Welcome note

Abayo & Co. Advocates is a leading and reputable law firm based in Rwanda, with a long and successful track record of providing high-quality legal services to a host of corporate and non-corporate clientele on both the local and international markets.  

Since its establishment in 2009, the law firm has transformed itself as the most innovative and trusted legal service provider both in Rwanda and across the region. Due to its professionalism and efficiency, the law firm has over the years been ranked by various renowned and eminent organizations globally as a leading law firm in Rwanda in the corporate and commercial as well as financial fields of legal practice.   

The law firm boasts of a team of experienced attorneys that expend their expertise in providing legal advisory to a wide range of local, multi-national and international clients in our main areas of practice covering Corporate & Commercial, Legal Advisory & Consultancy, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Energy, IP & Technology as well as Notary (Land) Services. In furtherance of its practice, the law firm has established a program that offers pro bono legal education to the Rwandan community through daily publication of the most used and pertinent Rwandan laws on our social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).  

The law firm’s membership to international legal networks as well as its collaboration with various continental and international law firms has enabled us to successfully serve our clients with multinational businesses by meeting their growing and pertinent legal needs.     

The law firm is also a member of various leading local business communities such as the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC), the European Business Chamber of Rwanda (EBCR) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Rwanda (AmCham). Through these memberships, the firm has placed its self in the best position to serve the legal needs of foreign investors.

We thank you for your time and in case you may be interested in our services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us so that we can formulate a partnership plan that is compatible with your business’s legal needs.

Jean Claude Mutabazi Abayo

Managing Partner