Practice Areas
Finance & Corporate Transactions
Regulation, Compliance & Governance
Legal Services & Dispute Resolution
K-Solutions & Partners has a reputation for delivering in-depth knowledge of both local and international business practice. The firm’s regional footprint as part of ALN allows the team to advise domestic and regional clients as they expand their business and commercial interests throughout the continent. Chambers Global recognises K-Solutions & Partners as a leading law firm in Rwanda.
Banking & Finance
We represent multinational lenders, financial institutions, corporations at all stages of transaction, from origination, negotiation and documentation to closing. Clients depend on us for legal advice on day-to-day banking and finance issues for issuers, underwriters, borrowers and lenders, as well as for our leadership in complex, cross-border banking and finance transactions for some of Africa's most prominent financial institutions and corporations. Our banking and projects experience, combined with strengths in areas such as outsourcing, construction, property development, facilities management and utilities has put us firmly at the forefront of this field. The firm is actively involved in creating and developing sophisticated corporate structures and financial instruments.
Our areas of work include :
- Acquisition finance and corporate lending.
- Asset-based lending.
- Bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency.
- Investment funds.
- Securities.
- Structured trade and commodity finance.
- Syndicated lending.
Capital Markets
Acting on behalf of some of the world's largest entities as well as emerging or impact investment companies, our experience acting for both issuers and underwriters on a wide variety of offerings gives us an in-depth understanding of the key concerns for both parties. Our team of knowledgeable lawyers can advise on all forms of financing including project bonds, green/renewable bonds, liability management and restructurings.
Our areas of work include :
- Debt capital markets
- Derivatives
- Equity capital markets
- Public offerings
- Private placements of securities
- Securitization
Corporate
We work with companies ranging from owner-managed businesses to multi-national corporations who continue to come back to K-Solutions & Partners for practical, commercially astute advice and well-honed project management skills. Our lawyers are skilled at advising on local matters and have played a leading role in many key leveraged buyout transactions involving complex acquisition finance deals on behalf of notable clients in the country.
Our areas of work include :
- Mergers & Acquisition
- Restructuring
- Investment and funding structures
- Sale and purchase agreements
Corporate governance & compliance
K-Solutions & Partners has organized a multidisciplinary team to assist clients in the design and evaluation of effective compliance mechanisms, incorporating respect for the law, risk management and alignment with strategic objectives.
Our areas of work include :
- Risk mapping
- Legal, regulatory and ethical monitoring
- Evaluation of existing systems
- Crisis management
- Whistleblower management
- Company secretarial services
- Day-to-day internal management matters
- Development of codes of conduct, policies and other guidelines
Employment and labor
Our lawyers stay up to date with the new labor regulation recently implemented in Rwanda and assist clients in complying with labor and social security rules, subcontracting and outsourcing determining payroll taxes and benefits, and performing labor due diligence in company acquisitions.
Our areas of work include :
- Labor contracts
- Outsourcing
- Employment disputes
- Payroll
- Social security registration and payments
- Union matters & negotiation.
- Internal company rules and codes
- Foreign worker permits and Immigration.
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources & Infrastructure
The energy and natural resources sector is an important part of the legal landscape and it is making more headlines than ever before. It covers, among other things, oil and methane gas projects, pipelines, renewables, and water and wastewater. Our experience in infrastructure projects includes airports, telecommunications, water and gas. KSP lawyers advise public institutions, international multilateral agencies, manufacturers, investment funds and lenders on the structuring and negotiation of project documentation and financing.
Our areas of work include :
- Gas
- Mining safety & regulation
- Power and utilities
- Renewables
- Capital markets, including debt and equity
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- Environmental law, including permitting, land use and waste disposal
- M&A
- Power purchase agreements (PPA) and power trading
- Climate change and environmental law
- Commodity finance
- Debt finance
- Mining safety and investigations
- Projects and project finance
- Risk advisory
- Waste management
- Water
Intellectual Property
Our lawyers work hard to protect and promote our clients? ideas, inventions and trademarks as intellectual property continues its rise as an invaluable company asset.
Our areas of work include :
- Trademarks and patents applications
- Trademark infringement
- Contentious & non-contentious work
- Copyright and design rights
- Confidential information disputes
Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute resolution
Our lawyers have a reputation for handling large, complex business disputes. The firm handles litigation in commercial, contractual, bankruptcy, insolvency, civil, anti-trust and tax matters. We also regularly assist our clients in arbitration, adjudication and mediation proceedings. Years of experience facilitating those processes have equipped our lawyers with a good understanding of the complexities and defense necessities in courts across the country.
Our areas of work include :
- Pre-trial and trial litigation/assistance
- Commercial litigation
- Labor litigation
- Insolvency
- Confidential information disputes
- Anti-competitive practices litigation
- Arbitration
- Adjudication
- Mediation
Private Notary Services
K-Solutions & Partners has been granted the authorization to provide Private Notary services by the Government of Rwanda. Historically, only designated public officials located in government buildings across the country could notarize documents for official purposes, however, designated local lawyers may now provide this service to Rwanda-based individuals and/or companies. The Private Notary service is an initiative to privatize certain services to make them more convenient for businesses and residents, in recognition of the country’s growing population and the need for a wider range of services.
Our areas of work include :
- Certification and authentication of any deed
- Authentication of a signature
- Certification of the authenticity of a document
- Certificate of conformity
- Assurance of any deed drawn up
- Certification of wills involving movable and immovable properties
- Notarization of articles of association and agreements
- Issuance of other notarial deeds provided for by the law
Real Estate
We provide services with respect to real estate including the provision of assistance with acquisition and disposal of both commercial and residential properties and conveyancing in general. Our lawyers also provide advice and assistance where required, in the legal procedures associated with project financing, mortgaging, insolvency, management of contracts in both rental and lease contracts and securities.
Our areas of work include :
- Acquisition & Letting
- Property conveyancing
- Title search
- Mortgages
- Tax advice on ownership options
- Estate ad inheritance laws
- Construction and development agreements
- Lease agreements
- Permits
- Environmental regulation
- Real estate financing
- Real estate litigation
Tax
Our firm assists both local and international clients in preparing their investment plan, providing them with tax efficient solutions, assist them with their tax-exemption requests and the subsequent follow-up and reporting of investments executed.
Our areas of work include :
- Tax advice
- Filings with tax authorities and other regulatory bodies
- Tax-exemption filings
- Incorporation
- Reporting to foreign parent companies
- Payroll payments
- Supplier payments
- Social security payments
- Invoicing
