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Webber Wentzel
lerato.lamola@webberwentzel.com
South Africa
Lerato specialises in financial regulatory law. Her areas of focus include banking, financial markets, collective investment schemes, fintech and disruptive financial services, consumer credit and anti-money laundering. She has represented corporate clients in various insider trading investigations, making representations to the former Financial Services Board (now the Financial Sector Conduct Authority), as well as, representing corporate clients before the National Consumer Tribunal. She has advised numerous local and foreign financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory topics impacting the financial sector. She also advises on financial products, product development, regulatory licensing and structuring of agreements.
Lerato is also authorised to practice law in the USA.
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