Firm Overview

Kaplan & Stratton Advocates was established in 1927.  The firm has been a member of Lex Africa since the network's inception in 1993.

The firm is rated as one of the leading law firms in the East African region with a reputation for expertise in International and Cross-border law.

Kaplan & Stratton is a corporate and commercial law firm specialising in the following practice areas:

Corporate & Commercial law

• mergers and acquisitions
• placements
• joint ventures
• due diligence investigations
• stock exchange listings
• company restructuring
• telecommunications
• privatisations
• all types of business establishment including limited liability companies, banks, export processing zones and branch offices

Employment law

• terms and conditions
• terminations
• transfer of businesses
• employee share ownership schemes
• pensions and other retirement benefits

Banking & Finance law

• local and international bank syndications
• issues of listed bonds on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
• commercial paper programmes and medium term note issues
• project finance transactions including independent power producers' agreements
• aircraft leasing and financing transactions

Tax law

• direct and indirect taxes
• revenue law for individuals
• corporate/institutional tax
• dispute and appeals involving the tax authorities

Intellectual Property  (Largest trade mark and patent agency in Kenya)

• registration and protection of all forms of intellectual property, technology and other forms of licensing agreements
• plant breeders' rights
• trademarks, patents and copyright law
• registration of rights through regional and international organisations
• infringement actions and proceedings

Real Estate - Mining - Environment

• property acquisition and sale, leases and lettings
• landlord and tenant agreements
• large-scale property developments in the housing and commercial sector
• planning law
• development financing
• specialist knowledge in environment law in Kenya
• all aspects of Kenyan mining, mineral and natural resources prospecting law
• agricultural, horticultural and plantation issues

Private client and Immigration

• estate and tax planning for individuals
• immigration and nationality matters, in particular entry permits for expatriate managers

Dispute Resolution

Litigation actions before the High Court in matters such as:

• civil claims
• commercial disputes including business and finance
• employment
• intellectual property
• medical negligence
• appeals to tribunals and commission hearings
• local and international arbitration and mediation

Contact Information

Name: Fred Ojiambo
Title: Senior Counsel and Senior Partner, Head of Litigation Department
Speciality:
Banking
Insurance
Tax
Arbitration

Name: Oliver Fowler
Title: Head of Commercial Department
Speciality:
Project finance
Bank securities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital markets
Privatisation
Taxation 

Name: Peter Hime
Title: Partner
Degree: BCom with Law, Hons (Leeds University, UK)
Speciality:
Intellectual property
Licensing
Franchising
Technical know-how agreements
Aircraft leasing and securities
Commercial securities and commercial law

Name: Sam Wainaina
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB Hons (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Speciality:
Corporate and commercial law
Intellectual property
Employment
Pensions and retirement benefits
Banking and securities
Electricity/power purchase

Name: Peter Gachuhi
Title: Partner
Degree: BA (Punjab University, India 1985), LLB (Mumbai University, India)
Speciality:
Civil and commercial litigation
Arbitration
Mediation
Employment law

Name: Nigel Shaw
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB (Leicester University, U.K.)
Speciality:
Property development
General conveyancing
Immigration
Employment law

Name: Rachel Mbai
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB Hons (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Speciality:
Property acquisition/disposal and development
Property laws and property finance including mortgages; landlord and tenant
General commercial/business law

Name: Binti Shah
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB Hons (Reading University, U.K.)
Speciality:
Capital Markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Joint ventures
Due dilligence

Name: Nazima Malik
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB Hons (University of Nottingham-Trent, U.K.)
Speciality:
Banking litigation,
Receiverships
Intellectual property litigation
Employment litigation
Other commercial litigation

Name: Esther Kinyenje
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB Hons (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Speciality:
Banking
Employment
Debt collection
Construction and commercial litigation
Mediation and arbitration in commercial disputes

Name: Cosima Wetende
Title: Partner
Degree: BA Hons, Social Sciences (Catholic University of Eastern Africa), LLB Hons (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Speciality:
Civil and commercial litigation
Mediation and Arbitration

Name: Mahesh Acharya
Title: Partner
Degree: BA Hons Political Science (University of Nagpur, India), LLB Hons (University of Nagpur, India)
Speciality:
General corporate and commercial
Intellectual and industrial property law

Name: James Muthui
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Speciality:
Civil and commercial litigation,
Arbitration and employment law

Name: Amar Thethy
Title: Partner
Degree: LLB Hons (University of Reading, U.K.)
Speciality:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital markets
Due diligence
General corporate and commercial law