EM PATHWAYS Legal & Advisory is a Rwandan law firm specializing in committed legal solutions, strategic counsel, and policy consultancy to individuals, institutions, and states. Firmly grounded on values of integrity, equity, and transformation, we guide clients through complex legal and governance matters with clarity and confidence.
Our Expertise
EM PATHWAYS Legal & Advisory brings together a multidisciplinary team of legal and technical professionals with demonstrated experience in legal reform, legislative drafting, policy development, and institutional strengthening. Our expertise spans the full cycle of law reform processes, including legal analysis, drafting, revision, consolidation, and implementation support.
Our team comprises legislative drafters, legal analysts, multilingual legal translators, advisers, and consultants with complementary expertise across key sectors such as public and private law, corporate governance, information technology, environmental and natural resources law, and diplomacy and international relations. This breadth of expertise enables us to deliver integrated, high-quality advisory services that are responsive to complex legal, regulatory, and governance environments.
EM PATHWAYS has the capacity to support governments, public institutions, development partners, civil society organizations, and private actors in designing and implementing legal and policy frameworks that promote good governance, access to justice, institutional effectiveness, and sustainable development.
Our Values and Working Methodology
Our work is grounded in the principles of integrity, independence, inclusiveness, and impact. We are committed to delivering solutions that are legally sound, context-specific, and aligned with national priorities and international standards.
We adopt a collaborative and evidence-based approach, working closely with clients and stakeholders throughout each assignment. Our methodology emphasizes participatory processes, comparative legal analysis, and practical implementation considerations, ensuring that proposed legal and policy solutions are not only technically robust but also feasible, sustainable, and locally owned.
Managing Director & Founder
A former Minister of Justice and former Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Rwanda, the Managing Director of EM Pathways Legal & Advisory is a seasoned lawyer, arbitrator, mediator, and policy consultant with over 25 years of senior leadership experience in justice sector reform, governance, legislative development, diplomacy, and institutional strengthening.
She has led and contributed to complex legal and institutional reforms at national and international levels, including post-conflict justice reconstruction, judicial reorganization, law enforcement modernization, and access to justice initiatives. Her work has been supported by major international partners including international Organizations, UN Agencies, and bilateral cooperation agencies.
With strong expertise in legislative drafting, public policy, governance advisory, and dispute resolution, she has served in high-level roles including High Commissioner of Rwanda to Canada, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, and senior justice sector leadership positions. She combines strategic vision with deep contextual understanding, and works fluently in English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
