KC Attorneys Claimed

KC ATTORNEYS (“Kigali Commercial Attorneys”) is a commercial law firm based in Rwanda’s capital (Kigali) and well-positioned to offer clients with practical solutions to the legal issues arising in Rwanda’s dynamic economic environment. 

Our lawyers are admitted to both the East African Law Society and Rwandan Bar Association, as such, are well versed with the knowledge of the Rwanda legal system and that of the East African region.

We have unrivalled experience in corporate governance, intellectual property, banking and finance, employment and commercial dispute resolution, property, and real estate.

Our client base includes international and local NGOs, international investors, Insurance Companies, Private learning institutions, Money remittance companies, small and medium financial enterprises, and mining houses, to mention but a few.

Our firm is committed to delivering top-notch legal services tailored to clients of all financial abilities. We do careful staffing of lawyers that have the experience and skills that meet the client’s expectations in an efficient manner.

Principal Areas of Practice

The Firm’s principal areas of practice are:

• Litigation and Dispute resolution: Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team delivers practical legal solutions to the highest ethical standards. Our team has litigated more than 1000 cases both through courts of law, and Arbitration with a success rate of 90%. We provide our clients with clear, relevant, and timely legal advice and actively pursue all possible avenues of dispute resolution possible in order to assist them in achieving their objectives and managing their legal risks with as little disruption to their business as possible.

Our Team has vast expertise in trial advocacy in local courts and statutory bodies. Our team also offers alternative dispute resolution services which include settlement negotiations, arbitration, and mediation where necessary.

• Labour & Employment: Our team has vast expertise in labour law and its practice in Rwanda, with direct access to high-end, professional contacts across the Country. We advise on Employee benefits, Employment agreements, Employment disputes/litigation, Executive terminations, Immigration, Restructuring, Retrenchments, Unfair dismissals, and HR Manuals.
• Corporate and Commercial: Our key differentiator is our deep expertise and extensive experience in advising on the legal aspects of doing business in Rwanda, through our in-depth knowledge of the complexities and nuances of the legal and regulatory frameworks in the Country. We provide a broad range of corporate & commercial services, including:

Advising on the corporate establishment for the establishment of private companies, INGOs, and foreign companies registering in Rwanda. General commercial advisory. Drafting of Memorandum and Articles of Association, special purpose companies, statutory compliance, shareholder’s meetings, director’s responsibility, franchising, drafting, negotiating, and reviewing all forms of commercial and business contracts, Company/business winding up, and de-registrations.  

• Banking, and Financial Services: Advising on regulatory, licensing requirements and compliance, issuing legal opinions on assorted agreements, drafting of standard form documentation, drafting syndicated facility agreements, drafting loan facility agreements, & security documents such as debentures, mortgages, charges as well as registrations of securities at RDB.
• Insolvency, Restructuring, and Business Rescue: Our insolvency, restructuring, and business rescue expertise is directed on minimizing loss, maximizing returns, and assisting clients to proactively manage financial risk and exposure. When insolvency is inevitable, we have the expertise to develop and implement effective recovery strategies for viable business activities, and to maximize returns for creditors. We offer you the full scope of insolvency and business rescue services, including: Acting in liquidations, and administrations, Applications for insolvency proceedings, Corporate restructuring, Debt recovery and other insolvency litigation, Insolvency due diligence exercises, Dissolution
• Tax: General advice on income taxation on individuals and corporate taxation on business and VAT.
• Intellectual Property (IP): our Attorneys are specialists in IP law. We provide IP commercial, transactional, and advisory services, Trademarks, Copyright, Patents, and Assignments