Practice Areas

We advise corporates, financial institutions, private equity, and investors on the full spectrum of commercial and financial transactions. Our team is recognised for its ability to navigate complex multi-jurisdictional deals with precision, commercial sensitivity, and speed.

Whether you are structuring a merger, raising capital, navigating a regulatory investigation, or drafting bespoke commercial contracts, we bring the transactional depth and legal clarity your business needs.

• Mergers & AcquisitionsDue diligence, deal structuring, regulatory approvals, and post-merger integration advisory.
• Banking & Finance LawLoan documentation, security arrangements, syndicated lending, and regulatory compliance for lenders and borrowers.
• Capital Markets & SecuritiesIPOs, bond issuances, CMA compliance, prospectus review, and NSE listings.
• Corporate GovernanceBoard advisory, shareholder agreements, directors' duties, and compliance frameworks.
• Contract Drafting & NegotiationComplex commercial agreements, JV agreements, distribution, agency, and supply contracts.
• Regulatory ComplianceCBK, CMA, IRA, and sector-specific licensing, compliance audits, and regulatory investigations.
• Private Equity & InvestmentFund formation, investor agreements, exit structuring, and portfolio company advisory.

As Kenya accelerates its energy transition and unlocks its mineral wealth, businesses operating in this sector face a fast-evolving legal and regulatory environment. We guide clients — from international oil companies to junior miners and renewable energy developers — through every stage of the project lifecycle.

Our practice spans upstream, midstream, and downstream energy law, mining titles and concessions, environmental authorisations, and project finance structures tailored to the extractive and energy industries.

• Oil & Gas TransactionsPSAs, JOAs, farm-in/out agreements, upstream licensing, and NOCK regulatory matters.
• Mining & Extractives LawMining licences, community land rights, royalty negotiations, and Mining Act compliance.
• Renewable Energy ProjectsWind, solar, geothermal — from development agreements to grid connection and EPRA licensing.
• Energy Project FinanceLender-side and borrower-side advisory for IPPs, PPAs, and infrastructure financing.
• Licensing & PermitsEPRA, NEMA, county government consents, and sector-specific regulatory approvals.
• Environmental & Social ComplianceEIA/EA review, community benefit agreements, NEMA enforcement response.
• Government & State-Entity AdvisoryAdvising parastatals and county governments on energy sector transactions and policy.

When disputes arise, you need advocates who combine rigorous legal preparation with persuasive, confident advocacy. Our litigators appear before the High Court of Kenya, the Court of Appeal, and specialist tribunals, and are experienced in both domestic and international arbitration.

We are pragmatic advisers: we pursue the most cost-effective and expedient route to resolution — whether that is litigation, arbitration, mediation, or negotiated settlement.

• Commercial LitigationHigh Court and appellate proceedings in contract, tort, company law, and general commercial disputes.
• International ArbitrationICSID, ICC, LCIA, and NCIA arbitration — both representation and tribunal support.
• Mediation & ADRStructured negotiation, mediation advocacy, and settlement agreement drafting.
• Debt RecoveryPre-litigation demand, statutory demand, summary judgment applications, and enforcement.
• Insolvency & RestructuringReceivership, administration, liquidation, and creditor rights under the Insolvency Act.
• Employment DisputesEmployment and Labour Relations Court representation for employers and senior executives.