Kigali Allied Advocates is one of the prominent law firms in Rwanda.
Our practice focuses on complex commercial business transactions and litigation. We represent clients in major business matters regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Quality legal representation is essential for a successful business.
Our goal is to provide the best legal representation available at a reasonable and fair cost to our clients. We are proud of the high legal and ethical standards that have been established by our firm and the tradition of excellence which we work to maintain. And that is because we understand that greatness requires depth, perspective, and service to others.
Kigali Allied Advocates has a dedicated banking and finance team which is well known for its scale and depth, and for its cross-border work throughout Africa. Our key differentiator is the extent and breadth of our expertise and experience across the full spectrum of banking and finance work, including financial services regulation, leveraged finance, asset finance, debt finance, trade finance and capital markets.
We advise our clients on the importance of corporate governance and compliance. We assist our clients in governance-related matters such as risks management, protection of corporate veil, sustainable strategies, corporate’s policies, conduct and guidelines, corporate purpose. We work to ensure our client’s firm is fully compliant with the laws and regulations.
Our Corporate & Commercial law team negotiates and drafts legal documentation for company and business asset acquisitions and disposals, transaction advisory and management services, private equity investment, management buyouts.
Kigali Allied Advocates assist clients throughout the life cycle of their investments and our clients benefit from our resources and know-how to get their deals done. Our team is highly equipped to advise on, and structure transactions that are commercially viable; we assist clients in conveyancing, drafting documentation, facilitating negotiations, finance contracts
We are the firm of choice in this practice area, our team is particularly adept at handling all aspect of employment-related matters such as employment contracts, outsourcing, tax and pension, discrimination, safety, and when necessary, litigation.
Disputes are becoming more frequent and intricate as companies continue to enter new markets against a backdrop of tighter regulatory scrutiny, higher accountability standards and intense competition. This creates higher costs and greater liability, requiring that disputes be avoided whenever possible, and resolved efficiently when they arise. At KAA, when our clients are involved in disputes, we guide them through negotiations and help them choose the best dispute resolution option. We provide expert advice at every step of the process, including litigation and ADR. All our Partners act as court appointed mediators and all our lawyers are trained in arbitration and mediation.
Intellectual property is an important asset in any company; we work closely with our clients, guiding them through the process of acquiring, protecting, and using intellectual property such as patents, trademark, copyrights, trade secret, industrial design, geographical indications. We assist our clients with selecting product names and shapes, registering a trademark, taking our client through the patenting process, and advising on the most commercially viable option to bring their product to market.
Our team assists clients within this space in commercial matters such as regulatory compliance and advisory; setting up, mergers and acquisitions; internal re-organisation; joint venture and strategic partnership arrangements; financing formalities; contractual arrangements and capital markets. The team applies its legal knowledge and expertise in technology and financial services as well as taking into consideration commercial dynamics to offer legally sound, practical and bespoke solutions that meet consumer expectations and demands.
We work closely with industry stakeholders comprising of both local and multinational entities as well as government agencies and industry regulators to come up with legal solutions hold and participate in ICT related conferences and engagements. We strive to understand our clients’ business models and strategies enabling us to provide bespoke legal services that address our client’s needs.