East African Law Chambers (EALC) > Dar es Salaam, Tanzania > Firm Profile

East African Law Chambers (EALC)
PLOT 18, RUKWA STREET
PO BOX 38192
MASAKI, DAR ES SALAAM
Tanzania

Tanzania > Leading firms Tier 2

East African Law Chambers (EALC) assists local and global clients with cross-border transactions across a wide range of sectors. Managing partner Stella Ndikimi is a specialised corporate and commercial lawyer, and advises clients active in the private and public sectors. The group also includes the experienced commercial litigator and arbitrator Juvenalis Ngowi, who leads the dispute resolution practice; Thomas Sipemba, who leads the energy and natural resources practice and is a mining expert; and George Fernandes, who specialises in telecoms, media and tech.

Practice head(s):

Stella Ndikimi; Juvenalis Ngowi; Thomas Sipemba; George Fernandes

Key clients

Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V (FMO)

CRDB Bank Plc

Archer Exploration Corp.

Tembo Gold Corp.

AFD

Avions De Transport Regional, G.I.E (ATR)

City Lodge Hotels Limited

NIRAS Tanzania Ltd

Avions De Transport Regional, G.I.E (ATR)

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)

Total Energies (East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP))

Work highlights

  • Advising Tembo Gold Corporation on the acquisition by Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Ltd of exploration tenements in the Lake Victoria Goldfield through a share swap transaction also involving Tembo by Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Ltd.
  • Advised Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V (FMO) on the restructuring of the facility to Off-Grid Electric Tanzania Limited, the work involving reviewing the amended and restated facility agreement, advising on the local law issues as well as preparing the amended and restated security documentation including the security assignment, charge over accounts and specific charge.
  • Advising CRDB Bank Plc on a Global SME financing by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Department Name Email Telephone
Banking and finance Stella Ndikimi
Banking and finance Thomas Sipemba
Capital markets and securities Stella Ndikimi
Capital markets and securities George Fernandes
Corporate and commercial George Fernandes
Corporate and commercial Stella Ndikimi
Competition, M&A George Fernandes
Competition, M&A Stella Ndikimi
Employment Juvenalis Ngowi
Employment Thomas Sipemba
Intellectual property Stella Ndikimi
Litigation and alternative dispute resolution Juvenalis Ngowi
Litigation and alternative dispute resolution Thomas Sipemba
Mining, oil and gas Thomas Sipemba
Mining, oil and gas Joseph Thogo
Mining, oil and gas Brian Kangetta
Private equity and venture capital Brian Kangetta
Private equity and venture capital Joseph Thogo
Public-private partnerships Thomas Sipemba
Public-private partnerships Stella Ndikimi
Real estate and conveyancing Thomas Sipemba
Real estate and conveyancing Stella Ndikimi
Tax Brian Kangetta
Tax Joseph Thogo
Telecommunications George Fernandes
Number of lawyers : 20
English
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