MRB Attorneys

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Firm Details

Managing Partner: Herbert Rubasha

Senior Partners: Herbert Rubasha, Athanase Rutabingwa, Anita Mugeni & Emmanuel Butare

Number of Partners: 5

Number of Lawyers / Other Fee-earners: 9 lawyers

Languages: English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili

Kigali Office

KG 268 Street #1, Nyarutarama, Kigali, Rwanda

Phone: +250 788 318 273

Email: [email protected]

Firm Overview

MRB Attorneys is a leading business law firm in Rwanda, renowned for excellence in corporate advisory, commercial transactions, and dispute resolution. Established in 2013 through the merger of seasoned practitioners from Kigali Allied Advocates, Fountain Law Chambers, MK Law Office, and Prolex Advocates, the firm has grown into one of Rwanda’s most dynamic legal practices. With over fifteen skilled lawyers supported by a strong administrative team, MRB Attorneys serves a diverse portfolio of local and international clients, including government institutions, multinational corporations, financial institutions, international organizations, and private sector entities. The firm combines deep sector knowledge, cross-border expertise, and client-focused service to deliver tailored, practical, and high-impact legal solutions.

Main Areas of Practice

Banking & Investment

The firm advises financial institutions, investors, fintech companies, and corporate clients on regulatory compliance, capital markets, collective investment schemes, and investment structuring. MRB Attorneys supports clients through Rwanda’s complex and rapidly evolving financial regulatory landscape.

Securities Law

MRB Attorneys provides comprehensive advisory on the creation, perfection, and enforcement of security interests over movable and immovable assets. The firm handles pledges, mortgages, debentures, guarantees, intercreditor arrangements, and registrations with the Collateral Registry and Registrar of Land Titles.

Insolvency & Restructuring

As licensed insolvency practitioners, the firm offers expertise in liquidation, receivership, restructuring, debt recovery, business rescue, and cross-border insolvency coordination. The team acts for creditors, debtors, and insolvency professionals to achieve commercially viable outcomes.

Energy & Infrastructure

MRB Attorneys delivers end-to-end support on major energy and infrastructure projects, including PPPs, concessions, regulatory compliance, project structuring, and investment frameworks. The firm works with developers, investors, and public institutions on projects of national and regional significance.

Corporate & Commercial Law

The firm advises on corporate governance, M&A, commercial contracts, compliance, business structuring, and corporate lifecycle management. MRB Attorneys supports enterprises from formation and growth to restructuring and continuity planning.

Policy & Legislative Drafting

MRB Attorneys partners with governments, NGOs, and development agencies to develop clear, practical and enforceable legislative instruments, regulations, and policies across multiple sectors. The team combines legal precision with policy insight.

Legal Audits & Due Diligence

The firm conducts thorough legal audits, compliance reviews, and transactional due diligence for investors, lenders, corporates, and public institutions. These assessments support informed decision-making and effective risk management.

Legal Drafting

MRB Attorneys prepares precise and enforceable legal instruments, from contracts to complex sector-specific agreements. All documents are tailored to meet regulatory requirements and client objectives.

Not-for-Profit & Development Sector

The firm assists NGOs, foundations, and development organizations with registration, governance frameworks, donor agreements, compliance, and operational structuring. MRB Attorneys ensures alignment with Rwandan laws governing the non-profit sector.

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