About LegalWise

The firm specializes in various areas drawing from the Partner’s wealth of experience across the continent in various sectors such as manufacturing, fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs), Mining, Oil & energy industry and transport infrastructure projects.

Tax and Investment Law;
Corporate and Business Law;
Public Affairs & Regulatory Management;
Due Diligence & Legal Documentation;
Mining, Oil and Gas Law;
Public & Private Partnership (PPP);
Legal & Regulatory Compliance;
Intellectual Property Law;
Information & Technology Law

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MR OLIVIER RWAMASIRABO

Olivier Rwamasirabo is an accomplished Rwandan corporate and business lawyer with a multicultural and multinational experience spanning fifteen (15) years across six (6) African countries. He is currently the Managing Partner of LegalWise Chambers- one of the youngest and fastest growing law firms in Rwanda, which he founded in 2015.

Over his career, he has also served as a senior Government relations and regulatory counsel for multinational companies between 2007 and 2015. He worked with Vale- the giant Brazilian Mining and Metal Company where he was very instrumental in the negotiation of PPS in major mining, railway, and port concessions across Africa.

Prior to that, he served as the head of Regulatory Affairs for Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands at the British American Tobacco.

He specializes in tax and investment advise, corporate and business law, public policy and regulatory law, market access and investment advisory, project finance, M&A, corporate restructuring, PPPs and PPAs negotiation and drafting, legal documentation and due diligence.

He holds an LLM in International Economy Law from Warwick University in the UK and is a member of the Rwanda and East African Bar Associations

I am a proud TAN member because..

I was one of the people who supported and championed the creation of this network of tax practitioners in Africa not only because it was lacking but also because of the benefits and opportunities that its members would enjoy.

I believe this network will offer opportunities to its members in terms of exchange of knowledge, experience and best practices in tax matters and a platform for debates and discussion on the current global tax issues affecting the continent.

We can use the network as a platform for advocacy/influencing tax policy changes in our respective jurisdictions and/or at the continental or global level.

Lastly, a network such as TAN provides a platform for peer-reviewing among ourselves with a view to assuring the quality of our work as tax practitioners.

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