PORTRAIT · THATO N. KGOSIETSILE · 4:5
Thato represents public companies, sponsors, and family enterprises on the matters that tend to define a year — and sometimes a career. Thato joined the firm in 2012.
Thato's work is consistently recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 across the practices in which they lead. Thato sits on the firm's professional development committee and writes regularly for the firm's Insights publication.
Outside the firm, Thato is a trustee of two cultural institutions and a long-distance cyclist of moderate ambition.
Selected matters
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Lead counsel to a Botswana mining group on its P3.6bn regional acquisition (2026).
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Defended audit committee of a listed financial services group in derivative action; judgment for defendants (High Court 2026).
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Counsel to a regional insurer on AI deployment governance and Data Protection Act audit framework (2025–2026).
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Advised a family enterprise on three-generation succession planning across Botswana, South Africa, and Mauritius (confidential).