Tino, the founder and Senior Partner in the firm has over 20 years experience in legal practice, specialising in corporate law with emphasis on institutional set up and advancement, commercial and property practice. He holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Zimbabwe and a number of local and international human rights awards. Bere has a passion for Human Rights (esp. Training) & Legal Profession-Governance. He has been a regular resource person, trainer and facilitator on legal profession training and human rights training and outreach programmes for Law Society of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and SADC Lawyers Association for many years. He has also become a regular speaker at CLC Conferences since 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya and a regular resource person for the World Bar Council and the International Bar Association.

He has spoken at SADC Lawyers Association Symposium on Administration of Justice (Namibia 2010), the Commonwealth Lawyers Conference 2009 in Hong Kong and at the World Movement for Democrat 6th Assembly held in Jakarta, Indonesia. With more than 20 years experience, Tino leads the firm’s Corporate Division. Tino founded the firm in 1992, then known as Bere & Associates.

Tino has also until 2012 lectured at Africa University in the following areas:

• Business Law (Faculty of Management & Administration – Undergraduate Programme)
• Corporate Law (Faculty of Management & Administration – Undergraduate Programme)
• Ethics & Professionalism (Africa Public Sector Management – Post Graduate programme)