Ms. Victoria is the founder of Authentic Attorneys. She obtained her LLB (Hons.) degree from the University of Dar Es Salaam in 1984. She obtained her LLM degree from the same University in 2001 and she wrote her thesis on Corporate Insolvency Law in Tanzania specifically on the recovery measures by banks and financial institutions. Victoria has various professional certificates from overseas, including those obtained from London University African studies, United States of America on Court Administration Program, International Development Lawyers Institute (IDLI) Rome - Italy on Contracts negotiations, among others. She was enrolled as an Advocate in December 1995.
She also has vast experience and expertise on tax law practice, Receiverships, Constitution Law, corporate and banking Laws, Advocacy skills, Company Secretariat skills, Mediation and Arbitration skills etc., acquired in the cause of working and from various trainings and seminars she has been attending. She is an advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and Courts subordinate thereto save for Primary Courts with over 20 years’ experience in legal practice in Tanzania.
She is a seasoned consultant in the field of real estate and land law in general, a corporate lawyer and advises clients on Tax matters. She is currently a local consultant on a project known as Tanzania Housing Market study which is under the Ministry of Lands and Bank of Tanzania. She is held in high regard by clients and peers.
Victoria started her legal practice as an advocate with biggest Law firm in the country by then, known as Tanzania Legal Corporation and later on joined the National Housing Corporation where she worked as a Corporation Secretary for a considerable period of time. She has served as a Chairperson of Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA), a Chairperson of Gender Forum for Constitution Review process (GFC), She is a member of Tanganyika law Society, SADC Law Association, East Africa Law Society, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and a Member of the Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (TIArb).
Victoria is a Board member of Management and Development for Health (MDH), A member of the Board of Trustees Tanzania Girl Guides Association, A member- Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal, a Technical Committee Member of Women Fund Tanzania and a member of committee of Tawla that deals with members affairs. She is also a Rotarian- Dar Oysterbay Rotary Club.
Direct Contacts:
Mobile: +255754 267 896/ +255787 267 896
Telephone: +255 789 263789/ +255 22 292 3337
Fax: +255 736606758
Email: vmandari@authenticattorneys.co.tz or vmandari@gmail.com