About Nellie Tiyago

Nellie Tiyago graduated from the University of Pretoria and joined Scanlen & Holderness in January 2004. She was appointed partner in July 2008, becoming the third woman to achieve this position since the firm’s establishment in 1894. In 2026, she made further history as the firm’s first female chairperson. Nellie’s practice spans general commercial and corporate law, banking and finance, regulatory compliance, energy, mining, competition/antitrust, trade, and data protection. She serves as a non-executive board member of Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe (listed), Stanbic Nominees, and Radar Holdings Limited (listed). Nellie is the inaugural president of the Harare Lawyers Association.