Me Reagan KANYUKA KANTOLE

Me Reagan KANYUKA KANTOLE

A business lawyer and tax specialist, Maître Reagan Kanyuka Kantole joined the firm in 2023 and now heads the Tax & Customs department.

He works across all areas of business law: tax, OHADA law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and joint ventures, investment and financing, mining and oil, digital, real estate and business litigation. He holds several certificates in business law, mining law and taxation, and has helped around ten companies comply with the standardised invoice (FACNO) system.

He also has a strong command of general accounting under SYSCOHADA, allowing him to combine the legal, tax and accounting analysis of each matter.

He regularly appears before the commercial courts and arbitral tribunals.

✉ [email protected]

Tax & Customs Law

• Corporate income tax in the DRC: computation, returns, instalments and optimisation
• Personal income tax (IRPP), VAT, withholding taxes and local taxes
• Transfer pricing: intra-group policy, documentation and audit defence
• Compliance with the standardised invoice (FACNO)
• Assistance during tax audits and response to reassessments
• Tax claims, appeals and litigation

OHADA Law & Corporate Governance

• Mergers, acquisitions, share transfers and capital increases
• Legal audits and acquisition due diligence
• Company formation in the DRC (SARL, SA, SAS, EIG, branches) and registration with the RCCM
• Corporate governance: articles of association, shareholders' agreements, boards of directors, general meetings

Investment, Venture Capital & Funds

• Investment structuring and choice of legal vehicle
• Investment Code approval applications with ANAPI
• Venture capital: fundraising, term sheets, shareholders' agreements, warrants and exit clauses

Banking, Finance & Leasing

• Loan agreements, project finance and syndications
• Equipment and real estate leasing
• Equipment and machinery financing

Mining Law & Mining Operations

• Grant, renewal, transfer and lease of exploration and exploitation permits
• Joint ventures, mining agreements and partnerships with Gécamines and the State
• Mining Code compliance: mining royalty, community specifications (cahier des charges), social and environmental obligations

Oil, Gas & Renewable Energy

• Production sharing contracts and hydrocarbon concessions
• Transport, storage and distribution of petroleum products

Enforcement of Judgments & Debt Recovery

• Amicable and judicial debt recovery
• Payment orders and orders for delivery or restitution

International Arbitration & Litigation

• International arbitration: CCJA and ad hoc arbitration
• Mediation and amicable settlement

Certifications

• Fiscalité des entreprises – Career Academy Institute (2026)
• Recouvrement des créances – Juris Lab (2025)
• Arbitrage et médiation – CIAM (2024)
• Arbitrage minier en Afrique – East Africa (2024)
• Droit minier et pétrolier – Juris Lab (2024)
• L'IA et les professionnels du droit – Université de Montréal (2024)
• Bon usage de l'IA – ISO (2024)

Articles

• « Étude de l'IRPP : catégorie des revenus mobiliers », LinkedIn (2026)
• « Le recouvrement de l'impôt et le contentieux de recouvrement en droit positif congolais », Village de la Justice (2025)
• « Entre civisme fiscal et complexité : le quitus fiscal à l'épreuve des entrepreneurs en République démocratique du Congo », Village de la Justice (2025)