Disputes Resolution

• Satisfactorily acting for an Artiste (Musician) claiming infringement of his copyright by a telecommunication operator in the High Court of Kenya.
• Acting for 40 purchasers of residential apartments by way of long-term leases in a dispute between the developer on the one hand as a shareholder and the purchasers acting collectively on the other regarding the exercise and control of the management functions in the housing estate and transfer of the reversionary interest in the property to the management company.
• Successfully acting for a Member of Parliament in an Election Petition dispute challenging validity of his election in the 2022 General Elections.
• Successfully acting for a party in a property dispute litigation with a subject value of over US$7 Million in both the Environment and Land Court and at the Court of Appeal.
• Acting for a state-owned Corporation in Arbitration dispute of over US$ 5 Million.
• Advising Banks, Saccos in numerous Securities enforcement disputes challenging the Lender’s right to realize Security
• Acting in numerous commercial, property and constitutional disputes in the superior courts of records in Kenya.

Banking and Finance

• Offering legal advisory to Bank of China Limited, one of the largest Banks in Peoples’ Republic of China, on Kenya’s policy, legal and regulatory framework governing financial sector in general and the setting up of a Representative O ce in Kenya in particular, with respect to registration and licensing requirements applicable.
• Advising Kenya Ecumenical Church Loan Fund (ECLOF) a large community-focused Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) on an ongoing basis, in syndicated borrowing transactions to raise capital for onward lending to its customers. The Firm advised, negotiated, prepared and reviewed extensive loan documentation involving multiple lenders (both local and foreign) in transactions valued at millions of US dollars.
• Acted for project sponsors in negotiating and reviewing terms of project finance loan documentation for provision of senior and mezzanine debts to finance the costs of construction and operations of a 170-room hotel facility in Nairobi in a transaction involving two of Kenya’s largest Banks.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Acting as the team leader in advising owners in a share sale transaction involving 100% disposal of shares in a trading company, a deal valued at US$4 million. The mandate involved preparation and review of a wide range of documentation including non-disclosure agreement, share purchase agreement, shareholder and board resolutions, amendments to the constitutional documents, waivers, completion check lists as well as dealing with merge notifications to the Competition Authority of Kenya and obtaining approvals. We also advised on the most
  efficient tax structures to achieve maximum value on distribution
  of dividends.
• Providing front-to-end transactional advisory to investors in an acquisition deal of trading company valued at US$4,200,000/=.
  The Firm undertook extensive legal due diligence to ascertain compliance of the target entity with contractual, corporate, legal and tax obligations arising under various contracts and legislations; and negotiated and drafted share purchase documentation including the tax warranties and indemnities clauses. We also dealt with merger notifications and approvals at the Competition Authority of Kenya, resulting in the successful closure of the transaction.