General Business Law
Global Guide 2024 : Rwanda
Band 1
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+250 252 551 500About
Provided by ENS
ENSafrica Rwanda is uniquely placed to guide investors through unfamiliar commercial environments, and we have the expertise, experience and resources required to execute large, complex mandates in the Great Lakes region for investors and local clients alike.
We have unrivalled experience in banking and finance, tax, corporate commercial, mining, TMT (technology, media and telecommunications), intellectual property, employment and commercial dispute resolution, property and real estate.
We are the only fully multilingual law firm in the country, with the ability to assist you in French, English, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi and Kiswahili.
Our practitioners are not only authorities in civil and common law, but they also have relevant sector and industry knowledge and are well versed in the political, economic, regulatory and legal environments which nuance doing business in Rwanda, Burundi and beyond.
We have more than a dozen staff members and our client base includes major banks and financial institutions, major telecom companies, multilateral institutions, international investors, listed and non-listed multinational corporations, government, mining houses, energy companies, and international NGOs.
Chambers Review
The Rwandan arm of market-leading pan-African law firm ENS is reputed for the quality of its tax and corporate/commercial departments. The Kigali team is widely recognised for its involvement in large corporate transactions, including M&A, financing and debt recovery mandates, and has a wealth of experience engaging with government entities and regulators. The team is furthermore highly adept in litigation and is able to provide advice in English, French and Kinyarwanda.
Work Highlights
- ENS assisted BioNTech with the development of its BioNTainers vaccine manufacturing facility. It further supported the client on the development of an 8 MW solar power plant to power said facility.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"ENS provides very good responsiveness and service-driven advice."
"ENS provides very good responsiveness and service-driven advice."
Notable Practitioners
Désiré Kamanzi heads the firm's Kigali office and is a renowned player in the corporate and commercial field. He possesses considerable experience guiding international clients through the country's regulatory and licensing regimes, as well as advising on tax matters and M&A and financing transactions.
Dieudonné Nzafashwanayo has a growing profile in the Rwandan legal market, with a practice covering corporate, finance and real estate transactions, as well as tax issues and capital markets mandates. He is based in Kigali.
"He gives excellent advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
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