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Shaaista Thabit

Lawyer

Shaaista is a junior banking associate.
Shaaista has experience with corporate finance transactions including leveraged financing, debt restructuring, cross-border financing, acquisition financing and general banking and finance.

Expertise

Experience

Pro bono

  • Advising the public on various aspects of deceased estates law and wills law at the Masters Legal Clinic, Johannesburg Masters office, South Africa.
  • Advising the public on various aspects of criminal and civil law in relation to police brutality at the Pro Bono.Org Police Brutality Clinic, Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.
  • Advising the public on various aspects of criminal and civil law in relation to, amongst other things, gender based violence at the Ikhava Lethemba Women and Children Shelter in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
  • Volunteer and facilitator of court reparation programs for abused children at the Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children in Soweto, Johannesburg.
  • Participant of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day, an initiative that connects young women aged 14 to 24 with career models, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Published Work

  • Home sweet home!, Without Prejudice, May 2017 To be or not to be... an attorney?, Without Prejudice, October 2018 Open Banking in Africa – The power of data, Without Prejudice, November 2018

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney, South Africa, 2018

Academic

LLB (Bachelor of Laws), University of Pretoria, 2015
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.