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IRENE GUNZE
#theXpendables
- +255 222 000 180
- irene@rive.co.tz
- Pegueot House, 1st Floor Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
OVERVIEW
A motivated diverse skilled corporate practitioner with over five (5) years’ broad experience in advising clients from business start – ups to multinational companies. Providing expert advice and oversight in large corporate negotiations, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, investment and Fintech.
ADMISSIONS AND AFFILICATIONS:
Membership
- Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)
- East African Law Society (EALS)
Professional Qualifications
An advocate of The High Court of the United Republic of Tanzania and Courts Subordinate thereto.
ARTICLES WRITTEN:
- Access to Incentives under the Tanzania Investment Centre.
- Local Content in the Tanzanian Minning Sector.
- How a foreigner can acquire interest in a domestic company.
- Registration of hunting blocks / plots in Tanzania.
EDUCATION:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PgDL) – The Law School of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam.
- Master of Laws in International Law (LL.M) – University of Surrey, Wales, United Kingdom.
- Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) – University of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
Certificate of Appreciation from the World Bank Group in recognition for expert contribution towards the Business Ready 2024 (Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Project).
Corporate Commercial Matters:
- Irene advised and assisted NALA Incorporation Company Limited and Aron Group Tanzania Limited on their application of Payment System Provider (PSP) License at the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and Application Services License (ASL) at the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA).
- Guided local and international clients (companies, charitable organizations such as Non-Governmental Organizations and Associations) on the incorporation and registration of legal entities and overseeing the regulatory compliances such as beneficial ownership submissions at the Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA) including Good Neighbors Tanzania, Entrepreneur organizations, Chippercash Technologies Tanzania Limited.
- Counsel on company restructuring on shareholding, winding up / strike -off procedures, preparing the prerequisite documents.
Corporate Due diligence:
- Legal due diligence on the corporate standing and land rights on acquisition of Kipunguni Farmland by Virtusync Ltd.
Review of Legislations:
- Guided and provided information to Afriwise – a worldwide renowned legal and regulatory software company on laws and regulations relating to Fintech and Telecommunications in Tanzania.
Review and Drafting of Agreements and Contracts:
- Preparation of legal opinions to East Africa Seaweed Company Limited, Kiwenga Investment Group Limited, Smart Africa Group Limited, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation.
- Review of the sale agreement for the purchase of an apartment in Fumba town, on-site PPA electrical service agreement for Updater Inc, an electric company registered in Japan.
Regularization and Statutory compliance:
- Conducted legal and regulatory compliance audit report on Brac Enterprises Limited and Brac Maendeleo Tanzania.
- Legal opinion on mining laws and local content in Tanzania.
Competition Law:
- Advised Anchor Allied Factory Llc, a Dubai based company on resolving an anti-counterfeit dispute at the Fair Competition Commission (FCC)
- Outdoor games – Badminton
- Travelling
- Site seeing
- Art & craft
- Antiques
