Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP — Kenya

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- Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) is a full-service law firm – with an extensive reach across Africa – consisting of more than 340 lawyers and a track record spanning over 172 years. Offering across the African continent: CDH’s Africa practice leverages resources and expertise of leading business law firms across the continent, tapping into a wealth of experience, particularly when it comes to acting for governments, state agencies and multinational organisations. Our Nairobi office, Kieti Law LLP, is a leading Kenyan law firm that provides personalised legal services of the highest quality in key specialist areas of practice. Our Africa practice brings together the resources and expertise of leading business law firms across the continent that have direct experience acting for governments, state agencies and multinational organisations. This combined experience across the continent produces an extensive African capability. We also partner with other professional disciplines such as audit, business consulting or corporate finance disciplines to provide a seamless and integrated solution for projects that have a multi-disciplinary dimension. We focus on a number of key sectors which are active and thriving in Africa, including mergers and acquisitions; agriculture, aquaculture and fishing; commercial real estate; construction and engineering; consumer goods, services and retail; energy and power; oil and gas; financial institutions, services and fintech; business rescue, restructuring and insolvency; government and state-owned entities; healthcare and pharmaceuticals; hospitality and leisure; gambling and regulatory compliance; industrials, manufacturing and trading; transport and logistics; mining and minerals; private equity; and technology and communications. Areas of practice: The firm’s corporate and commercial offering covers the full spectrum of business legal services, which it delivers through core practice areas and sector teams. CDH has 11 esteemed core practice areas: corporate and commercial; competition law; dispute resolution; employment law; environmental law; finance & banking; pro bono and human rights; real estate law; tax and exchange control; technology and communications; and trusts and estates. The firm also has dedicated sector teams composed of lawyers from across practice areas, bringing a wealth of experience to key industries. Whether needing seamless coordination across a number of jurisdictions or delivery in a single location, the firm’s clients can rely on advice that is underpinned by a solid understanding of both local and international considerations. Diversity: CDH values diversity, respect for the individual and equal opportunity. At CDH, transformation is considered the shared responsibility of everyone in the firm. The firm puts a great deal of energy and time into its ongoing initiatives which aim to achieve CDH’s greater transformation aspirations. Corporate responsibility: CDH undertakes to look after the communities in which it operates through pro bono and volunteer work. To this end, CDH’s dedicated pro bono and human rights practice facilitates access to justice for the disadvantaged and vulnerable. On 27 January 2022, CDH’s pro bono and human rights practice was awarded several accolades in the ProBono.Org 2021 Awards Ceremony for its commitment to serving vulnerable individuals, organisations, and communities through providing access to justice. ### Languages - Afrikaans - English

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Lawyers in this office

Brian Muchiri

Brian Muchiri is a Partner in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice. Brian has worked and gained experience in the fields of finance and banking, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, telecommunications and has extensive experience in due diligence and corporate compliance evaluation. · Banking & Finance

Christine Mugenyu

Christine Mugenyu is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution and Employment Law practice areas. · Dispute Resolution

Daniel Kiragu

Daniel Kiragu is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice, with extensive experience advising and representing multinational corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, and high-net-worth individuals in complex, high-stakes disputes. Daniel regularly appears before the High Court, Court of Appeal, Employment and Labour Relations Court, arbitral tribunals, and regional judicial bodies. His practice spans commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, construction, employment and labour, antitrust, and international arbitration. Daniel regularly advises on corporate governance disputes, shareholder rights and business restructuring and is known for his strong advocacy, practical problem-solving, and ability to manage high-value and precedent-setting matters across multiple sectors and jurisdictions · Dispute Resolution

Desmond Odhiambo

Desmond Odhiambo is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Trusts & Estates practice areas, as well as in our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency sector. He has extensive litigation experience as lead counsel in all the higher Kenyan courts as well as quasi judicial bodies such as the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board and the Kenya Industrial Property Institute. He is a qualified mediator and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb). · Dispute Resolution

Njeri Wagacha

Njeri Wagacha is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial practice and specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Competition Law, Employment Law, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications. Njeri is Head of East Africa for the Industrials, Manufacturing and Trade Sector. Njeri runs the podcast NjeriTalks Law. · Corporate / M&A

Sammy Ndolo

Sammy Ndolo is the Kenya Managing Partner, and Partner in our Corporate & Commercial, Finance & Banking, Real Estate, Competition Law, and Tax & Exchange Control practice areas. Sammy is a leading specialist in finance and banking, restructurings and workouts, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. · Banking & Finance

Shem Otanga

Shem Otanga is a Partner in our Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice. Shem specialises in Intellectual Property and data protection. · Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Stella Situma

Stella Situma is a Partner in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice. She has over thirteen years' legal expertise garnered in two top tier firms in Kenya. She provides specialised knowledge on preparation and perfection of bank security documentation and has acted for over ten licensed Kenyan commercial banks. Her experience includes issuing capacity, validity and enforceability opinions to lenders particularly for cross border transactions. · Banking & Finance