Lusanda Raphulu

Lusanda Raphulu is the Head of Dispute Resolution at Bowmans in Johannesburg, specialising in employment law and dispute resolution. She advises clients on transactional support, dealing with the employment law consequences of commercial transactions and corporate restructurings, and regularly handles employment investigations concerning allegations of fraud, racial discrimination, and sexual harassment.

Lusanda has significant experience in separations with senior executives, retrenchments, redundancies, unfair dismissal matters, and unfair labour practices. She has advised on the employment law aspects of major commercial transactions, including Ardagh Group SA's acquisition of Consol Holdings and MTN's sale of 50% of aYo Holdings to Sanlam. She regularly manages projects for multi-jurisdictional employers, providing consolidated employment law support across various African jurisdictions, and runs complex multi‑faceted investigations spanning various legal areas.

Lusanda holds a BSocSci from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and an LL.B from the University of the Witwatersrand, and has completed the Leading Professional Service Firms programme at the University of Oxford's Said Business School. She is a director of the South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) pro bono company and has sat as an acting judge at the Labour Courts in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. She has written articles on employment law published in local and international publications and has spoken at employment law conferences in South Africa and abroad.