Jacquie Cassette
Jacquie is a Director and Head of our Pro Bono & Human Rights practice. Jacquie is responsible for the management of the firm's pro bono and human rights practice, both with regard to its existing projects and individual matters, as well as the identification of future projects. She practiced as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar for a number of years before she joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. At the bar she practiced mostly in the fields of constitutional and administrative law (public law), pension fund law as well as general commercial law. She also has experience in the advertising industry, having acted as the Chair of the Advertising Industry Tribunal for a few years. · Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
About
Jacquie Cassette is a Director and Head of the Pro Bono & Human Rights practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, responsible for managing the firm’s pro bono and human rights projects and matters. She previously practised as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar (2001–2013) with experience in constitutional and administrative law, pension fund and commercial matters, and has held roles including Chair of the Advertising Industry Tribunal and internships at the ICTY/ICTR.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- BA LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
- LLM (International Human Rights Law), University of Notre Dame (USA)
Admissions
- Admitted as an advocate, 2000
- Member of the Johannesburg Bar, 2001