Geoff Budlender

Geoffrey Budlender SC (born 18 May 1949) is a South African lawyer known for his involvement in public interest litigation. He co-founded the Legal Resources Centre, where he worked as an attorney until he was admitted as an advocate in 2005. He is currently a part-time member of the Competition Commission's Competition Tribunal.

While a student at the University of Cape Town, Budlender became involved in anti-apartheid activism through the National Union of South African Students. With Arthur Chaskalson and Felicia Kentridge, he co-founded the Legal Resources Centre in 1979 and became reputed as a progressive human rights lawyer. He worked as an attorney at the Centre continuously until 2004, with the exception of a stint as director-general of the Department of Land Affairs between 1996 and 2000. He joined the Cape Bar in January 2005 and gained silk status in 2009. His main practice area is public law, including human rights law, administrative law, and constitutional law.