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Diann specialises in mergers and acquisitions in the mining industry, mining regulatory work and legal due diligence. She has substantial experience in corporate transactions, conducting legal due diligence investigations, regulatory matters and negotiating commercial transactions. She advised and has been involved in matters with both local and international clients on compliance with mining and mineral law. Diann has over 6 years of experience in corporate and commercial law.
She was an attorney at a leading full-service law firm on the African continent for 8 years before joining CMS, where she advised mining clients on corporate and commercial matters. Some of the key issues, affecting mining companies today are continued regulatory uncertainty in the mining industry, BEE compliance, compliance with ESG principles in the mining industry, particularly in relation to climate change, communities and mine closure and related issues such as the impact of the electricity shortage and issues with logistics in mining operations. Based on her years of experience, Diann understands the mining industry and regulatory climate in South Africa, and is able provide not only legal but commercially driven advice for an everchanging industry.
Diann has also acted for a community on a pro bono basis to negotiate and conclude a use and access agreement and has a keen interest in rights of women in mining.
