Martin Mahili
Dar es Salaam
Summary
Martin has been a Trainee in the Corporate and Litigation department at Bowmans Tanzania, Dar es Salaam office. Martin specializes in Mining, Mergers and Acquistion, and Banking and Finance. Having joined Bowmans in 2023 as an intern, he has consistently demonstrated acute legal acumen in these areas, reflecting his ability to navigate complex Tanzanian legal issues and contribute meaningfully to both corporate advisory work and dispute resolution.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Trainee
Bowmans Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
06.2024 - 12.2025
- Preparing periodic updates to a comprehensive regulatory-compliance checklist for pharmaceutical companies operating in the jurisdiction
- Advising on legal and regulatory framework governing Tanzania’s gaming industry, with focus on SMS lottery and online sports betting
- Advising energy-sector companies on employment-law matters, including alignment with evolving labor-law requirements
- Preparing legal guidance on procedural requirements for registering aircraft leases in Tanzania
- Contributing to a legal opinion analyzing Tanzanian framework governing, sovereign loans, grants and government guarantees for large-scale development projects
- Reviewing and advising on dealership agreement from a competition-law and commercial-compliance perspective
- Drafting range of corporate resolutions for port-terminal operators in Tanzania to support governance and strategic decision making
- Preparing legal advice for mining companies on contentious matters, including risk assessment and dispute-management considerations
- Advising global financial services provider on regulatory and financial-compliance questionnaires applicable within the jurisdiction
Legal Intern
Bowmans Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Registering trademarks, conducting legal research, drafting litigation documents in relation to intellectual property matters
- Supporting a major commercial bank in preparing witness statements for trial proceedings, with the matter ultimately determined in the client’s favor
- Assisting International hospitality group on proposed acquisition of a luxury resort in Zanzibar - undertaking tax-focused due diligence in the hospitality sector
- Drafting Share Purchase Agreement in connection with changes in shareholding and corporate restructuring for mining companies
- Preparing comprehensive record of appeal for filing before the Court of Appeal of Tanzania’ the country’s supreme appellate court
- Preparing advisory guidance on procedural steps for effecting mutual separation for an industrial-solutions company operating within the jurisdiction
- Developing legal periodic checklist to support regulatory and operational compliance for companies operating in the aerospace sector
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Law School of Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaSkills
- Legal Drafting
- Transactional work
- Regulatory Advisory
- Compliance Advisory
- Dispute Support
- Litigation Preparation
- Corporate Competence
- Commercial Competence
- Intellectual Property
- Analytical Skills
- Professional Skills
- Multinational Client Support
Timeline
Trainee
Bowmans Tanzania
06.2024 - 12.2025
Legal Intern
Bowmans Tanzania
03.2023 - 06.2024
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Law School of Tanzania