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Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
Yemulani joined Bookbinder Business Law firm in September 2018 and is admitted as an Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public of the High Court of Botswana. She has assisted and advised in litigation proceedings with a particular focus on employment and banking as well as general corporate commercial matters. Yemulani has experience in general corporate commercial advisory work and employment and labour issues.
Yemulani graduated with an LLB from the University of Botswana in October 2017.
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Trial Advocacy Training (06 – 10 November 2018)
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Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Structured Debt & Equity Finance
+ Public Private Partnership
+ Resources, Infrastructure, Energy
+ Procurement
+ Regulatory
Andre Bell is a seasoned commercial practitioner, admitted in Botswana and South Africa. An ex-investment banker, he has over 20 years of transactional and project finance experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.
With a focus on financing, projects and acquisitions, Andre regularly represents international and local lending institutions, investors, and borrowers, in transactions across all sectors, both within and outside of Botswana.
He is recognised as a Legal500 EMEA recommended lawyer since 2019, and further recognised in Chambers Global since 2018.
Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Banking & Finance
+ Capital Markets
+ Competition
Qualifications
+ BA (University of Winnipeg)
+ LLB (Osgoode Hall Law School)
+ LLM (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London)
+ Fellow Southern African Association of Arbitrators
+ Fellow Botswana Institute of Arbitrators
Jeffrey Bookbinder is the Founding Partner of Bookbinder Business Law and has garnered 30 years of corporate commercial experience in Botswana and is a leading lawyer in his field. In addition to his admission as Attorney, Notary Public and Conveyancer of the High Court of Botswana in 1993, Jeffrey is also admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Ontario Bar (1989) and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
He has acted for all major financial institutions including First National Bank of Botswana Limited, Access Bank Botswana Limited, Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited, ABSA Bank of Botswana Limited, Stanbic Bank Limited, Bank Gaborone, First Capital Bank Limited, and the central bank of Botswana. Parastatal clients have included Botswana Power Corporation, Botswana Development Corporation, National Development Bank, Botswana Innovation Hub, and Civil Aviation Authority Botswana.
Jeffrey has been involved in the most significant insolvencies and restructurings in Botswana including the winding of BCL Limited, the KFC franchise business and the restoration to solvency of the Mowana Mine.
Jeffrey is recognised as a Highly Regarded lawyer in the 31st edition of IFLR1000, and further recognised as a leading banking lawyer in Who’s Who Legal 2023, leading restructuring and insolvency lawyer in Who’s Who Legal 2023 and is listed as a Top Ranked Practitioner in Chambers Global 2023 in Band One.
9th Floor, iTowers North, Plot 54368 | CBD Gaborone Botswana
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Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
Tefo joined the Bookbinder Business Law firm in April 2018 and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of Botswana in November 2013. His practice areas are dispute resolution, employment, insolvency, and restructuring.
Tefo has acted for clients across a broad range of sectors including construction and engineering, banking, and mining. He has experience advising clients in complex disputes in the areas of labour and employment law, retrenchment, employment benefits, intellectual property, construction arbitration and insolvency. He regularly advises clients on complex recoveries and corporate restructurings. In addition, Tefo has experience in general corporate, regulatory and insurance advisory work.
Tefo graduated with an LLB from the University of Botswana in October 2013. He was subsequently admitted as a Conveyancer and Notary Public. Tefo is a member of both the Law Society of Botswana and Botswana Institute of Arbitrators in good standing.
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Biography
Msiya Kindiano joined the firm in 2014 and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of Botswana in 2006. Msiya advises on commercial dispute resolution, corporate risk management and recoveries, restructuring and insolvency.
Msiya has acted for, advised, and assisted a broad international client base, which includes multinationals, non-government entities, governments, state-owned entities, and financial institutions, over a wide range of matters, with local, cross-border and trans-national components.
In addition to his technical ability, Msiya’s strength lies in his ability to leverage his experience across various commercial law disciplines to understand risk and provide strategic advice in the way of creative solutions to complex issues, always with an eye on safeguarding clients’ reputations, commercial interests, and resources.
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Banking & Finance
+ Conveyancing & Real Estate
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
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Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Regulatory & Advisory
+ Capital Markets
+ Competition
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
+ LLM (Commercial Law) (University of Cape Town) (candidate)
Obakeng Lebotse is a Partner at Bookbinder Business Law in the Corporate Department , and Co-Head of the Conveyancing Department. He has a broad corporate (including M&A) and commercial practice and advises on all aspects of local and cross-border transactions.
Obakeng’s practice areas span a number of specialisations, with a particular emphasis on general corporate and commercial advisory, conveyancing and real estate, competition, banking and finance, debt capital markets, regulatory and compliance (including data protection), employment and labour, as well as intellectual property. Obakeng works for a global client base across a wide range of sectors, notably in financial services, tourism and hospitality, retail, and energy.
On the conveyancing and real estate side, Obakeng deals primarily with residential and commercial property, and associated financing transactions. He has experience in all types of Botswana property transactions, including real estate structures, real estate financing, acquisitions and disposals, leasing matters, as well as construction and development agreements.
Obakeng is an admitted Attorney, Conveyancer, and Notary Public of the High Court of Botswana. He holds an LLB from the University of Botswana and is an LLM candidate (Commercial Law) with the University of Cape Town.
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Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Dispute & Resolution
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Labour & Employment
+ Banking & Finance
+ Competition Law
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
Kelebileone joined the firm in November 2017 and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of Botswana in March 2014. Kelebileone has acted for both local and international clients in litigation proceedings across various sectors, with a particular focus on construction, mining, energy, and banking.
He has a broad range of experience in commercial litigation, arbitration, resolution of labour disputes, intellectual property as well as general advisory and regulatory work. He regularly advises financial institutions on third-party insurance claims, corporate recoveries, insolvencies, and restructuring. He also advices on resolution of procurement disputes.
He graduated with an LLB from the University of Botswana in October 2013. He was subsequently admitted as a Conveyancer and Notary Public. Kelebileone is a member of both the Law Society of Botswana and Botswana Institute of Arbitrators in good standing. As of 2022, he is also an Associate member of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC.
Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Regulatory & Advisory
+ Banking & Finance
+ Mining & Energy
+ Competition
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
Qualifications
+ Bachelor of Law, University of Botswana
Tebogo Mapitse is a Partner in Bookbinder Business Law Corporate Department and is the Head of the Compliance Department. He specialises in corporate commercial transactions, particularly, mergers and acquisitions, competition law, energy regulation, banking, and finance, regulatory and advisory and insolvency and restructuring.
Tebogo has extensive experience in a variety of sectors, allowing him to advise local and international clients across the entire value chain of commercial transactions. His expertise extends to conducting due diligences in diverse sectors including banking, telecommunications, data protection, mining, property, and tourism, drafting of commercial agreements and obtaining regulatory approvals.
He has an LLB from the University of Botswana and certificates in Corporate Due Diligences, Commercial Loan Financing, and Syndicated Loan Financing Transactions from the University of Cape Town.
Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Regulatory & Advisory
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
Michael joined the Bookbinder Business Law firm in August 2018 and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of Botswana in December 2018. He graduated with an LL.B from the University of Botswana in October 2018. Michael has experience in advising on local regulatory issues, providing general corporate advisory and commercial litigation.
Biography
Areas of Practice
+ Litigation
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLM (University of Botswana)
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
+ Post Grad – ERM (Botswana Accountancy college)
+ Post Grad – Finance for Non-Financial Manager (Botswana Accountancy College – candidate)
Olebile Daphney Muzila was admitted as an attorney of the Courts of Botswana in 2015 and joined Bookbinder Business Law firm in 2016. She is part of the Dispute Resolution Department and has experience in commercial litigation, particularly in insolvency, restructuring, corporate recoveries, employment disputes, mining, banking, construction, retail, and procurement law.
She also provides strategic and risk management advice, as well as legal auditing. She has acted for various financial institutions, government, and multinational companies. Olebile also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board.
She holds a Master of Laws and an LLB from the University of Botswana. She also holds post-graduate certificates in Enterprise Risk Management and in Finance for non-financial managers from the Botswana Accountancy College. In the next 10 years, Daphney wants to grow her practice niche in the firm in corporate governance, insolvency, and tax law to meet the dynamic issues in the commercial practice.
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Biography
Qualifications
+ B Comm Law (Forthare University)
+ LLB (Nelson Mandela University)
Gotsilemotho is Senior Associate at the Bookbinder Business Law firm in the Corporate Department. Her practice areas are corporate & commercial, capital markets, competition and regulatory & advisory.
She has assisted and advised on a variety of general and specialised corporate-commercial matters. Gotsilemotho’s experience includes conducting due diligence exercises, providing general corporate advisory, drafting agreements as well as advising on estate planning and administration. She has also advised clients on various competition law issues ranging from merger control to prohibited practices.
Gotsilemotho has an LLB from Nelson Mandela University and a BComm Law from the University of Fort Hare. Gotsilemotho is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of Botswana.
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Biography
Bruno Williams gained admission to the bar in Botswana in 1993 and has practiced mostly in the dispute resolution arena in our jurisdiction since then. He has a wealth of knowledge in commercial litigation and arbitration and his experience covers a broad spectrum of disputes, including corporate, construction, debt-recovery and insolvency, labour and employment, and administrative and regulatory challenges, to list a few. His litigation expertise also extends to the field of delict and property law.
He is also knowledgeable and experienced in the legal and regulatory nuances in the international commercial aviation sector, having served as group corporate counsel for an offshore global aviation corporation domiciled in Mauritius.
Bruno has acted for notable local and international corporations and individuals and is recognized for his ability to understand the needs of his client, offer sound advice, and deliver favourable results.