We advise both private sector clients and government agencies on compliance with WTO rules, obligations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and bilateral trade agreements affecting trade in goods, services, and investment.
We advise on anti-dumping, countervailing duties, and safeguard measures, both from the perspective of domestic producers seeking protection and importers contesting measures. Our work covers the legal framework, procedural requirements, and strategic positioning for trade remedy proceedings.
We help businesses manage customs compliance risk across East African borders, including classification, valuation, rules of origin compliance, and engagement with customs authorities. Our understanding of regional trade agreements enables us to identify legitimate optimisation opportunities within applicable legal frameworks.
We have contributed to donor and philanthropy-funded projects focused on trade facilitation and regulatory reform, including work at the COP 27 side event on Nationally Determined Contributions in the COMESA and EAC regions. Our engagement with regional institutions informs our advisory at the intersection of trade and climate.
Our International Trade Law practice covers trade policy, trade remedies, customs compliance, regional trade agreements, and the interface between trade and climate change. We advise on WTO rules and dispute mechanisms, AfCFTA implementation and compliance, COMESA and EAC trade frameworks, export controls, and import regulations. We have participated in regional trade and climate nexus projects, including work on tracking trade and climate change commitments in Africa, and have contributed to side events at COMESA and EAC forums. For private sector clients, we assist with market entry compliance across East African markets, trade agreement utilisation, and regulatory risk management in cross-border commerce.
International trade law increasingly intersects with climate policy, digital regulation, and regional integration, creating a complex environment that generalist trade advisors are not equipped to navigate. Clients trust us because we combine a grounded understanding of WTO rules and African regional frameworks with direct engagement in the policy processes that are reshaping those frameworks. Our participation in AfCFTA implementation debates, COP side events on trade and climate, and COMESA regulatory forums means our advice is grounded in how the rules are actually evolving, not just how they were written.
Our Data Protection practice helps clients navigate the complex and evolving landscape of
privacy and data governance. We advise local and international organizations on compliance with Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019 and related regulations, aligning their practices with global standards (e.g. GDPR). Our team conducts privacy audits and data protection impact assessments, drafts comprehensive data governance and breach-response policies, and provides training on privacy-by-design. We also represent clients in high-stakes litigation and regulatory investigations involving personal data. For example, we acted for a government ministry in a landmark constitutional petition concerning data privacy rights. By combining legal insight with technical awareness, we help clients leverage data strategically while safeguarding individual privacy and meeting their compliance obligations.
In an increasingly regulated world, we are trusted advisors in public policy and regulatory issues for our Clients in terms of protecting their interests and navigating the regulatory or administrative enforcement minefield. We leverage strong working relationships and networks with key regulatory agencies in Kenya and East Africa. We also have deep knowledge on public policy and policymakers and have advised both national and county governments on development of legislation, regulations, policy design and other law reform measures. Our principal Partner is a member of a Committee of Expert on the review of the PPP Act, Policy and Institution so as to leverage local financing.
Based on our significant expertise and experience we offer advise in the full spectrum of the energy ecosystem and infrastructure in respect to both traditional and renewable energy as well as energy transition industries. We thus help our clients prepare themselves for the future driven by energy transition imperatives to a lower-carbon environment. There is increased focus by governments in Africa towards transitioning energy including topical issues such as just energy transition. Whether our Client’s issues are transactional, regulatory or dispute-based, we are able to provide solutions to our Clients. These range from negotiation of PPAs, EPC contracts, O&M agreements, Hospitality Agreements, Project Development Agreements.
Our Technology practice provides end-to-end legal counsel for emerging and disruptive innovations. We advise both startups and established tech companies on intellectual property
protection for software and AI, as well as on data governance and privacy in AI applications. Our team handles corporate and financing transactions for tech ventures, from company formation and investment rounds to licensing, and drafts/negotiates all types of technology contracts (software development, cloud service agreements, data-sharing accords, etc.). We guide innovators through Kenya’s regulatory sandboxes and ICT frameworks, for example, helping fintech and AI-driven clients navigate the Communications Authority and central bank sandbox processes. We also assist government agencies and industry groups in shaping ICT and AI policy (covering cybersecurity, digital economy governance and ethical AI). By blending legal expertise with technology insight, we enable our clients to innovate
responsibly and gain a competitive advantage in the digital economy.
