Nastascha Harduth

Sector Head, Director

Nastascha Harduth is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and Head of our Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring sector. She is a ranked lawyer with over 15 years of experience. Her expertise lies in advising boards of directors on their duties and responsibilities, and in complex restructuring and insolvency mandates, especially where balance sheet optimisation through legal processes and cross border considerations are at play. Nastascha has wide ranging experience in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, litigation, and debt recoveries. Her experience extends well beyond the South African jurisdiction.

Nastascha regularly writes for various publications and contributes to the media. She is a member of the South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (SARIPA) and is a fellow of INSOL International, where she is extensively involved. Nastascha is also the inaugural Chair of the (International Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Southern Africa Network.

Nastascha Harduth

About Nastascha

About Nastascha

Nastascha joined CDH as Director and Head of the Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring sector in 2024.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • Global Insolvency Practice Course, INSOL International, 2016/2017
  • Advanced Short Course in Business Rescue Practice (cum laude), University of South Africa & LEAD, 2013
  • Diploma in Insolvency Law & Practice (cum laude), University of Pretoria, 2012
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 2010
  • LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg, 2006
  • BSc (Hons) (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Rand Afrikaans University, 2002
  • BSc (Physical Science), Rand Afrikaans University, 2001

Memberships 

  • Insol International
  • South African Restructuring and Insolvency Pracitioners Association (SARIPA)
  • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

 

Languages

Languages

  • Afrikaans
  • English

About Nastascha

Nastascha joined CDH as Director and Head of the Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring sector in 2024.

Credentials

Education

  • Global Insolvency Practice Course, INSOL International, 2016/2017
  • Advanced Short Course in Business Rescue Practice (cum laude), University of South Africa & LEAD, 2013
  • Diploma in Insolvency Law & Practice (cum laude), University of Pretoria, 2012
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 2010
  • LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg, 2006
  • BSc (Hons) (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Rand Afrikaans University, 2002
  • BSc (Physical Science), Rand Afrikaans University, 2001

Memberships 

  • Insol International
  • South African Restructuring and Insolvency Pracitioners Association (SARIPA)
  • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

 

Languages

  • Afrikaans
  • English

News

Leveraging innovation to stave off financial decline and promote growth
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Leveraging innovation to stave off financial decline and promote growth

South Africa, the 24 th largest country by population and 25 th by land area, has immense untapped potential. Our large labour market and significant immigrant population, combined...

SCA confirms that post-commencement creditors are allowed to vote on business rescue plans

SCA confirms that post-commencement creditors are allowed to vote on business rescue plans

In a landmark decision, Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others v Wescoal (Ply) Ltd and Others (1157/2023) ZASCA 5 (29 January 2025), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has affirmed...

Derisking deglobalisation for SA business success
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Derisking deglobalisation for SA business success

The reduction of global trade bookended by the two world wars was followed by 60 years of increased globalisation – including a period of hyper-globalisation from 1990 to 2008. After...

Implications for creditors in light of Van Zyl v Auto Commodities (Pty) Ltd revisited: Understanding sections 154(1) and 154(2) of the South African Companies Act 71  of 2008
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Implications for creditors in light of Van Zyl v Auto Commodities (Pty) Ltd revisited: Understanding sections 154(1) and 154(2) of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008

The South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) provides a framework for business rescue proceedings, aimed at rehabilitating financially distressed companies. Sections...

Trading floor to boardroom door:  The strategic power of delisting
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Trading floor to boardroom door: The strategic power of delisting

South African stock markets are experiencing lower levels of liquidity, particularly in small- and medium-cap companies, due to a trend by institutional and other significant investors...

Market recognition

  • Chair of IWIRC Southern Africa Network
  • Fellow of INSOL International
  • Chambers Global 2023 – 2024 ranked Nastascha in Band 4 for Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Chambers Global 2020 – 2022 ranked Nastascha as 'Up and Coming' for Restructuring & Insolvency.

Market recognition

  • Chair of IWIRC Southern Africa Network
  • Fellow of INSOL International
  • Chambers Global 2023 – 2024 ranked Nastascha in Band 4 for Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Chambers Global 2020 – 2022 ranked Nastascha as 'Up and Coming' for Restructuring & Insolvency.