Our Team

Location: Johannesburg and Mpumalanga

Tel: +27 (0)11 234 9157

Email: sam@ledwabas.co.za

Mr. Sam Ledwaba serves as the director of LEDWABA SAM ATTORNEYS. He is a procurement specialist as well as a civil and commercial lawyer. He provides his services to a range of clients, such as Governmental Departments on a Municipal, Provincial and National basis as well as private and state-owned corporations. He specialises in the following:

• General commercial litigation for private individuals, state owned corporations and other legal entities
• He was employed as Chief Director at the Department of Roads, Transport and Public Works in the Supply Chain Management Division where his responsibilities included managing and co-ordinating supply chain management, ensure compliance with construction regulations (e.g. CIDB), setting up specifications committees, evaluation of tenders in accordance with the National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, ensuring tenders are prepared for adjudication and co-ordinating activities of bid adjudication committees.
• He was further appointed as Company Secretary of the Department of Transport and Public Works and advised the Chief Executive Officer on Corporate Governance issues, provided advice to the Board of Directors and he was responsible for attending to all legal matters including litigation and co-ordinating all Sub-committee meetings.
• Rendering legal services to Metsweding District Municipality
• Preparing council agendas and providing legal opinions on council items including the Municipal Finance Management Act, the Systems Act, Municipal Structures Act and legal compliance issues.
• Commercial law practice.
• Labour law practice.

Professional Qualification

• B Juris at the University of Zululand
• LLB with dissertation in Trademark and Domains on the Internet and Copyright (2000, University of Zululand)
• Fundamentals of Project Management at the University of the Witwatersrand
• Construction Contracts at the University of Pretoria
• Short Course in Commercial and Contract Law at the University of Cape Town.

Location: Johannesburg and Mpumalanga

Tel: +27 (0)11 234 9157

Email: carla@ledwabas.co.za

Carla de Beer is a civil litigation, investigation, commercial and corporate governance lawyer. She is the senior attorney at the firm. Carla provides her services to a range of clients, such as Governmental Departments on a Municipal, Provincial and National basis as well as private and state-owned corporations. Carla specialises in:

• General commercial litigation for private individuals, state owned corporations and other legal entities
• Review of commercial contracts within large governmental, municipal and private organizations
• Review of governance framework structures within large governmental and private organizations
• Forensic investigation and reporting of malpractice, abuse and/or fraud within governmental organizations
• Leading inductions for staff of organizations in legal spectrums including risk management and fraud management
• Forensic investigations and review of procurement and contract management strategies within state owned companies
• General High Court Litigation

Professional Qualification

• LLB at the University of Johannesburg
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa
• Chartered Secretaries of South Africa – Completion of Course 2020 (Board Level)

Location: Johannesburg

Tel: +27 (0)11 234 9157

Email: sam@ledwabas.co.za

Mercia van Tonder is the legal secretary at Ledwaba Sam Attorneys. Mercia has extensive experience in the following areas: Conventional Transfers, Sectional Title Transfers, Bonds (All major banks), Bond Cancellations (Absa Bank and Standard Bank) and the Opening of a Sectional Title Register and a Township Register as well as general litigation.

Professional Qualification

• Basic Diploma in Conveyancing Practice (Conventional Transfers, Sectional Title Transfers, Bonds and Bond Cancellations)
• Advanced Diploma in Conveyancing Practice (Subdivision and Consolidation of properties)

Location: Johannesburg and Mpumalanga

Tel: +27 (0)11 234 9157

Email: boitumelo@ledwabas.co.za

Boitumelo Mabogwane is a civil litigation and labour attorney. She is also a junior associate at the firm. Boitumelo provides her services to a range of clients including provincial governmental departments, private corporations and private clients specialising in:

• General litigation
• Independent legal research on behalf of clients and providing legal opinions
• Settlement negotiations and drafting of settlement agreements
• Providing general labour law related advice to private clients and representation at CCMA
• Criminal litigation
• Drafting of contracts

Professional Qualification

• LLB at the University of South Africa
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa

Location: Mpumalanga

Tel: +27 (0)13 752 4323

Email: muambi@ledwabas.co.za

Muambi Ramabulana is a civil litigation attorney. He is a junior associate at the firm. He serves a range of clients including provincial and governmental departments, private corporations and private clients specialising in:

• General litigation
• Independent legal research
• Settlement negotiations and drafting of settlement agreements
• Writing of legal articles on basic principles of Labour Law
• Providing general Labour Law related advice to corporate clients
• Conducting investigations and writing reports
• Drafting charges for disciplinary hearings on behalf of corporate clients
• Initiating disciplinary hearings on behalf of corporate clients
• Representation of both corporate and private clients at CCMA
• Rendering of ER Specialist services to corporate clients.
• Drafting of contracts
• Medical negligence

Professional Qualification

• LLB at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa

Location: Johannesburg

Tel: +27 (0)11 234 9157

Email: carol@ledwabas.co.za

Carol Magubane is a legal advisor. She has experience in High Court and Magistrates Court Practice, research and dealing with legal matters in general. She has been extensively involved in special investigations and providing legal support and advice to divisions with SETA, Lexus Nexus and LIPCO (Pty) Ltd. Carol specializes in the following:

• Litigation
• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Contractual Law Companies Act
• Corporate Governance and Supply Chain Management
• Employer’s Claims
• SCM Regulations
• Procurement Law
• Forensic Investigation
• Due Diligence
• Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Professional Qualification

• B Proc at the University of Fort Hare.

Location: Johannesburg

Tel: +27 (0)11 234 9157

Email: lesedi@ledwabas.co.za

Lesedi Molosiwa is a legal advisor of the firm. He has experience in High Court, Regional Court and Magistrates Court practice, drafting of legal opinions, research & publishing, transcribing and dealing with legal matters in general. He has provided legal support and advice to divisions within Standard Bank, Arcelor-Mittal, Bee-Sting Communications and Hairtural. Lesedi specializes in the following:

• Litigation
• Labour Law
• Employment Law
• Corporate, Contractual and Commercial Law
• Intellectual Property (Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents)
• Debt Collection
• Banking Law (Moving of Abandoned Items and Safe Custody)
• Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Due Diligence and Change Management

Professional Qualification

• LLB at the North-West University
• LLM candidate

Location: Mpumalanga

Tel: +27 (0)13 752 4323

Email: sam@ledwabas.co.za

Ronnie Mhlongo is a legal Assistant/Paralegal at Ledwaba Sam Attorneys based in Nelspruit. He provides his services under supervision of an attorney, such as attending to general litigation including serving, filing and uplifting courts files. Ronnie has experience in the following fields:

• Serving as a paralegal/legal assistant at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development under supervision of state attorney.
• Serving as a legal administrative officer at TJ Maodi Incorporated.
• Serving as an office administrator

Professional Qualification

• National Diploma in Legal Assistance at Tshwane University of Technology
• Advanced certificate in Medical Law at the Law Society of South Africa
• LLB at the University of South Africa (currently studying)