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Michael Strain
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Managing Partner, Tanzania
Career
Michael Strain is the managing partner of Bowmans’ Tanzanian office.
He is one of East Africa’s most active corporate/ M&A lawyers.
Within Tanzania he has a comprehensive corporate/ commercial practice covering all aspects of non-contentious transactional and regulatory advice (including market entry).
Further afield in East Africa, (particularly Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda) Michael advises large corporates, financial institutions, private equity firms and high-net-worth individuals on all forms of equity investments, acquisitions and disposals. He has extensive experience in the mining, energy, real estate, infrastructure, logistics, agribusiness, telecommunications, banking and hospitality.
Before relocating to East Africa, Michael trained, qualified and practised as a corporate/M&A lawyer in the City of London.
He is an admitted Solicitor in England and Wales and an Advocate of the High Court in Tanzania.
Lawyer Rankings
Tanzania > Leading firms
(Leading individuals)Bowmans is a full-service law firm with expertise in corporate, projects and finance and dispute resolution, and the ‘reliable and thorough‘ team frequently advises on cross-border matters, particularly in the mining, telecoms and consumer goods sectors. Practice head Wilbert Kapinga is a corporate and banking specialist who mainly assists financial institutions and corporations with corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. The group also includes commercial litigation lawyer Audax Kameja, who specialises in intellectual property law and arbitration; public and private M&A expert Ryan Kitcat; and the ‘very capable and methodical‘ Charles Mmasi, who assists with finance, corporate and M&A and regulatory matters. Michael Strain, who is a corporate and commercial specialist, joined the partnership from Clyde & Co LLP in March 2023. James Pius and Bertha Mwarija are also key contacts.