The questions clients ask before instructing the firm.
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About the Firm
Who we are, where we work, and what we focus on.
A focused corporate and commercial practice, M&A, banking and finance, commercial litigation, real estate, employment, tax, and dispute resolution. We do not take on areas where we cannot be among the best counsel available.
We are based on the 1st Floor of the Kipsigis Traders Co-operative Society Building on Temple Road in Kericho (opposite KEWASCO), with active matters across Nairobi, the wider East African region, and inbound from international clients.
Yes. A significant portion of the practice is cross-border, both inbound clients investing in Kenya and East Africa, and Kenyan clients with regional or international exposure.
Working With Us
Engagement, responsiveness, and what to expect from the relationship.
Send a brief note via the contact form or email, or call the office. A partner reviews every new enquiry. If we are the right firm for the matter, we will say so within one working day and propose a structured way forward.
We confirm a partner-led response within one working day. Where the matter is time-critical, we will tell you so on the first call and structure availability accordingly.
The lawyer you instruct is the lawyer who works. Every brief is read by a partner; there is no chain of associates between you and the person responsible for the outcome.
Yes, your principal contact remains constant through the matter. Where specialist input is required, additional team members are introduced expressly and with your agreement.
Fees & Engagement
How we structure pricing and what an engagement letter covers.
We work on hourly, fixed-fee, capped, and (where appropriate) success-based arrangements. Fee structure is agreed before work begins and confirmed in a clear engagement letter.
The first conversation, to understand the matter and confirm whether we are the right firm for it, is at no charge. Substantive advice begins under a written engagement.
Yes, for matters where scope can be defined with reasonable confidence, transactions, opinions, and most regulatory work. We will tell you in advance where a cap or fixed fee is feasible.
Invoices are issued monthly, or on agreed transactional milestones. Every invoice carries a narrative of the work done, time spent, and disbursements incurred.
Confidentiality & Ethics
Privilege, conflicts, and the standards behind the work.
Every conversation with the firm, including the first call, is treated as confidential and subject to advocate-client privilege from the outset.
A conflicts check is run before any new matter is accepted, and again when relevant parties change. Where a conflict exists, we decline the instruction or, where permissible and consented to, implement appropriate information barriers.
Most engagements begin with a confidential conversation, not a retainer. We will tell you whether the matter needs lawyers at all, and whether it needs us specifically.
Practice & Disputes
How we handle litigation, arbitration, and regulatory work.
Yes. The litigation team appears regularly in domestic arbitration and is experienced in regional and international arbitral forums. Strategy is agreed at the outset with the commercial outcome in mind.
Yes. We appear in the superior courts where the matter requires it, including specialist tribunals, and we will tell you, candidly, when appellate prospects do not justify the cost.
Yes. We act on inquiries from the BRS, CMA, CAK, KRA, FRC, and sectoral regulators, typically in close coordination with our litigation and corporate teams.
Speak to a partner. The first conversation is confidential and at no charge.