IBA PRESIDENT STERNFORD MOYO CONGRATS SUPPLEMENT

Archford Rutanhira

Rutanhira is a graduate from the University of Zimbabwe and is a key part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution, Employment, Intellectual Property, Constitutional and Administrative departments.

He has acquired vast experience in civil and criminal litigation and has carved a niche for himself in employment law.

Rutanhira is a passionate and dedicated lawyer who is destined for greater heights in his career.

He currently sits on the board of one of the local pharmaceutical companies and the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe under the Ministry of Health.

Thakor Ranchhod Kewada Kewada was admitted as a Barrister at Law of the Inner Temple, London, United Kingdom, and also by the High Court of Zimbabwe.

He has been practising as a lawyer in Zimbabwe for over 40 years and headed the firm’s Intellectual Property division for many years.

Kewada has acted for a number of prominent local and international clients over the years, among them the principal parties involved in the financing and construction of national projects such as the rail and road bridge over the Limpopo River at Beitbridge, Beitbridge-Bulawayo railway line, the new Harare International Airport, the third mobile cellular telephone network in Zimbabwe and he recently conducted a landmark inquest of national importance.

He too is a consulting partner having reached the firm’s retirement age. Kewada continues to deal with all areas of corporate and commercial law, trusts and investments, estate planning, joint ventures, mergers, due diligence investigations and all forms of corporate and commercial matters.

Byron John Symeonoglou

Symeonoglou is the head of the property and conveyancing department and is one of the most experienced and skilled property and conveyancing lawyers in Zimbabwe today with over 35 years of experience.

Prior to commencing this speciality, he was at the Attorney-General’s Office, where he worked for over 14 years.

Symeonoglou is also the head of the estates administration department which specialises in wills and deceased estates planning and administration.

Symeonoglou is also a very active member in the Greek community, the History Society of Zimbabwe and other charitable organisations.

Symeonoglou represents the firm in the National Property Association and sits on the conveyancing committee of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, which makes recommendations and is influential in conveyancing matters and tariffs in Zimbabwe.

George Gapu

Gapu is the head of the Labour Law, Dispute Resolution and Litigation departments. A graduate of the University of Zimbabwe, he joined the firm in 2000.

Gapu has a special interest in environmental law and he is a co-founder of the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, a public interest organisation promoting environmental justice in Zimbabwe.

He holds a diploma in International Environmental Law from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

Gapu sits on the board of a micro-finance institution in Zimbabwe and several other nongovernmental organisations.