Bio

Lerato Thahane is a partner in our Johannesburg office’s Corporate Department and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Lerato has advised private and public companies on a number of domestic and cross border acquisitions and disposals, empowerment transactions, general corporate matters, commercial matters, group restructurings and unbundling of shareholdings. She joined Bowmans in 2011. Between 2018 and 2019 she practiced at the Munich office of international law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where she advised on both mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Lerato holds an LLB degree and a Certificate in Advanced Company Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also has a Notarial Practice and Conveyancing Certificate from the Centre for Conveyancing Practice. Lerato is short listed in 2021 as The African Legal Awards Partner of the Year. She is also listed as one of the Mail & Guardian top 200 Young South Africans to look out for in 2021.