Mondo Ntlha is the head of Cliffe Dekker's competition law department, dealing with all aspects of South African competition law. Prior to joining Cliffe Dekker, Mondo was the Chief Legal Counsel and Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Competition Commission of South Africa. She was involved in making decisions on whether or not to approve mergers, whether or not to prosecute firms for anti-competitive behaviour, whether or not to grant exemption applications and providing advisory opinions to the public.

Mondo began her career as a candidate attorney at Cheadle Thompson and Haysom in 1994. She was made an associate in 1997. In 1999, Mondo was promoted to senior associate. Mondo joined the Competition Commission in 1999 as a senior investigator in the mergers and acquisitions division. In 2003, she was promoted to chief legal counsel and acting deputy commissioner. Mondo joined Cliffe Dekker Inc as a director in 2005.

B.Iuris (University of the Western Cape),
LLB (University of Natal)
Date of Admission: 1997

• Advising major clients in the beverage industry on merger control issues, restrictive practices and compliance with competition legislation.

• Advising a major client in the airline industry on compliance with competition legislation.

• Advising major clients in the telecommunications industry on merger control issues.

• Advising a major client in the mining industry on its proposed merger with another mining company.

• Advised a client in the healthcare industry in its opposition to a proposed merger between two major hospital groups.

• ^PLC Which Lawyer 2007 Yearbook recommends Mondo for competition and anti-trust