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 |
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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 |
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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 |