate entities and their operations on communities and human rights can be minimised and addressed. 

Tanya Calitz

About Tanya

About Tanya

Tanya’s legal career began where she was appointed as a law researcher by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. From there, she completed her articles of clerkship, studied abroad, and worked a few years in private practice before transferring to the public sector where she worked at the South African Human Rights Commission as an advisor to the Commissioners.

Tanya joined CDH as an Associate in July 2024.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • LLB (summa cum laude), The University of the Free State, 2016
  • LLM (with merit), The University of Edinburgh, 2019
  • Certificate in International Standards of Freedom of Expression, The University of Oxford (Bonavero Institute of Human Rights), 2021
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • Member of the General Council Business Committee, The University of Edinburgh, 2021

Languages

Languages

  • Afrikaans
  • English

About Tanya

Tanya’s legal career began where she was appointed as a law researcher by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. From there, she completed her articles of clerkship, studied abroad, and worked a few years in private practice before transferring to the public sector where she worked at the South African Human Rights Commission as an advisor to the Commissioners.

Tanya joined CDH as an Associate in July 2024.

Credentials

Education

  • LLB (summa cum laude), The University of the Free State, 2016
  • LLM (with merit), The University of Edinburgh, 2019
  • Certificate in International Standards of Freedom of Expression, The University of Oxford (Bonavero Institute of Human Rights), 2021
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • Member of the General Council Business Committee, The University of Edinburgh, 2021

Languages

  • Afrikaans
  • English

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