Krevania Pillay

Kriv-aan-ee-ahSenior Associate
Krevania Pillay and Joe Whittle are both highly professional individuals who are passionate about what they do. I value their work ethic, attention to detail and their thoroughness. It was an absolute pleasure working with them.
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About

Krevania is a Senior Associate in the Litigation & Regulatory team. She specialises in construction and engineering dispute resolution, with experience in adjudication, international arbitration, and litigation proceedings. Krevania has advised and represented employers, contractors, subcontractors and architects under a range of standard form construction contracts, including FIDIC, JBCC, and GCC, on complex, high value disputes. Her work has included client representation and negotiation of complex settlements for projects across Europe, the Middle East and Sub Saharan Africa.

She has significant experience in cross border corporate investigations. Krevania has assisted public and private sector clients in multiple industries in matters involving procurement irregularities, fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, and beneficial ownership across the Middle East and Sub Saharan Africa. Her work has involved reviewing internal policies, analysing documentary and electronic evidence, leading interviews with persons of interest and preparing detailed investigative reports setting out findings and recommendations. She has supported client in matters requiring cooperation with law enforcement and regulatory authorities. She has also advised clients on anti bribery and corruption, anti money laundering, and sanctions compliance, including performing compliance assessments, policy development and integrity and anti bribery due diligence.

Krevania has also represented Middle Eastern clients in sports-related dispute resolution proceedings before the FIFA Football Tribunal and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

Professional QualificationsAttorney of the High Court of South Africa, 2014

EXPERIENCE

Construction

  • Represented subcontractor in a construction arbitration proceeding before the Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration, pertaining to multi-million QAR claims for delay and disruption in terms of an EPIC agreement for a Qatar based project.
  • Defended contractor in a construction ICC arbitration proceeding, pertaining to a multimillion EUR counterclaim for defective tunnel related works in terms of a FIDIC Yellow Book Contract, for a project in Europe.
  • Defended contractor in a construction ICC arbitration proceeding, pertaining to various multimillion EUR counterclaims including for pollution, delivery of materials and price reduction claims in terms of a FIDIC Yellow Book Contract, for a project in Europe.
  • Assisted in advising a multinational contractor in a multi-million USD claim for recovery of retention money and rectification of defects in terms of the FIDIC Redbook Contract, for a project in South Africa. *
  • Represented a South African development bank in various litigation proceedings including against a guarantor, in claims relating to calls on an on-demand retention guarantee and advance payment guarantee.*

Corporate Investigations, Anti-bribery, AML and Sanctions

  • Represented a Qatari football club in in proceedings before the FIFA Football Tribunal and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, in relation to a dispute arising from the transfer of an international footballer. The work included overseeing an independent email header forensic investigation, including preparation of the forensic expert witness for testimony in arbitration proceedings.
  • Conducted an investigation into allegations of money laundering committed by various high profile politically exposed persons involving a multinational entity in the real estate sector.*
  • Assisted with an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption, pertaining to the receipt of gifts and hospitality, by a senior employee of a state-owned entity.*
  • Assisted a multinational mining company with a global review of internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with international anti-bribery and corruption legislation, including cross border investigations in Ghana and Mali.*
  • Assisted an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation with a compliance review of its anti-bribery policies and procedures to ensure compliance with South African anti-bribery and corruption legislation.*
Languages
  • English

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Legal 500 EMEA 2023, Recommended Lawyer for Construction and Engineering
Education
  • Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland, Certificate on Dispute resolution in Sports, 2025
  • University of Pretoria, Advanced Course in Construction Contracts, 2023
  • University of Pretoria, Law, LLB, 2008 – 2012