Simbarashe Absolom Murondoti is the senior partner of Absolom & Shepherd Attorneys. He has vast experience in corporate and commercial law cases, both in litigation and transaction advisory. He has worked on a number of high value multi-million dollar mandates of diverse nature. Part of his past work includes the recovery of 38 million Yuan (5.6 million USD) in a multi-jurisdictional complex investment dispute. He has also advised a superior court in Europe (Dresden) on Zimbabwe's currency laws. Apart from his gravitas in corporate law matters, Simbarashe is a renowned authority on cybersecurity and technology law, having authored the nation's first academic commentary on cybersecurity law. He also drafted the Information Communication Technology & Cybersecurity Guidelines for the Law Society of Zimbabwe, which are applicable on all legal practitioners in Zimbabwe. He is a Certied Ethical Hacker, a Microsoft Technology Associate and an author on data privacy and cybersecurity. His notable work includes

Recovery of 38 000 000 RMB (Approx. 5.8 mil USD) in a complex investment dispute.
Successful litigation in a dispute over 25 ha of prime land with a market valuation of USD$ 4.2 mil.
Participation in a high value copper mining dispute.
Advising a German based investor regarding disinvestment of valuable assets with an estimate value of USD$ 12 mil.
Successful representations of a group of residents challenging a change of use permit.
Litigation in a shareholder dispute in a high value insurance and funeral services concern.
Co-drafting the code of practice on safeguarding at the Wilton Park Conference (United Kingdom).
Advised the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany as an appointed Rechtsanwalt.

Practice Focus

Simbarashe advises clients on a wide array of legal matters including deal structuring, investment laws, shareholder disputes, data privacy, cybersecurity, high value recoveries and general litigation.

Publications & Speaking Engagements

So you want to be a law student? (2017)
Commentary on the Cyber crimes and Cybersecurity bill, 2018
ISBN 978 - 0 - 7974 - 9543- 2
Wilton Park Conference (UK Foreign & Commonwealth Ofce) 2019
Speaker at SADC Lawyers Association AGM (2019) (Victoria Falls)
Speaker at the Law Society of Zimbabwe Winter School (2018) on the 20th of July 2018
Speaker at the Youthspark Pan African Conference, Ghana Accra, 2018
Speaker at the ZWLA Annual Women's Conference (17 Dec 2018)
Speaker at the ICT & Cyber Security Training - Law Society of Zimbabwe - 19th - 20thFebruary 2020.
Guest at the Walter Kamba Rule of Law Lecture -- 28 February 2020 Monomotapa Hotel
Drafted the Law Society of Zimbabwe ICT & Cybersecurity Guide for Law Firms, 2020
Speaker in the Law Society of Zimbabwe Cybersecurity Webinar (29 September 2020)

Board Memberships

Zimbabwe German Society
Pamumvuri
KwikTill Payments
YouthUp (Lagos, Nigeria)

Qualifications

University of Zimbabwe (LLBS)
EC Council Certied Ethical Hacker
Microsoft Technology Associate (db)

Professional Associations

Law Society of Zimbabwe
Africa Bar Association
SADC Lawyers Association

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