Graham Damant
Global Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Employment
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Provided by Graham Damant
Practice Areas
Graham Damant is a senior consultant in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office Employment and Benefits Practice. He is often retained by boards of companies to advise on the employment or termination of employment of executives, matters where there is a risk of reputational harm, and sensitive whistleblowing reports. He has considerable expertise in the handling of strikes, retrenchments, section 197 transfers, changes to terms and conditions of employment, and employee benefits.
Graham has acted as a Labour Court judge and helped to draft South Africa’s labour legislation. He has BCom and LLB degrees as well as a Higher Diploma in Company Law from the University of the Witwatersrand and an LLM from the London School of Economics.
Chambers Review
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Graham Damant maintains a stellar reputation in the market for his employment expertise, enjoying considerable renown for his contentious work. His extensive experience covers issues ranging from vaccine requirement policies to discrimination and equal pay.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His advice is very balanced from a legal and business risk perspective. He is my first choice of employment lawyer at Bowmans."
"Graham Damant is a brilliant and seasoned lawyer. He is always responsive and is one of our very trusted legal advisers."
"His advice is very balanced from a legal and business risk perspective. He is my first choice of employment lawyer at Bowmans."
"Graham Damant is a brilliant and seasoned lawyer. He is always responsive and is one of our very trusted legal advisers."