Commercial & Corporate
Our commercial practice focuses on structuring and reviewing transactions, managing contractual and regulatory risk, and advising clients on governance and compliance issues affecting their operations in Kenya.
A Nairobi-based Medium Boutique law firm providing clear, practical, and commercially grounded legal solutions to corporate entities, institutions, and private clients. We combine rigorous legal analysis with strategic insight to protect our clients’ interests and advance their objectives.
Our Firm is a medium-sized boutique law firm based in Nairobi, Kenya, providing focused legal advisory and dispute resolution services in commercial, property, regulatory, and cross-border matters.
Read MoreWe partner with international law firms, including Lai & Turner PLLC (United States), to support immigration-related workflows through disciplined evidence and documentation handling.
Instruct Usthe firm is a medium-sized boutique law firm based in Nairobi, Kenya, providing focused legal advisory and dispute resolution services in commercial, property, regulatory, and cross-border matters.
The firm acts for local and international clients, as well as foreign counsel, in matters requiring a precise understanding of Kenyan law, procedure, and enforcement mechanisms. Our approach emphasizes rigorous legal analysis, strategic foresight, and practical execution—whether advising on transactions, managing legal risk, or conducting litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
The firm regularly partners with international law firms on cross-border matters, including Lai & Turner PLLC (United States) in relation to immigration and mobility-related legal work. These collaborations enable the firm to support clients whose legal needs span multiple jurisdictions while ensuring alignment with applicable local and foreign legal requirements.
The firm employs advanced case management and document-handling systems that significantly reduce reliance on physical files and paper-based processes. Through these systems, the firm has reduced its printing requirements by approximately 79%, in line with its broader commitment to tree conservation, environmental responsibility, and climate-conscious legal practice. This technology-driven approach enhances efficiency, accuracy, and responsiveness while supporting sustainable professional operations.
Our commercial practice focuses on structuring and reviewing transactions, managing contractual and regulatory risk, and advising clients on governance and compliance issues affecting their operations in Kenya.
We represent clients in litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings before Kenyan courts and tribunals. Our work emphasizes early issue identification, strategic case management, and preparation of matters for hearing, settlement, or enforcement.
Our practice covers transactional, advisory, and contentious aspects of land, construction, and real estate, including acquisitions, financing, development projects, construction disputes, and property-related litigation within Kenya’s land registration and regulatory systems.
In collaboration with international counsel, the firm advises on immigration and mobility matters affecting individuals and businesses, including cross-border relocation, regulatory compliance, and immigration-related dispute support.
The firm advises on environmental and regulatory compliance matters, including issues relating to environmental governance, land use, sustainability obligations, and climate-related regulatory frameworks affecting projects and operations in Kenya.
Our experience spans contentious and non-contentious instructions, handled with strict regard to confidentiality and professional standards.
Matters handled subject to confidentiality obligations.
Our work is informed by careful legal research and reference to established authorities within the common law tradition. Each matter is approached with analytical rigour, ensuring that advice and advocacy are grounded in statute, precedent, and principle.
We publish legal updates and client briefings on developments affecting businesses and private clients.
The firm is led by experienced advocates and is supported by a network of overseas paralegals operating across different time zones, enabling continuous workflow management and responsiveness to the needs of international clients and instructing counsel.
“Every dispute has a legal solution; few have a simple one.”
“The best legal advice anticipates risk before it becomes dispute.”
“Litigation rewards preparation long before the first appearance.”
“A well-advised transaction prevents a costly argument.”
“Effective advocacy begins long before one enters the courtroom.”
“Legal solutions must serve both the law and the client’s objectives.”
“In contested matters, discipline often prevails over aggression.”
“In law, strategy is as important as correctness.”
“The law favours those who prepare their case, not those who protest it.”
“Sound legal judgment is measured by outcomes, not argument.”