Richard Mugisha

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Mr. Richard Mugisha is a Senior Partner of Trust Law Chambers, a firm which he founded in 2004.

He is cited by Chambers & Partners as a band 1 Attorney who is “go-to lawyer and a great negotiator” and “a leading Lawyer” by IFLR1000 legal directories.

He has led numerous assignments in Energy, Infrastructure & Mining as well as Banking and Finance and has been at the forefront of almost all the privatization deals in Rwanda.

He is the former President of the East African Law Society (EALS) and the former Chairman of the Business Law Reform Commission which reviewed all legislation affecting the commercial environment in Rwanda and serves on various National Committees, foundations and Company Boards in Rwanda.

Prior to founding Trust Law Chambers, Mugisha was the Manager, Procurement Policy and Legal affairs at the Rwanda National Tender Board for over five years.

He is a native speaker of Kinyarwanda, has excellent command of English and a working knowledge of French.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA), a Bachelor of Laws degree(LLB) from the University of Lesotho and Master of Laws (LLM) from New York.