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Isaac Walukagga

Isaac Walukagga is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Team. His portfolio includes multimillion‑dollar commercial recoveries, high‑stakes tax litigation, transfer pricing advisory for global financial institutions, and precedent‑setting employment and tenancy cases at Uganda’s highest courts. Isaac has represented international Banks before the High Court (Commercial Division) in multimillion‑dollar recovery actions. He has also advised an international road construction company in an integrity‑based investigation with the African Development Bank and Uganda’s Anti‑Corruption Department, and helped design a full integrity compliance structure for the company.

MMAKS Advocates

Dispute ResolutionCommercial Litigation+6
UgandaEnglish
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James Mukasa

Managing Partner

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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James Samuel Zeere

Principal Associate

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Joseph Luswata

Partner

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Josephine Muhaise

Principal Associate

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Kenneth Kiapi

Kenneth is an associate in the Dispute Resolution Team.

MMAKS Advocates

LitigationIntellectual Property+6
UgandaEnglish
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Laura Taaka

Laura is an associate in the firm’s Banking and Finance Team.

MMAKS Advocates

Banking & FinanceCapital Markets+3
UgandaEnglish
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Lilian Tumwizere

Lilian is an associate with the firm and works with the Intellectual Property Team.

MMAKS Advocates

Intellectual Property
UgandaEnglish
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Maureen Mudong

Maureen is an associate in both the Banking and Finance Team and the Corporate Advisory Team.

MMAKS Advocates

Banking & FinanceCorporate / M&A
UgandaEnglish
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Michael Mafabi

Partner

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Miriam Atim

Miriam is an associate with the Corporate Advisory team at MMAKS Advocates.

MMAKS Advocates

Corporate / M&ACorporate Governance+6
UgandaEnglish
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Moses Adriko

Moses is a partner and co-head of the Dispute Resolution Team. His practice focuses mainly on corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, intellectual property, and international criminal law. Moses has acted as an arbitrator in multiple ad hoc UNCITRAL commercial tribunals and served on the PPDA Appeals Tribunal, handling complex multi‑million‑dollar public procurement disputes. He has successfully defended an international construction company in an ICC arbitration involving a USD 1 million claim. He has also served as Rule 74 Counsel before the International Criminal Court in The Hague

MMAKS Advocates

Dispute ResolutionLitigation+5
UgandaEnglish
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Moses Segawa

Partner

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Nicholas Ecimu

Partner

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Norman Mulira

Norman is a principal associate in the firm's corporate advisory department.

MMAKS Advocates

Corporate / M&APrivate Equity+6
UgandaEnglish
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Paul Mbuga

Partner

DLA Piper Africa, Uganda (S&L Advocates)

Uganda
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Philip Nsaja

Philip is an associate in the Dispute Resolution Team.

MMAKS Advocates

Dispute Resolution
Uganda
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Prisca Nagujja

Prisca is an Associate with the Banking and Finance Team.

MMAKS Advocates

Banking & FinanceProject Finance+5
UgandaEnglish
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Racheal Kugonza

Racheal is an Associate with the Property, Banking and Finance Team.

MMAKS Advocates

Banking & FinanceReal Estate+1
UgandaEnglish
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Sarah Nassali

Sarah is an associate in the Banking and Finance Team. Sarah has direct experience handling complex asset sales and purchases, property transfers, mortgages, and re-mortgages. She works closely with a broad client base including local and international lenders, borrowers, investment funds, and development finance institutions (DFIs), supporting them in various financing and project development transactions within Uganda. Her foundational expertise extends to corporate law and mergers & acquisitions, where she has assisted in establishing corporate entities, conducting due diligence exercises, corporate restructuring, corporate governance and drafting and reviewing key corporate transaction documents. Sarah is actively involved in advising on transaction structuring and routinely provides practical support to regional and multinational clients on a range of advisory inquiries that impact their operations.

MMAKS Advocates

Banking & FinanceCorporate / M&A+1
UgandaEnglish
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Stephen Zimula

Stephen Zimula is a partner the in the Dispute Resolution Team. He specialises in high‑value and complex commercial litigation in matters involving debt recovery, real estate, and tax. His experience includes recovering multimillion‑dollar sums for top commercial banks—often through the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court—and successfully defending institutions against large claims intended to frustrate recovery efforts. He has represented prominent real estate companies and high‑net‑worth investors in tax disputes before the Tax Appeals Tribunal, securing the withdrawal or reversal of substantial assessments. Stephen routinely advises on property acquisitions, condominium developments, and due‑diligence processes in land acquisitions.

MMAKS Advocates

Dispute ResolutionCommercial Litigation+3
UgandaEnglish
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Timothy Lugayizi

Timothy is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Litigation Team and is mainly involved in commercial litigation.

MMAKS Advocates

LitigationBanking & Finance+2
UgandaEnglish
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Timothy Masembe Kanyerezi

Timothy Masembe Kanyerezi is the Managing Partner and also heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team. His practice focuses mainly on commercial, tax and civil litigation, as well as arbitration. Timothy is a leading litigator in Uganda and has successfully represented major financial institutions, multinational corporations, and energy sector clients in complex litigation, constitutional matters and international arbitration. His notable work includes enforcing a USD 153 million foreign arbitral award on behalf of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, defending the Uganda Bankers Association and 30 commercial banks in a landmark constitutional petition, and acting for the Central Bank in several high‑stakes recovery and regulatory matters, among other high value matters.

MMAKS Advocates

LitigationInternational Arbitration+4
UgandaEnglish
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Victor Mathias Ssekatawa

Mathais is a partner at MMAKS Advocates. He has a wealth of experience in intellectual property, litigation, conveyancing and criminal law. He specializes in trademark filings, renewals, assignments, anti-counterfeiting and intellectual property litigation matters.

MMAKS Advocates

Intellectual PropertyLitigation+2
UgandaEnglish