Ms. Lerato Mathopo is a Partner and the Head of the Dispute Resolutions and Investigations Department. She has been a practicing attorney for over 22 years in the fields of commercial litigation, investigations, procurement and corporate commercial law.

She leads a team that does more than advise on the law and advise on all aspects of claimant and defendant work for individuals, companies and international organisations. Prior to founding DM5, Ms. Mathopo worked as an international associate in New York in the financial services sector and where she harassed her cross-border transactional experience.

Her experience includes corporate commercial law, public law, project law, administrative and constitutional law. She is recognised for her accessible and pragmatic advice. She has been described as “an astute commercial lawyer and a brilliant strategist”.

BProc (Vista University, Soweto Campus)

LLB (University of South Africa)