Nelani Mbewe

Set the firm's strategic direction across contract law, policy, public international law, cyberspace and AI regulation, building the practice from formation to active mandate delivery. Advised on a cross-border joint venture, designed dispute architecture, and delivered founding and governance instruments for a nonprofit client.

Refine large language model accuracy and response quality, training for context-aware and reliable output. Apply prompt engineering to improve legal contract outputs and exposure to AI in contract lifecycle management systems.

Conducted public international law research spanning cyberspace, decentralised AI lawyering, climate capacity, environmental law, human rights, investment law and space law.

Produced strategic content for Naspers and Brand South Africa, including press releases, media statements, thought-leadership pieces, and a social media content plan. Drafted strategy briefs and conducted research on thought media and artificial intelligence, providing contract review and strategic legal advice.

Persuasive drafting for three United States immigration practices, transforming interview records into declarations that carried petitions for legal status in high-sensitivity matters involving spousal and parental abuse.

Persuasive drafting for three United States immigration practices, transforming interview records into declarations that carried petitions for legal status in high-sensitivity matters involving spousal and parental abuse.

Persuasive drafting for three United States immigration practices, transforming interview records into declarations that carried petitions for legal status in high-sensitivity matters involving spousal and parental abuse.

Pursued an LL.M in International Law, completing a mini-dissertation on Somaliland's secession claim and the African Union's position on uti possidetis.

Earned an LL.B degree from the University of South Africa.