Recent Work

  • Advised the Administrator of among the most renown confectionary brands in East Africa, in respect of various insolvency procedures and actions under Kenya’s Insolvency Act, including creditor meetings, Administrator proposals to the Official Receiver and court, ranking of creditors and realisation of assets for benefit of the creditors.
  • Legal and transaction advisor to seller in respect of successful sale of the company’s assets worth approx. seven and half million US dollars (USD 7.5million) inclusive of moveable assets, real estate and intellectual property.
  • Advised and successfully defended a local SME manufacturer in Kenya in respect of patent and industrial design infringement proceedings brought against it.
  • Acted for a German multinational charter airline company in respect of its intellectual property protection in Kenya
  • Advised and acted for an international French company in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in respect of intellectual property enforcement proceedings and actions.
  • Regular advisor to a boutique Mauritius-based cloud-service provider in respect of several of its customer contracts in Kenya, involving drafting and negotiating the respective cloud service contracts with vendors (reseller and agent agreements) and customers (end-user customer licence agreeements EUCLA)
  • Advisor to a Kenyan confectionery manufacturer in respect of its various commercial contracts with retailers.
  • Advisor to the Administrator of one of Kenya’s most renowned snack brands in respect of Insolvency law, Competition law and commercial contracts.
  • Advisor to a software vendor, a European leader in digital transformation of insurance companies, with respect to their personal data protection compliance in Tunisia.
  • Regular advisor to one of Kenya’s leading snack-producer and multi-winner of Kenya’s Top 100 mid-sized companies in Kenya and Superbrands in respect of various legal matters
  • Advisor to a financier in respect of EUR 5 million lending to a real estate venture, including preparation and registration and perfection of Debenture
  • Legal consultant, in consortium with a service company that fosters bilateral trade between Kenya and Germany, in a consultancy on plastic waste management commissioned by a UN agency
  • Advised one of Kenya’s leading snack-producer and multi-winner of Kenya’s Top 100 mid-sized companies in Kenya and Superbrands in respect of trade mark infringement action, from pre-suit advice and actions, to litigation before the High Court of Kenya
  • Advised a vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa, in respect of its premium brand protection and enforcement in OAPI region, obtaining protection in 16 countries
  • Advising and undertaking trade mark Opposition proceedings before Kenya’s Trade Marks office on behalf of a leading Pan-African manufacturer of high-quality food products across various regions in Africa with a brand portfolio of over 1500 brands