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Meet the Team

Directors, associates, attorneys and candidate attorneys — a growing team of skilled practitioners.

Our Expertise

Meet the Marivate Team

Backed by dedicated support staff, our practitioners bring decades of combined experience across every area of the firm's work.

Director

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Elon Rhulani Marivate

Director / Lead Attorney

Founder of the firm. Holds B.Iuris and LLB degrees, an advanced certificate in Labour Law and a certificate in Construction Adjudication. Admitted as attorney and conveyancer in 2002 and as notary in 2010.

Accredited CCMA Commissioner since 2013

Associate Attorneys

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Mncedisi Lolwana

Associate Attorney · LLB

Holds an LLB from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and has right of appearance in the Superior Courts.

Right of Appearance · Superior Courts
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Confort Malemela

Associate Attorney · LLB

LLB from UNISA. Actively involved in litigation, labour and RAF matters, with strong listening and communication skills honed through mentorship programmes.

Litigation, Labour & RAF
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Lulama Marivate

Associate Attorney · LLB

BCom Law specialising in Accounting and Tax combined with an LLB from the University of Pretoria, bringing a strong grasp of both legal and financial principles.

Legal & Financial
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Itani Edward Muleka

Associate Attorney · LLB

LLB from the University of Limpopo (Turfloop). Completed practical legal training with LEAD School for Legal Practice and thrives on challenging litigation work.

Litigation
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Motlalepula Baloyi

Associate Attorney · LLB

Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, holding a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Studies (Wits). Has a keen interest in general litigation, with a particular focus on personal injury claims, foreclosures, debt collection, evictions and contract law.

General Litigation & Personal Injury
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Leseho Manoko Moletsane

Associate Attorney · LLB

Dynamic associate with right of appearance in the High Court. UWC alumna who joined in 2018 and now has 3+ years post-qualification experience in corporate commercial law and compliance.

Corporate Commercial & Compliance
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Tracy Marule

Associate Attorney · LLB

Admitted attorney of the High Court since 2019 with a keen interest in family and labour law. Holds an LLB from the University of Venda and brings years of civil and general litigation experience.

Family & Labour Law
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Sylvester Mabasa

Associate Attorney · LLB

University of Venda graduate, admitted as an attorney in 2017. Specialises in commercial and civil litigation, estate management and labour law, with extensive knowledge of court procedures.

Commercial & Civil Litigation
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Kelebogile Monaledi

Associate Attorney · LLB · Conveyancer

A graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Kelebogile is an admitted Attorney and Conveyancer. Her career has spanned civil litigation, personal injury law, debt collection and conveyancing. She currently heads the litigation department, drafts all conveyancing documents and consults with clients. She handles property transfers for municipalities such as the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, and for institutions such as the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency. She also attends to bond registrations, cancellations and substitution transfers for Nedbank, First National Bank, Standard Bank and Absa Bank, and oversees the day-to-day administration of the conveyancing department.

Head of Litigation · Conveyancing

Candidate Attorneys

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Richard Shingange

Candidate Attorney

LLB from UNISA. A dedicated professional with a proven track record in negotiation, settlement and expediting cases efficiently and effectively.

Negotiation & Settlement
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Mbalikababa Nsimbini

Candidate Attorney

Candidate attorney completing articles with the firm.

Candidate Legal Practitioner
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Kamogelo Rampisa

Candidate Attorney

Candidate attorney completing articles with the firm.

Candidate Legal Practitioner
What We Stand For

The Values Behind Our Counsel

Integrity

Honest, ethical counsel and transparent costs — we tell clients what they need to hear, not only what they want to hear.

Excellence

The knowledge and expertise of a large practice, applied with rigour to every matter, large or small.

Empowerment

A wholly black-owned, B-BBEE Level 1 firm committed to transformation and to widening access to justice.

Accessibility

Personal attention, plain-language advice and three offices positioned close to the courts and clients we serve.

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