Profile Overview
Archford Rutanhira is a Partner with over 20 years experience. He specializes in civil litigation in the superior courts of Zimbabwe focusing mainly on labour, commercial, contract, banking and corporate matters. Archford also has in depth experience in employment contract drafting, employment disciplinary hearings and drafting employment codes of conduct. He has gained extensive experience and carved a niche in handling collective bargaining agreements, collective job actions something which he has done for some of the largest corporations in the country especially in the sugar production and milling, pharmaceutical and laboratory and the mining industries. Furthermore, he has negotiated and drafted agreements in the telecoms industry, and for large scale farming joint ventures in Zimbabwe and also has experience in the registration of Trusts. He has been a board member and country representative of the International Fund For Animal Welfare Zimbabwe (the Zimbabwean chapter of the United States of America based International Fund For Animal Welfare) as well as the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe.
Quick Facts
Areas of Expertise
Employment/ Labour Law
The firm’s labour law department is capable of handling all employment related issues and has vast experience in smoothing and resolving disputes in employment relationships.
Corporate and Commercial Law
trusts; mergers and acquisitions; transactional advisory services; corporate due diligence; banking and finance; exchange control; project finance; infrastructure development and public private partnerships; private equity structuring; indigenization, empowerment advice and compliance; competition law and company registrations
Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
The team handles litigation in the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, High Court, Labour Court, Administrative Court and Magistrates Court using both trial and motion proceedings.
Banking, Trade & Finance
We advise and represent a diverse clientele, including banks and financial institutions, borrowers, and fintech companies.