MMAKS Advocates — Uganda

Alex Ntale

Alex is a principal associate in the firm's litigation team. · Litigation

Apollo Nelson Makubuya

Apollo Nelson Makubuya is one of the founding partners of MMAKS Advocates. He heads the Commercial Transactions team. With 30 years of experience in legal practice, he specialises in corporate and commercial transactions including company incorporation, governance and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions in various sectors such as banking, insurance and oil and gas. · Corporate / M&A

Brian Kajubi

Brian is an associate with the firm's litigation and intellectual property teams. · Litigation

Daniella Kagina

Daniella is an associate in the firm's corporate advisory team. · Corporate / M&A

Derrick Kizito

Derrick is an associate with the Litigation department of MMAKS Advocates. · Litigation

Edgar Mugarura

Edgar is an associate in the Corporate Advisory Team. He advises clients in various sectors such as insurance, private equity, banking and finance, manufacturing, transport and logistics and real estate on regulation, corporate restructurings, capital markets, and tax among others. He also undertakes corporate filings on their behalf regularly. · Corporate / M&A

Edward Balaba

Edward is a partner in the tax advisory team. · Tax

Eriya Mikka

Eriya is a principal associate within the firm’s dispute resolution team. · Litigation

Ernest Sembatya Kaggwa

Ernest is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team with over twenty years of experience in advising on employment matters as well as handling employment disputes. He also specialises in corporate debt recovery and the related litigation. · Dispute Resolution

Fiona Davies Nalwanga

Fiona is a Partner in the Corporate Advisory Team with over 20 years of experience in multi-jurisdictional commercial transactions cutting across corporate M&A, Private Equity, Energy, Mining and Natural Resources, Projects & Infrastructure, and general corporate commercial, regulatory and investment advisory. Her representative matters include advising on major acquisitions in the renewable energy sector—notably the acquisition of a 49.75% stake in Bujagali Energy Limited. She has supported multinational clients such as Prudential PLC, Dentsu Aegis Network, TPG Growth, and leading European gaming and telecom companies on proposed acquisitions in Uganda, covering transaction structuring, regulatory approvals, and negotiation of transaction documents. Fiona's experience extends to regulatory advisory for public‑private partnerships, and entities in the finance space (including fintechs such as Flutterwave). · Corporate / M&A

Flavia Suubo

Flavia is a senior associate in the firm's corporate advisory department. · Corporate / M&A

Fred Ssenyonga

Fred is a partner in the Banking and Finance Team. He has over 10 years’ combined experience in the Banking and Finance practice gained through his engagement with 3 commercial banks in Uganda. During this period, he has advised on and participated in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of syndicated facilities, trade finance deals, receivables financing and commodity financing transactions. This has often entailed review and negotiation of complex financing documents, securitization instruments and legal opinions from different jurisdictions. · Banking & Finance

Gladys Namata Kikule

Gladys is an associate in the corporate advisory team. · Corporate / M&A

Godwin Kakande

Godwin is a Partner with the firm's corporate advisory team. · Corporate / M&A

Gulam Hussein

Gulam is an associate with the Litigation Department at MMAKS Advocates. · Litigation

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. · Dispute Resolution

Kenneth Kiapi

Kenneth is an associate in the Dispute Resolution Team. · Litigation

Laura Taaka

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

Lilian Tumwizere

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

Maureen Mudong

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

Miriam Atim

Miriam is an associate with the Corporate Advisory team at MMAKS Advocates. · Corporate / M&A

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 · Dispute Resolution

Norman Mulira

Norman is a principal associate in the firm's corporate advisory department. · Corporate / M&A

Philip Nsaja

Philip is an associate in the Dispute Resolution Team. · Dispute Resolution

Prisca Nagujja

Prisca is an Associate with the Banking and Finance Team. · Banking & Finance

Racheal Kugonza

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

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. · Banking & Finance

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. · Dispute Resolution

Timothy Lugayizi

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

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. · Litigation

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. · Intellectual Property