Specialisms
- Project Finance
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Infrastructure Development
- Trade Finance
- Development Finance
- Investment Law
- Carbon Markets
- Banking & Finance
- Fintech
Masalu N. Masanja
Managing Partner — Project Finance, PPPs, Infrastructure Development, Trade Finance & Development Finance
Masalu N. Masanja is an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and the Managing Partner at Leyrand. He is a reputable international development lawyer with over six years of working experience across sub-Saharan Africa and the North and Middle East with the United Nations. He specialises in Project Finance, public-private partnerships, investment law, carbon markets, banking and finance, fintech, hedge funds, SME financing, immigration, and corporate and mining law.
Masalu has national and international experience in development financing, advising multiple clients across different fields, which brings a strong blend of national and international standards to his work.
He has experience working with the United Nations and international financial institutions, including the World Bank, KfW, the African Development Bank, and other bilateral agencies.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Mzumbe University, Morogoro
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law School of Tanzania
- Master of Laws (LL.M) in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa (Distinction), University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Uganda Martyrs University
- Master in Development Finance (in progress), Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Memberships
- Tanganyika Law Society
- East Africa Law Society
- Pan African Lawyers Union