Twenty-one disciplines, one register of expertise.

We advise businesses, investors, directors and entrepreneurs across the full corporate and commercial lifecycle, helping clients establish sound structures, negotiate effectively, manage legal risk and execute transactions with confidence.

• Key Services
• Company incorporation, restructuring and governance
• Commercial contracts, terms and conditions and service agreements
• Shareholder, partnership, joint venture and investment arrangements
• Corporate governance and directors’ duties
• Mergers, acquisitions, reorganisations and due diligence
• Commercial negotiations and general corporate advisory

We advise financial institutions, lenders, borrowers and investors on financing transactions, security arrangements and regulatory requirements, with a focus on transaction certainty, enforceability and effective risk allocation.

• Key Services
• Loan and facility documentation
• Corporate borrowing and lending transactions
• Security creation, registration, perfection and discharge
• Charges, debentures, guarantees and related security instruments
• Syndicated and structured lending
• Banking regulatory advice and Central Bank of Kenya requirements
• Debt recovery and enforcement of securities
• Insolvency-related financing and creditor remedies

We advise issuers, investors, investment vehicles and market participants on regulatory compliance and capital-raising structures within Kenya’s capital markets framework.

• Key Services
• Public and private capital raising
• Debt and corporate bond issuances
• Investment funds and regulated investment schemes
• Capital Markets Authority regulatory compliance
• Continuous disclosure and corporate reporting
• Investment structuring and transaction documentation

We advise businesses on competition compliance, market conduct, transactions and consumer-facing practices, and represent clients in regulatory investigations and competition disputes.

• Key Services
• Merger and acquisition notifications and clearance
• Abuse of dominance and restrictive trade practices
• Competition compliance programmes
• Competition Authority of Kenya investigations and proceedings
• Competition Tribunal matters and appeals
• Consumer protection compliance
• Distribution, agency and commercial arrangements

We provide practical tax advice to businesses and individuals on domestic and cross-border transactions, compliance and disputes, with close attention to commercial consequences and regulatory risk.

• Key Services
• Corporate and individual tax advisory
• VAT, customs and excise matters
• Tax audits, objections and disputes
• Tax Appeals Tribunal representation
• Transfer pricing and cross-border transactions
• Double taxation and treaty issues
• Tax considerations in mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations

We advise reporting institutions, financial businesses, professional firms and other regulated entities on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and counter-proliferation obligations under Kenya’s framework, including reporting to the Financial Reporting Centre through its goAML platform.

• Key Services
• AML/CFT/CPF compliance frameworks and policies
• KYC, customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence
• AML/CFT/CPF risk assessments and compliance reviews
• Beneficial ownership and record-keeping requirements
• Suspicious Transaction/Activity Reporting to the FRC
• FRC registration, inspections and enforcement response
• Targeted financial sanctions and related compliance
• Staff and compliance-officer training
• Advisory on financial crime investigations and regulatory exposure

We advise organisations on responsible data governance and compliance with Kenya’s data protection framework, helping clients manage regulatory exposure while enabling the lawful use of data.

• Key Services
• Data protection compliance audits and gap assessments
• Data mapping and governance frameworks
• Privacy notices, policies and internal procedures
• Data Protection Impact Assessments
• Data breach response and regulatory engagement
• Cross-border data transfer frameworks
• Representation before the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

We protect brands, innovations, creative works and other intellectual property through registration, commercialisation, enforcement and dispute resolution.

• Key Services
• Patents, trade marks and industrial property registration
• Copyright protection and infringement actions
• Licensing and commercialisation agreements
• Anti-counterfeit enforcement and seizure actions
• Intellectual property disputes
• Representation before relevant IP and anti-counterfeit authorities

We represent individuals, companies, directors, investors and institutions in civil and commercial disputes before the Kenyan courts and tribunals, combining strong pleadings and evidence strategy with early assessment of commercial exposure, settlement prospects and enforcement options.

• Key Services
• Contractual and commercial disputes
• Debt recovery and enforcement of contractual obligations
• Shareholder, partnership and corporate disputes
• Property and land-related litigation
• Professional negligence and damages claims
• Injunctions, declarations, judicial review and constitutional remedies
• Appeals, execution and enforcement proceedings
• Strategic settlement and dispute-resolution advice

We help clients resolve disputes efficiently through arbitration, mediation, negotiation and other mechanisms, selecting the process that best protects their commercial and legal interests.

• Key Services
• Domestic and international arbitration
• Court-annexed and private mediation
• Negotiated settlements and dispute avoidance
• Construction adjudication and sector-specific dispute resolution
• Investment and commercial arbitration
• Enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards
• ADR strategy and dispute risk assessment

We provide discreet, strategic representation to individuals, professionals, directors and corporations facing criminal investigations, prosecutions and regulatory proceedings, protecting constitutional rights and due process from investigation through trial and appeal.

• Key Services
• Representation during criminal investigations and prosecutions
• Bail and bond applications
• White-collar crime and corporate criminal matters
• Anti-corruption and regulatory investigations
• Constitutional rights and fair-process applications
• Appeals and post-conviction proceedings
• Victim representation and watching brief services

We advise employers, employees and institutions across the employment lifecycle and in workplace disputes, combining preventive advice with strong representation where disputes arise.

• Key Services
• Employment contracts and HR policies
• Disciplinary and termination processes
• Redundancy and restructuring
• Employment claims and unfair termination disputes
• Collective bargaining and labour relations
• Workplace investigations and grievance management
• Representation before the Employment and Labour Relations Court

We advise insurers, brokers, policyholders and other stakeholders on coverage, claims, regulatory compliance and insurance disputes.

• Key Services
• Policy review and coverage advice
• Insurance regulatory compliance
• Complex and high-value claims
• Subrogation and recovery matters
• Reinsurance disputes and arbitration
• Insurance litigation and appeals
• Risk assessment and claims strategy

We advise developers, contractors, consultants, suppliers, public entities and investors on construction projects, procurement and infrastructure transactions.

• Key Services
• Construction and engineering contracts
• Public procurement advisory and disputes
• PPARB/PPRA-related procurement matters
• National Construction Authority compliance
• National Environment and Management Authority approvals and disputes
• Construction claims and project disputes
• Public-private partnerships
• Infrastructure project risk management and contract administration

We advise investors, developers, operators and other stakeholders on regulatory approvals, project structuring and disputes across energy, mining and natural resources.

• Key Services
• Licensing and regulatory approvals
• Mining rights and transactions
• Environmental and regulatory compliance
• Joint ventures and project development
• Production sharing and related contractual arrangements
• Independent power and energy projects
• Regulatory and commercial disputes

We advise healthcare providers, pharmaceutical businesses, research institutions and professionals on regulatory, contractual, liability and compliance matters.

• Key Services
• Healthcare regulatory compliance and licensing
• Pharmaceutical supply and distribution agreements
• Clinical research and trial frameworks
• Healthcare joint ventures
• Medical negligence and professional liability
• Professional disciplinary proceedings
• Medical inquests and related representation

We assist individuals, businesses and international organisations with lawful mobility into and within Kenya, supporting employers and expatriates through the applicable immigration framework.

• Key Services
• Work permits and passes
• Permanent residence applications
• Dependant and related immigration applications
• Corporate immigration advisory
• Expatriate compliance and localisation requirements
• Representation in immigration-related administrative matters

We advise athletes, creatives, production companies, event organisers and commercial partners on the legal and commercial protection of talent, content and reputation.

• Key Services
• Sports and talent contracts
• Sponsorship and endorsement agreements
• Broadcasting and media rights
• Image and personality rights
• Event and production agreements
• Governance and regulatory compliance
• Commercial dispute resolution

We provide end-to-end legal support on property transactions, land rights, development and property disputes, with attention to due diligence, title integrity and transaction security.

• Key Services
• Sale, purchase and transfer of property
• Leases, licences, easements and rights of access
• Charges, mortgages, discharges and reconveyances
• Land searches, due diligence and title review
• Cautions, restrictions, prohibitions and other protective measures
• Subdivisions, change of user and development consents
• Sectional properties and property developments
• Land and property litigation
• Powers of attorney and property-related trusts

We provide sensitive and strategic advice in family matters, balancing legal rights, financial interests and the welfare of children and families.

• Key Services
• Divorce, separation and annulment
• Child custody, parental responsibility and maintenance
• Matrimonial property disputes
• Prenuptial, postnuptial and settlement agreements
• Guardianship and related applications
• Family mediation and litigation
• Advisory on family and matrimonial arrangements

We assist individuals, families, executors, administrators and trustees in planning, administering and protecting estates, including contested succession matters.

• Key Services
• Wills and codicils
• Estate planning and succession structures
• Probate and letters of administration
• Confirmation and administration of grants
• Inheritance and dependency disputes
• Contested wills and succession litigation
• Estate asset and title due diligence
• Trust and estate administration