Practice Areas

We advise our clients on all aspects of employment and labour laws including, employment contracts, labour relations, trade unions, recruitment, termination, redundancy, unfair dismissals, pension and retirement benefits, insurance, health and safety, non-disclosure and non-compete agreements and claims and benefits. We also advise on immigration and work permit matters for international employers and employees.

The firm advises local and regional banks as well as international financial institutions. The team brings together experience, specialist knowledge and business acumen necessary to foresee and overcome issues before they become problems and the strength to deliver those solutions on time. We have experience in all areas of banking and securitization, asset finance and equipment leasing.

Our team has experience on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters and this places us in a competitive position to counsel clients on intricate domestic and cross border transactions. We prepare, negotiate and review all kinds of commercial contracts. We act and advise on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, various types of cooperation agreements such as consortium agreements etc, commercial leases, international sale of goods and services, licensing agreements, management and leveraged buyouts, incorporation of local and foreign companies as well as registration of trusts.

Our team advises local and foreign clients on all aspects of IP law including acquisition, exploitation and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights.

Our areas of work include:

• Debt finance
• Retail and corporate lending
• Finance law
• Insolvency
• Legal advisory
• Mortgages (real estate finance)
• Structured finance
• Syndicate lending
• Trade finance

We provide legal services in all aspects of buying, selling and leasing property and assist with all enquiries regarding property law in Kenya and beyond. We handle conveyancing, commercial and residential developments, leases and licenses. We represent individuals and corporates in the acquisition and disposal of land, assist with all aspects of a development project including agreements with project consultants and financiers and we liaise with planning, environmental and surveying experts at the stages of the transaction.

We provide a full range of legal services in advising underwriters, issuers and purchasers in both public and private securities offerings. Our scope includes advising on transactions such as initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, bond issues, private placements, rights offers and compliance with ongoing obligations in terms of the Capital Markets Act.

We provide our corporate and individual clients with innovative strategies to address the complexities of the tax marketplace. We also advise our clients on any changes in tax laws and keep them informed of any additional tax liability that they may need to consider.