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The Firm

Providing legal advice of the highest caliber.

Mutangana & Partners Law Offices provides legal advice in criminal law, civil law, and commercial disputes litigation. We draw on unique knowledge of Rwandan criminal law to serve clients in criminal investigations, ensuring their rights are fully respected throughout proceedings.

Our commercial and civil litigation practice is drawn from deep knowledge of the African business environment — particularly investment law and contract law — paired with an in-depth understanding of the legal systems of Rwanda and the wider region.

We are committed to understanding each client's needs in the context of the broader issues at stake, applying our legal expertise to solve real challenges while helping create opportunities that fit their goals in Rwanda and beyond.

Founding & Managing Partner
Adv. Jean Bosco Mutangana, Founding & Managing Partner

Adv. Jean Bosco Mutangana

LL.M, DLP, ACIArb · Managing Partner

“We define success together with our clients.”

Jean Bosco Mutangana is the Founding and Managing Partner at the Law Offices of Mutangana & Partners. He practiced law for over twenty years as a career prosecutor, rising to the rank of National Prosecutor and later appointed by the Government of Rwanda as Prosecutor General of the Republic of Rwanda, a position he held until November 2019.

By virtue of that office, Mr. Mutangana was Vice President of the Superior Council of the Rwandan Prosecution Authority and Vice President of the Superior Council of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau. He has lectured at the Institute of Legal Practice and Development, the Rwanda Defense Force Senior Command and Staff College, and the Rwanda National Police Academy.

He is a Ph.D. candidate at the International Victimology Institute at Tilburg University, and holds an LL.M in Criminal Law and Criminology from the University of Groningen, an LL.B from the University of Rwanda, and a Diploma in Legal Practice from ILPD. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Human Trafficking, Enslavement, and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, and a member of the Rwanda Bar Association and East African Law Society.

2016–18 President, East African Association of Prosecutors
2017–19 Vice President, Africa Prosecutors Association — Central African Region
Until 2019 Prosecutor General of the Republic of Rwanda
2012 Winner, Best Master's Thesis — Rwanda-Netherlands Alumni Association
The Team

Advocates & legal research assistants.

Adv. NTAMAKEMWA Thierry

Adv. NTAMAKEMWA Thierry

LL.B, Dip/LP · Advocate

First-class LL.B honours graduate handling corporate transactions, civil cases, and family disputes. Member, Rwanda Bar Association & East African Law Society.

Adv. Sakufi Vianney

Adv. Sakufi Vianney

LL.B, Dip/LP · Advocate

Focused on corporate and commercial transactions, international tax, trade & investment law, and contract drafting. Master's candidate in International Economic & Business Law.

Mukeshimana Betty

Mukeshimana Betty

LL.B, Dip/LP · Legal Research Assistant

Trained at the Kigali International Arbitration Centre. Focused on legal research, contract drafting and review, and dispute resolution.

Jeanine Gakwenzire

Jeanine Gakwenzire

LL.B · Legal Research Assistant
Jackson Mugisha

Jackson Mugisha

LL.B · Legal Research Assistant