Sanusha Govender

Sanusha Govender is the founding director of the firm. With over 15 years of experience gained at some of the leading law firms in South Africa, she now focuses on corporate, general commercial, mining regulatory, notarial and conveyancing matters.

Understanding that clients expect business-oriented solutions to legal issues, Sanusha always aims to provide practical legal advice, the highest level of service and quick turnaround times.

As a corporate/commercial attorney, she assists clients with the drafting, vetting and negotiation of commercial contracts, shareholders agreements, memorandums of incorporation, and advises on sale or purchase of businesses, assets and companies.

Her in-depth knowledge of the mining industry and thorough understanding of regulatory processes enables her to provide a comprehensive service offering to companies operating in this sector. Sanusha assists clients with applications in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, the acquisition and disposal of mining companies or assets, mining title opinion, due diligence investigations, liaising with the DMRE, as well as notarial execution and registration of prospecting and mining rights.

In property-related and conveyancing matters, she acts for clients in the transfer and registration of immovable property, registration of servitudes, sectional title and property developments, as well as drafting of sale agreements.

Her notarial practice focuses on antenuptial contracts, cohabitation agreements, notarial authentication or collation of documents for use outside of South Africa, apostilles, and drafting and registration of notarial bonds.

In addition, she provides ad hoc general legal advice to companies. She also acts for clients in high-level litigation – mainly urgent interdicts, Anton Pillar applications, and facilitates arbitrations.

Sanusha has advised international clients in complex multi-jurisdictional, cross-border transactions in Africa and Europe.

She is a founding shareholder of Kotani Capital (Pty) Limited, a black empowerment private equity company, and a member of IDOSA as well as the Legal Practice Council (Northern Province).