Practice Areas - Opt Law

Experts in a lot of Legal Areas

Helping People to Solve Legal Issues

Intellectual Property

Beyond contentious work, the firm handles a wide range of advisory matters, which includes assisting clients with trade mark.

Real Estate

The firm remains at the forefront of key market trends, continuing to assist normal and high-value outbound investments.

Tax

Our tax team has seen considerable expansion and success, most notably with the addition of practice jurisdiction.

Labour & Employment

The firm is noted by a client for its 'excellent legal advisory skills' and its ability to provide 'the best strategy based on an accurate understanding of the characteristics and circumstances of an organisation.

Banking & Finance

We have key focus on all matters related to acquisition finance, and it frequently receives instructions from both lenders and borrowers.

Capital Market

We advise many of the leading financial institutions and other corporate clients on all aspects of their involvement in the world’s capital markets.

Insurance

We have extensive experience of supervisory matters including insurer licensing.

Projects & Energy

The bulk of OPT-LAW's work involves handling transactions and projects for blue-chip clients (nationally recognized, well-established, and financially sound companies) in the energy and power, natural resources and infrastructure sectors.

Technology & Media

OPT-LAW's TMT group, which garners praise for its 'good communication with clients and government officials', handles regulatory and compliance matters for high-profile names in Rwanda and around the world.

Compliance & Investigations

OPT-LAW is strong in a wide variety of criminal cases, including corporate, financial, tax and competition-related matters. The firm recently strengthened its offering with the launch of the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.

AntiTrust & Competition

The team has represented numerous clients concerning allegations of abuse of market dominance and unfair trade practices.

Dispute Resolution

OPT-LAW fields a litigation team comprised of both Rwanda (East-Africa) and foreign industry experts in tax, national defence, insurance, logistics, trade and IP; this composition is key to the practice's excellent track record in sector-specific disputes and its reputation as a 'law firm that knows how to win'.

Internation Arbitration

International dispute resolution: OPT-LAW’s experienced arbitration practitioners represent the firm’s clients in large complex arbitrations all over the world and under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, including the Kigali Arbitration Centre KIAC.