BUJUMBURA (Burundi)

He is a member of the Union Internationale des Avocats and of the East African Law Society.

Déogratias Nzemba

E-mail : nd.gratias@gmail.com
 

KIGALI (Rwanda)

Julien Kavaruganda

KINSHASA (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Lubala & Associés

Emmanuel Lubala Mugisho

De Wolf & Partners’ permanent corresponding office in Kinshasa, Lubala & Associés comprises four Congolese lawyers working together as one sole team with the Belgian lawyers of our African Desk.

Lubala & Associés is headed by Mr. Emmanuel Lubala.

Emmanuel has been working with Brussels partners Francis Goffin and Herman Lemaire for several years. He is a graduate in corporate law from the University of Kinshasa, DRC, and holds a Master’s degree in political and social sciences from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He has been a researcher in the same university for many years. Emmanuel is a member of the Kinshasa Bar and the Group of Congolese Experts of Belgium. He is fluent in French, Swahili and Lingala and has a good knowledge of English.

Emmanuel has practiced corporate law in DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, as well as in Belgium.

For the past 20 years, he has specialized in matters of corporate, mining and tax law, assisting and acting as counsel to several national and international clients in setting up, liquidating and winding up companies. In addition, he has negotiating special regimes with the government. Emmanuel has specific legal expertise in mining fields, taxation of mining enterprises, acquisition and commercialization of mining products, the drawing up of investment projects in mining and other sectors, and has taken part in numerous discussions with the Congolese government regarding the privatization of public sector enterprises, notably those in the mining sector.

Emmanuel also has a broad expertise in the telecom and banking sectors. He acts as liquidator of Congolese banking companies.

From 2006 to date, he was recommended (band 2) by Chambers & Partners, a leading directory in the legal field.

LUBUMBASHI (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Dumbi & Associés

53, avenue Maniema
Commune de LUBUMBASHI
VILLE DE LUBUMBASHI – RDC

Tel : +243 99 70 26 623
Email : hubertdumbi@ic-lubum.cd

DE WOLF & PARTNERS' permanent corresponding office in Lubumbashi, Dumbi & Associés, comprises 18 Congolese lawyers working together as one sole team with the Belgian lawyers of our African desk.

Dumbi & Associés is headed by Mr. Hubert DUMBI.

Hubert has been working with Brussels' partners Patrick De Wolf and Gérald Stevens for several years. Hubert is a leading member of the Lubumbashi Bar. He is fluent in French, Swahili and Lingala.

Hubert has practiced corporate law in DRC, South Africa and other African countries.

For the past twenty years, he has specialized in matters of corporate, commercial, labor and mining law, assisting and acting as counsel to several national and international clients in setting up, liquidating and running up companies or in defending their interests before the Courts of the DRC. Hubert has specific legal expertise in mining fields, taxation of mining enterprises, acquisition and commercialization of mining products, the development of investment projects in mining and other sectors, and has taken part in numerous discussions with the Congolese government regarding the privatization of public sector enterprises, particularly those in the mining sector.