KG 268 Street # 1

Nyarutarama

Kigali

MRB ATTORNEYS (MRB) stands as one of Rwanda’s leading and largest law firms. The firm was formed by merging the expertise of senior lawyers who were previously partners in prominent legal practices such as Kigali Allied Advocates, Fountain Law Chambers, MK Law Office, and Prolex Advocates and Legal Consultants. MRB Partners have substantial experience in legal practice, transactional advisory services and legal academia spanning many years. 



They have served in diverse roles including advocates, state attorneys, consultants, and advisors for a wide array of clients including government bodies, intergovernmental agencies, international organizations, corporations, banks, and individual clients both in and outside Rwanda.  MRB’s team has grown into nine skilled lawyers and a significant support staff, with plans to sustain this upward trend and expand further to provide the best of services to its Clients and Collaborators.


MRB Attorneys is a versatile law firm that specializes primarily in Corporate & Commercial Law, Banking, and Investment advisory services. Additionally, MRB offers expertise in Dispute Resolution, policy formulation, legal audits, due diligence, and drafting legal documents and legislation. MRB and its partners have consistently provided counsel to prominent corporate entities locally and internationally, encompassing banks, public and private companies, international organizations, and governmental bodies.


Our History & Establishment
Since its establishment in 2013, MRB Attorneys has achieved significant milestones over the years.

Drafted and advised on a Joint venture agreement between Banque Populaire du Rwanda Ltd on a joint venture transaction for the construction of a mega commercial complex in Kigali.

Advised on the due execution on the line of credit for Rwanda Development Bank from European Investment Bank.


MRB has advised and continues to advise Equity Bank, Bank of Kigali, Ecobank, I&M Bank and Rwanda Development Bank on different transactions including drafting, review and analysis of several loan and security agreements.

Undertook due diligence and advised on the divestiture of some of the GoR Equity in MAGERWA.

Advised in the loan acquisition negotiations and contract drafting for Vision Hotel Ltd (Fair Construction Ltd) and PTA bank, Kenya Commercial bank and BRD Ltd.

Undertook due diligence for FINA Bank for anticipated medium note listing on the Rwanda Stock Exchange;

Advised, handled and continues to handle receivership and insolvency transactions such as SOPROTEL Ltd and KP1.


In conjunction with the Law Development Partnership (LDP) of the United Kingdom, MRB provided advisory services for the Rwanda Law Reform Commission on the harmonization and approximation of Rwandan Laws to the East African Community Treaty, Protocols, directives and decisions. This included conducting a comprehensive legal audit, as well as reviewing, redrafting and/or drafting prioritized business laws such as the laws on partnerships (limited and unlimited), the Law on Companies and the Law on Insolvency.


Provided legal advisory services to support the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) to review and regularize its domicile in Rwanda. The transaction involved reviewing and redrafting all its Constitutive documents, Partnership agreements and Headquarters Agreement.


In collaboration with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) of the United Kingdom, MRB acted as local counsel to advise and support the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) in developing an all-inclusive and effective Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) policy for Rwanda, a strategy as well as reviewing and redrafting of mediation regulations.


In collaboration with the Institute of Legal Practice & Development (ILPD), MRB provided the lead consultant to conduct a comparative institutional, skills levels and gaps study for the Rwanda Bar Association (RBA). The study aimed to propose a short and long-term capacity development program, to enable RBA lawyers to get prepared to fit within the East African Community anticipated cross boarder legal practice framework.


Provided legal advisory services as local counsel on a complex syndicated loan and related security documentation to support the establishment of a peat extraction project and development of a peat energy plant by the HAKAN GROUP in Rwanda. MRB was engaged to review and advise on all documents ranging from loan agreements, concession agreements, mortgages, guarantees debentures and other security instruments to ensure that they are in line with Rwanda’s legal and regulatory framework, registrable in an enforceable under Rwandan law.