Team & Partners
The firm is made up of a Managing Partner, Associate Partners, external legal consultants and an administrative support staff which includes a business manager, accounts and practice admin, secretary and a law clerk/messenger.
Cecilia Boniface Shiyo
Founder & Managing Partner
CiDir, Arb, LL. B (Hons)
Advocate of the Court of Appeal and High Court of Tanzania, Chartered Arbitrator, and Certified Director with over four decades of experience in corporate, commercial, and business law.
Dr. Eduardo G. Pereira
International Consultant - Oil, Gas & Energy
Doctoral Thesis (University of Aberdeen)
International expert on oil and gas joint operating agreements, with practical experience in over 40 jurisdictions across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Noel B. Shiyo
Partner
Adv. CiDir, ESG, Reg.Tax, Inv. B.A.L, LL. B (Hons), Dip IR, PGDLP, MBA, LL.M
Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania combining law, energy policy, investments, and public administration with over 18 years of cross-sector experience.
Wilfred J. Rugina
Legal Consultant
Advocate, B.A.L, LL. B (Hons), PGDLP, MBA
Advocate of the High Court and MBA leading real estate, conveyancing, and investments at CBS, with over 15 years of real estate experience.
Angela Shiyo
Senior Associate
BBA (IT), LL. B (Hons)
Senior Associate leading the firm's Intellectual Property practice, and responsible for the firm's day-to-day operations for over 10 years.
Irene Mwambene
Senior Associate
Advocate, B.A.L, LL. B (Hons), PGDLP, LL.M
Advocate of the High Court with over 10 years of post-qualification experience in labour, immigration, and NGO regulatory practice.
Youth Energy & the Wisdom of Experience
At CBS, the blend of youth energy and the wisdom of experience means we find solutions by asking a lot of questions and listening keenly to what each client needs, drawing on expertise that spans business management, social sciences, international relations, human resources, policy, regulation, and law.