Charles Rwechungura

Founder & Managing Partner

Biography

The founder and Managing Partner is Charles R B Rwechungura, an experienced consultant in the fields of corporate law generally, insolvency (receiverships), capital markets, property and investment law, banking, financial and mining law. Formerly one of the founder partners of Rex Attorneys, and prior to Rex Attorneys, a founder partner in Maajar, Rwechungura, Nguluma & Makani, Advocates, Mr. Rwechungura is highly regarded, by both clients and his peers, as a leading legal practitioner in Tanzania.

His venturing into private practice was preceded by practicing law first as a State Attorney in the Attorney General’s Chambers, then as an in-house counsel in a large industrial holding corporation (the National Textile Corporation). His last stop over in public service was at the Tanzania Investment Bank as Head of Legal and Secretary to the Bank. He is an enrolled Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and all subordinate Courts.

Leadership Positions in Professional Bodies

Date Institution Position
2005-2006
2014-2016
Tanganyika Law Society (The Bar Association of Tanzania Mainland) President
2005–2007 East African Law Society 2nd Deputy Treasurer
2005-2008 Governing Council and the Executive Committee of the SADCC Lawyers Association Member
2006-2007
2016-2017
Tanganyika Law Society (The Bar Association of Tanzania Mainland) Member
2006-2020 International Commercial Bank Limited Board Member
2008- To date Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) Member
2008-2010 Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) Council Member
2008-2010 East Africa Law Society Vice President
2021-To date DSE Panel of Judges for Members’ Annual Awards of Excellence Member

Academic Qualifications

Date Institution Qualification/ Course
1977 University of Dar Es Salaam Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Hons
International Development Law Institute – (Rome/Italy) Development Lawyers Course
International Development Law Institute – (Rome/Italy) Investment Treaties, Investment Contracts and Joint Ventures
International Development Law Institute – (Rome/Italy) Legal Aspects of Reform Management and Divesture of State Owned Enterprises
United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Nairobi) Legal Aspects of Debt Management
Capital Markets: Development & Regulation International Law Institute