About
Laura Taaka is an associate in the Banking and Finance Team at MMAKS Advocates in Uganda. She advises on cross-border financings from a Ugandan law perspective (acting for lenders including FMO, Standard Bank of South Africa and Oddo BHF), regulatory matters including anti‑money laundering and capital markets law, and acts for local banks and private equity funds on security perfection, conveyancing and contract review across sectors such as energy, mining, telecoms, infrastructure and fintech.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsCompliance & RegulatoryReal EstateCommercial Contracts
Office
Expertise
Cross-border financings (Ugandan law perspective)Representation of international lendersAnti-money laundering (AML)Capital markets regulatory mattersSecurity perfectionConveyancingContract reviewEnergyMiningTelecomsInfrastructureFintech
Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Development Centre, Uganda
- B (Hons.), Makerere University, Uganda
Languages
English