Haafizah Khota
Haafizah is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice. She specialises in mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising on company law, corporate governance and specialised commercial contracts.
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About Haafizah
About Haafizah
In 2018, Haafizah began her professional career as a Legal Analyst at Herbert Smith Freehills South Africa LLP. After a successful year, she then moved to Hogan Lovells Johannesburg Inc. in 2019 to commence her legal training. In 2020, she joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. as a Candidate Attorney and was appointed as an Associate in 2021. She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), with Distinction (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Post Graduate Certificate: Advanced Company Law I (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Post Graduate Certificate: Cyber Law (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
About Haafizah
In 2018, Haafizah began her professional career as a Legal Analyst at Herbert Smith Freehills South Africa LLP. After a successful year, she then moved to Hogan Lovells Johannesburg Inc. in 2019 to commence her legal training. In 2020, she joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. as a Candidate Attorney and was appointed as an Associate in 2021. She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2024.
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), with Distinction (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Post Graduate Certificate: Advanced Company Law I (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Post Graduate Certificate: Cyber Law (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
Experience
Advising local and multinational clients
Haafizah has experience advising local and multinational clients on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence investigations, corporate reorganisations and restructures, bespoke commercial contracts, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment, corporate governance and Companies Act compliance. She has specialised knowledge of the South African regulatory landscape, with a focus on the mining, aviation, film, industrial and logistics sectors.
News
![Drone operations in South Africa: An overview of the legal landscape](/export/sites/cdh/images/news-thumbnails/corporate-commercial-01.jpg)
Drone operations in South Africa: An overview of the legal landscape
In recent years, South Africa has embraced drone technology, with both hobbyists and commercial operators leveraging its potential. Drones, technically known as remotely piloted aircraft...
![Skyward shift: Modernising air service licensing in South Africa](/export/sites/cdh/images/news-thumbnails/corporate-commercial-03.jpg)
Skyward shift: Modernising air service licensing in South Africa
In a move geared towards enhancing the efficiency of air service licensing in South Africa, local operators’ air service licence applications and foreign operators’ permit applications...
![Paycheck Politics: Decoding the Companies Amendment Bill and its impact on executive remuneration](/export/sites/cdh/images/news-thumbnails/corporate-commercial-01.jpg)
Paycheck Politics: Decoding the Companies Amendment Bill and its impact on executive remuneration
In recent years, there has been a significant global focus on the remuneration of senior executives within companies. This heightened attention is especially pertinent in South Africa,...
![New accountable institutions beware: Deadline ahead for submission of a risk and compliance return](/export/sites/cdh/images/news-thumbnails/corporate-governance-02.jpg)
New accountable institutions beware: Deadline ahead for submission of a risk and compliance return
On 31 March 2023 the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) issued Directive 7 in terms of section 43A(3)(a) of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 28 of 2001 (FIC Act). Directive 7...
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CIPC implements a beneficial ownership register to boost transparency and curb money laundering
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has established a Beneficial Ownership (BO) register, which will serve as a repository of natural persons who own or exercise...