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About Goshen
Attorneys Inc.

A boutique law firm built on the principle that every client deserves direct access to experienced, commercially focused legal counsel, without the overhead, impersonality or inefficiency of a larger firm.

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Jesse Goshen
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Director & Founder

Jesse Goshen

Director · Goshen Attorneys Inc.

Jesse Goshen is the founder and director of Goshen Attorneys Inc. He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) qualification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals, an internationally recognised credential.

Jesse advises clients across corporate and commercial law, data privacy, international compliance and cross-border transactions. His approach is commercially focused and direct; he works to understand not just the legal dimensions of a matter, but the commercial and personal context behind it, and to give advice that reflects that understanding.

Jesse founded Goshen Attorneys to offer something specific: the quality of advice typically associated with a larger firm, delivered with the personal attention, agility and discretion that only a boutique practice can provide.

Qualification
LLB
Certification
CIPP/E, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Admitted
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Regulatory
Legal Practice Council · Practice No. F66466
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The Firm

Why Goshen Attorneys Exists.

Goshen Attorneys Inc. was founded on a straightforward observation: too many clients, particularly growing businesses, private clients and international clients with South African interests, were either underserved by smaller firms lacking specialist depth, or lost in the machinery of larger practices where they were not a priority.

The firm was built to occupy the space between those two options. Boutique in structure, which means direct partner access, genuine personal attention and agile, commercially focused advice. Specialist in capability, which means real depth in the areas that matter most to our clients, not a generalist offering spread thin.

We operate across corporate and commercial law, data privacy and compliance, international advisory and private client matters. We are based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and serve clients across South Africa and internationally.

Goshen Attorneys Inc. · Reg. No. 2020/229649/21
Legal Practice Council · Practice No. F66466

What We Stand For

Direct Access

Every client deals directly with Jesse Goshen. No junior associates, no handoffs: the same experienced attorney from the first call to final resolution.

Commercial Focus

We give advice that considers the commercial reality of your situation, not just what is legally correct, but what actually moves you forward.

Discretion

Professional privilege applies to every communication. Your affairs remain private, as a matter of both legal obligation and personal commitment.

Specialist Depth

We do not offer everything. We offer a focused set of practice areas and we go deep in each of them, which is what complex matters actually require.

International Capability

Holding the CIPP/E qualification and advising on cross-border matters, we bring international perspective to South African legal practice.

International Credential

CIPP/E: What It Means
for Your Business

The Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) is an internationally recognised privacy certification issued by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). It is widely regarded as a benchmark qualification for privacy law and compliance practice.

Jesse Goshen holds this qualification, which allows Goshen Attorneys to advise on both South African privacy law (POPIA) and European privacy law (GDPR), as well as the intersection between the two frameworks that affects any South African business operating internationally.

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CIPP/E
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe · IAPP
Advise on POPIA compliance for South African entities
Advise on GDPR obligations for SA businesses operating in or targeting the EU
Structure cross-border data transfers using SCCs and transfer impact assessments
Conduct privacy impact assessments to international standards
Advise on data breach obligations under both POPIA and GDPR
Act as or advise Outsourced Information Officers under POPIA
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