Our Expertise Areas

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Wealth Management Advisory

(Private Wealth & Family Office)

Preserving wealth. Protecting legacy.
Wealth Management Advisory

We provide discreet, structured advice to individuals, families, family-owned enterprises, and high-growth founders seeking to safeguard, grow, and transfer wealth across generations.

Our work is grounded in forward-looking planning, risk protection, and regulatory compliance, with a tailored approach that recognizes the unique personal, business, and cross-border dimensions of private wealth.

We act not only as legal counsel but also as strategic partners, supporting clients at pivotal life and business moments - from wealth creation through liquidity events to legacy planning.

Our approach combines confidentiality, planning discipline, and long-term alignment with client values and aspirations.

Practice Covers:
• Estate planning, wills and succession structuring
• Family trusts, charitable foundations and private wealth vehicles
• Family governance frameworks and intergenerational wealth transfer
• High-value asset protection and investment structuring
• Advisory on family-owned business continuity and transition
• Tax-efficient holding and ownership models (local and cross-border)
• Fiduciary administration and trustee advisory
• Philanthropy and legacy planning

Capital Raising, Investment & Deal Advisory

(Apogee Capital Office)

Structuring investments that protect capital and unlock opportunity.
Capital Raising, Investment & Deal Advisory

We work with investors, founders and transaction parties to structure and execute investment deals responsibly and efficiently.

Our team guides clients through due diligence, negotiations and closing processes, ensuring sound documentation and alignment of commercial interests.

We also support cross-border investment structuring for both entry and exit.

Work Includes:
• Fund Structuring
• Venture capital and private equity transactions
• Drafting term sheets, shareholder and subscription agreements
• Legal due diligence and transaction support
• Mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring
• Investment protection and governance mechanisms
• Cross-border and treaty-based structuring
• Green finance advisory and structuring
• Offshore banking advisory
Tailored Solutions for:
• Development Finance Institutions
• Commercial Banks
• Micro Finance Institutions
• Financial Technology Institutions (FinTechs)
• Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs)
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds

Business, Corporate & Commercial Advisory

(Biz Hub)

Building Great Enterprises.
Business, Corporate & Commercial Advisory

We support entrepreneurs, SMEs, investors and established enterprises throughout the business lifecycle.

Our advisory ensures proper structuring, governance and operational clarity, enabling compliant and sustainable growth.

We help clients build sound corporate foundations, navigate regulation, and protect commercial value through well-crafted legal documentation and advisory.

Work Includes:
• Entity formation and restructuring
• Shareholder and joint venture arrangements
• Commercial contracts and procurement frameworks
• Corporate governance and compliance support
• Employment and Human Resource governance advisory
• Licensing and regulatory compliance
• Corporate trainings on thematic areas
• Company secretarial support
• Strategic planning advisory
• Tax advisory
• Legal audit
• Work permits and immigration support

Natural Resources, Real Estate & Infrastructure

(Emerald Office)

Sustainable assets. Resilient futures.
Natural Resources, Real Estate & Infrastructure

We advise across the full value chain of land-based and extractive resources, energy and climate transitions, large-scale development, and sustainable use of the built and natural environment.

Our practice serves investors, developers, government agencies, agribusinesses, natural resource operators, landowners, conservation actors and climate-aligned ventures navigating increasingly complex commercial, regulatory and environmental frameworks.

Our approach is rooted in sustainability.

We help clients balance economic development with governance, environmental stewardship and long-term asset resilience.

Whether advising on a farm-to-market value chain, a renewable energy project, a coastal development, or strategic landholding, we integrate commercial insight with regulatory depth to deliver legally compliant and sustainable outcomes.

Support Areas:
• Mining, extractives and local content regulation
• Energy law (renewables, transition fuels, grid & distribution frameworks)
• The blue economy (fisheries, ocean governance, ports, coastal assets)
• Agribusiness law and value chain structuring
• Land acquisition, tenure security and community engagement
• Project development, PPPs and infrastructure concessions
• Environmental, climate and sustainability compliance
• Conservation finance and natural capital
• Real estate investment, development and conveyancing
• ESG risk assessment and regulatory interface

Dispute Resolution & Risk Management

(Tatua Office)

We offer strategic dispute management focused on outcomes, not escalation.
Dispute Resolution & Risk Management

We help clients prevent, manage and resolve disputes through a strategy-led approach that protects relationships, preserves value and secures enforceable outcomes.

Our practice integrates litigation, arbitration, mediation and pre-dispute advisory to ensure that commercial, regulatory and interpersonal conflicts are handled with precision, confidentiality and strategic foresight.

Our goal is to resolve disputes efficiently - and where possible, to ensure they never arise.

Work Includes:
• Commercial, contractual and corporate disputes
• Property, land and environmental disputes
• Judicial review and administrative/public law litigation
• Employment and workplace disputes
• Debt recovery, enforcement and insolvency-related claims
• Mediation, negotiation and structured settlement processes
• Domestic and cross-border arbitration
• Compliance-based risk diagnostics and dispute avoidance frameworks
• Crisis response advisory for sensitive or high-stakes conflicts

Public Policy, Governance & Development Advisory

(Development Office)

Law, governance and accountability in practice.
Public Policy, Governance & Development Advisory

We advise public institutions, development partners, civil society organizations and mission-driven private sector actors on the design, implementation, and evaluation of governance and development frameworks.

Our work supports policy coherence, institutional strengthening, accountability, and community-centered delivery of public interest outcomes.

Our approach blends legal precision with policy strategy - ensuring that development efforts are not only lawful and technically sound, but also legitimate, participatory and sustainable.

We help clients translate governance goals into enforceable frameworks and operational results.

Work Includes:
• Legislative and regulatory drafting
• Institutional and governance framework reviews
• Public sector reform and capacity strengthening
• Policy design, impact assessment and implementation support
• Stakeholder engagement, consultations and public participation processes
• Social sector and development programming advisory
• Development cooperation & donor compliance requirements
• Governance diagnostics and accountability architecture
• Devolution, intergovernmental relations and public service delivery
• Rights-based approaches and citizen oversight frameworks

Intellectual Property, Technology & Innovation

(Ubunifu Office)

Safeguarding ideas, brands and innovative business models.
Intellectual Property, Technology & Innovation

We support innovators, digital businesses and creators in building and safeguarding assets.

Our work spans brand protection, intellectual property (IP), portfolio management and technology contracting, with a focus on traditional and emerging business models.

We also advise on data protection and digital compliance frameworks.

Work Includes:
• Patent, trademark, copyright and industrial design protection
• Licensing and commercialization of IP
• Technology and Software as a Service agreements
• Data protection and privacy compliance
• Digital platform and online business regulation
• Brand enforcement and infringement action

Media, Entertainment & Sports Law

(Mchezo Office)

Taking Care of the Game Behind the Game.
Media, Entertainment & Sports Law

We support clients operating across the creative economy, digital media and sporting industries by protecting rights, structuring commercial arrangements and enabling monetization of talent and content.

Our advisory spans the full lifecycle of creative and sporting assets - from creation and licensing to distribution, branding and enforcement.

We work with artists, producers, athletes, event organizers, platforms, agencies, broadcasters and sponsors to develop legally sound agreements that safeguard intellectual property (IP) value and commercial interests.

Our practice also covers regulatory compliance for media platforms and emerging digital markets, including streaming, influencer partnerships and brand-as-content models.

Work Includes:
• Talent, production and performance agreements
• Broadcasting, streaming and distribution rights
• Sponsorship, image and publicity rights
• Merchandising and brand exploitation
• Sports governance and regulatory compliance
• Content licensing and digital rights management
• Event, touring and entertainment contracts
• Enforcement of IP and related commercial rights

Transport, Logistics & Mobility Law

(Mobility Office)

Legal clarity for the world in motion.
Transport, Logistics & Mobility Law

We advise across the full transport ecosystem, covering road, aviation, maritime and emerging mobility platforms.

Our practice supports the legal, regulatory and commercial dimensions of asset ownership, fleet operations, cross-border movement, leasing and financing.

We work with operators, financiers, service providers and regulators to ensure that transport activities are compliant, bankable and efficiently structured.

We understand transport as both a regulatory environment and a commercial value chain.

Our advisory therefore bridges approvals, licensing and safety compliance with contractual structuring, financing arrangements and risk allocation across the supply and operational chain.

The practice also supports the growing mobility sector, including leasing companies, logistics platforms and digitally integrated transport solutions.

Work Includes:
• Motor vehicle, fleet and transport compliance
• Aviation regulatory advisory, registration and leasing
• Maritime and carriage of goods by sea
• Freight forwarding and logistics contracting
• Asset finance, leasing and security perfection
• Cross-border operations and licensing frameworks
• Liability, risk allocation and insurance-linked advisory

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

(Ushuru Office)

Forward-looking compliance that reduces risk and preserves value.
Tax & Regulatory Compliance

We assist clients to structure transactions, manage tax exposure and navigate regulatory demands.

Our practice is both advisory and defensive, providing representation where compliance is challenged.

Work Includes:
• Tax planning and structuring
• Transaction tax advisory
• Cross-border taxation
• KRA objections, negotiations and appeals
• Statutory and regulatory compliance reviews
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating Financing of Terrorism CFT frameworks and sector standards advisory

Access to Justice & Pro Bono Services

(Vanilla Office)

Law that Serves the People.
Access to Justice & Pro Bono Services

We maintain a commitment to social impact by extending high-quality legal assistance to vulnerable groups, first-contact justice seekers and public interest initiatives.

Work Includes:
• Pro bono representation
• Walk-in consultations
• Rights-based and public interest advisory
• Community legal awareness
• Strategic and impact litigation support
• Partnerships with justice sector actors