Justine Katz

Justine Katz is a Senior Associate at DLA Piper in Johannesburg, specialising in employment law. She advises both local and international companies on all aspects of employment law, including drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies and procedures, disciplinary processes, mutual separation agreements, and managing disputes arising from workplace injuries and redundancies.

She has advised a global automotive engineering company on disciplinary processes and workplace injury litigation, and a global ridesharing and food delivery company on forced and voluntary redundancy processes and right to work requirements. Her practice spans both advisory and contentious employment law matters across multiple sectors.

Justine holds an LLB from the University of Cape Town (2017), a Data Protection: Law, Regulation and Policy qualification from The London School of Economics (2020), and a Post‑Graduate Diploma in Management from Wits Business School (2012). She is recommended by Legal 500 (2023‑2024) for Employment law.