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Nosizi Ralephata

Telephone Number
843-576-2807

Fax Number
843-577-1655

Email
nralephata@turnerpadget.com

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Areas of Practice
Business Litigation

Employment Litigation
International Law
Immigration Law

 

 

 

General Biography
Nosizi joined Turner Padget’s Charleston office in 2004.  Her practice focuses primarily on serving international, national and regional clients on complex commercial and business litigation issues.  She also counsels international clients with regard to a variety of transnational issues, including business visas, immigration issues and conflict resolution.  She served as a clerk with Turner Padget and completed a fellowship with the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Nosizi brings her international perspective to the firm as a native of Zimbabwe.  She was educated in London before completing law school in United States.  She has lived and studied abroad, not only in England, but also in Zimbabwe and Botswana.  She has served as a faculty member teaching a transnational dispute resolution course in London.  She is also an active member of the International Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation and the World Affairs Council.

Bar Admissions
South Carolina Bar

U.S. District Court for South Carolina; Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education
University of East London, United Kingdom
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D.

Professional/Civic Affiliations
ABA International Law Section

ABA TIPS Section

2009, Graduate of ABA TIPS Leadership Academy 2009-2010, ABA Vice Chair, Business Litigation Committee

2009-2010, ABA/TIPS Diversity in the Profession, Special Standing Committee

Federal Bar Association

South Carolina World Affairs Council

Speeches/Publications/Awards
Winter, 2009, The International Litigation Quarterly, “Bad Faith Under the English Legal System”

Spring, 2009, ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Newsletter, “A Survey of Recent Cases Addressing True Excess Carrier Issues: Trigger, Duty to Defend, Drop Down”

Winter, 2008, Business Torts Journal, “The Government’s Application of RICO to Disgorge Corporate Profits” co-authored with Sarah Verstraten

Fall, 2007, The International Litigation Quarterly, “A Young Latin American Lawyer’s Thoughts on Investor-State Arbitration and International Practice”

Fall, 2006, The International Litigation Quarterly, “The Russian Experience”

Winter, 2006, The International Litigation Quarterly, “Overseas Practice as a Viable Alternative for the Young Litigator”

Spring/Summer 2006, The International Litigation Quarterly, “The Chinese Law Firm: Through the Eyes of an American Intern”

Seminars/Presentations

 “Investigating Workplace Harassment Claims” – Turner Padget Graham & Laney Annual Employment Law Symposium, Columbia, SC, October 2009

 

“South Carolina Immigration Reform Act” – Turner Padget Graham & Laney Annual Employment Law Symposium, Columbia, SC, August 2008

 

 


 

 

 

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