The Team
The composition of the firm has been changing over the years. The current Partners of the firm are as follows:
Rugare Mandima
Rugare completed B.L. Hons. & LLB degrees in 1983 and 1984 respectively and joined the firm in January 1985 as a Professional Assistant. He was admitted as a Partner in 1989. From 1 January 1999 to 31 August 1999, he joined Gambe & Associates as a Partner but left to rejoin Danziger & Partners. He has been the Senior Partner of the firm since January 2001. He specializes in Conveyancing, Estate Planning and Deceased Estates Administration and Corporate Advisory services. He is responsible for administration, business development and general well-being of the firm and is based at Harare. Email: mandimar@danziger.co.zw
GODFREY MUTSEYEKWA
Godfrey completed B.L. Hons. and L.L.B. degrees in 1987 and 1988 respectively. He joined the firm as a Professional Assistant in November 1988 and became a Partner in 1993. Godfrey specializes in Deceased Estates and Administration, Labour, complex civil litigation and Corporate Advisory Services. He is responsible for the training and development of our professional assistants so as to ensure continuity of good and efficient service delivery. He is based at Gweru. Email: mutseyekwag@danziger.co.zw
ABSOLOM MUCHANDIONA
Absolom completed L.L.B. Hons. degree in 1995, joined the firm in 1996 and was admitted as a Partner in 2001. He specializes in Labour, civil litigation and Corporate advisory services. Absolom is responsible for the quality of our standard documents i.e. agreements, pleadings and routine correspondence and is based at Harare. Email: muchandionaa@danziger.co.zw
PATIENCE TAKAYENDESA
Patience completed L.L.B. Hons. degree in 2005, worked for the Ministry of Justice as a Public Prosecutor and Magistrate up to 2008 when she joined the firm as a Professional Assistant and was admitted as Partner in 2012. She specializes in Criminal and civil litigation, Labour and Family law and is based at Gweru. Email: takayendesap@danziger.co.zw
SIMON MUSAPATIKA
Simon completed L.L.B. Hons. degree in 2013 and was admitted as a legal practitioner the same year. He briefly worked at the High Court of Zimbabwe in Harare before joining the firm in January 2014. He specializes in civil and criminal litigation with a notable bias to corporate, commercial and property law as well as, agricultural and land disputes and mining law. He became a Partner on 1 July 2018. email: musapatikas@danziger.co.zw