Advocate Ferdinand Makore

Advocate Ferdinand Makore

Position: Executive Partner

Is the founder and Executive Partner at APT Legal who leads the team as head of the business of the firm. He is a competent Legal Practitioner of over 9 years of work experience in vast areas of the law and practice.

Prior to founding APT Legal, Adv. Makore founded Case & Law Attorneys which later became APT Legal. He has previously been working with government institutions in the area of law. He worked as a Solicitor at Local Government Authorities in Tanzania. And for the past five years he worked as a Head of Legal and Conveyance at Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements in Kibaha Municipality station.. In addition to government posts, he headed Mwananchi Legal Aid Centre as a Director of Legal Department. In Mwananchi Legal Aid Centre a non-profit organization Adv. Makore worked at both in Arusha Headquarters and Musoma Branch. He was tasked to establish a branch in Musoma and managed to do so assiduously. Furthermore, Makore worked with Legal Fountains Advocates, Hekima Law Centre and Locus Attorneys on various times and capacities.

Adv. Makore is a seasoned Property Law practitioner with over six years of experience in legal practice and conveyancing. He has developed substantial expertise in complex property transactions and litigation, including matters involving commercial and investment properties, chattels transfers, mortgages, and unit title developments. He has participated in high-profile commercial and investment disputes and has acted for clients in matters spanning Insurance Law, Competition Law, Banking and Finance, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property (including trademarks and patents), Data and Consumer Protection, Mining and Energy disputes, regulatory compliance, anti-corruption and anti-bribery proceedings, as well as large-scale class action real estate litigation. Adv. Makore has successfully advised, prosecuted, defended, and represented major commercial institutions, corporate entities, and individual clients in diverse civil and commercial matters. He is a skilled civil litigator known for his diligence, analytical depth, attentive listening, and disciplined approach to client representation.

Advocate Makore is a full litigant and enjoys the profession by desire. He is an Advocate by nobility. He has performed multilateral works, offering legal opinions to both local and multinationals, drafting various legal documents and litigating on a number of cases.

Makore is an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and subordinate courts thereto. He holds appearance in various tribunals including Land Tribunals, Tax Tribunals, Fair Competition Commission, Commission for Mediation and Arbitration, Insurance Tribunals, Public Procurement Appeal Authority, Capital Markets Tribunal (CMT) and any other statutory tribunals.

Qualification & Education

  • Masters of Laws (LL.M) on Corporate and Commercial from University of Dar es Salaam,
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law School of Tanzania
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB. Hons), University of Dar es Salaam,
  • Certificate on Property Laws from Unicaf University, Data Protection Certified, various recognitions in the areas of laws and practice, member of Tanganyika Law Society and East Africa Law Society.

Practice Areas

Property Law & Conveyancing
95%
Civil & Commercial Litigation
92%
Corporate & Commercial Law
90%
Land & Real Estate Transactions
95%
Banking & Finance Law
88%
Regulatory Compliance
88%
Mining & Energy Disputes
84%
Data & Consumer Protection
83%