Salvatrice Bahindwa

Salvatrice advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and project financing in the mining, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors. Her mastery of the Congolese sectoral regulatory framework enables her to act as local counsel for international law firms on complex matters. She provides legal advice to private companies and subsidiaries of major international groups (mining, logistics, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors) and represents them in complex disputes in arbitration and before Congolese courts. Salvatrice has been a qualified solicitor registered with the Kinshasa Bar since 2014. She founded LegalterLaw after gaining several years of experience at a leading law firm Etude Kabinda/Avocats DRC, reputed for his expertise in business law. · LEGALTER AVOCATS

CongoCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceFrench, English, Kiswahili

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Salvatrice Bahindwa advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and project financing in the mining, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors, and acts as local counsel for international law firms on complex Congolese regulatory matters. She advises subsidiaries of international groups and represents clients in arbitration and before Congolese courts; she has been a qualified solicitor registered with the Kinshasa Bar since 2014 and founded LegalterLaw after experience at Etude Kabinda/Avocats DRC.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceMiningEnergyTelecommunicationsInfrastructureArbitrationDispute Resolution

Office

Congo

LEGALTER AVOCATS · Salvatrice advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and project financing in the mining, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors. Her mastery of the Congolese sectoral regulatory framework enables her to act as local counsel for international law firms on complex matters. She provides legal advice to private companies and subsidiaries of major international groups (mining, logistics, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors) and represents them in complex disputes in arbitration and before Congolese courts. Salvatrice has been a qualified solicitor registered with the Kinshasa Bar since 2014. She founded LegalterLaw after gaining several years of experience at a leading law firm Etude Kabinda/Avocats DRC, reputed for his expertise in business law.

Congo

Expertise

Cross-border M&AProject FinanceCongolese sectoral regulatory frameworkLocal counsel to international law firmsRepresentation in arbitrationLitigation before Congolese courtsAdvising subsidiaries of multinational groups

Education

University of Lubumbashi — Advanced Studies Diploma in Law (2023–present, in progress)
HEC Liège — Executive Master in Business Law and Management (2013–2015)
Protestant University of Congo — Master in Private and Judicial Law (2006–2011)

Admissions

Qualified solicitor registered with the Kinshasa Bar (since 2014)
Bar Association of Kinshasa-Matete (member)
Bar Association of Haut-Katanga (member)
Bar Association of Tanganyika (member)
International Association of Lawyers (member)

Languages

FrenchEnglishKiswahili