The Firm has its key competencies in the following areas : -

Under our Commercial Law Department, the Firm has the Intellectual Property Division. The Firm advises its clients on various aspects of their Trade Marks, Copyrights, Patents, Iindustrial Designs and all other aspects of what is generally known as intellectual property.

In a world that is generally changing with new ventures coming up and requiring protection, the Firm helps in the protection of its client’s slogans, the transfer of technology, licensing, franchising, parallel importation and related questions.

We have advised clients from within Kenya and those beyond on matters touching on the above. We help them shield innovation from undeserved financial exploitation. We also offer Trade Mark watch services for our clients.

We have built a network of over twenty associates from around the world that we work with.

Under the Commercial Law Department, the Firm has a Corporate and Business Law Division. The Firm has wide and extensive experience in acting for both corporate and other clients engaged in all sectors of business.

Under this Division, the Firm deals with the incorporation of companies; the drafting and perusal of commercial contracts and agreements; the drafting and perusal of banking securities that involve companies such as debentures; mergers and acquisitions; loan agreements.

The Firm also gives legal advice as necessary to its clients in the business areas that such clients are involved in. Clients can therefore comply with all the requirements of law to make their business operational.

Through this Division we act for several corporate clients that include banks and financial institutions, companies listed on the Stock Exchange and those that are not, insurance companies.

Under our Conveyancing and Property Law Department, the Firm advises various clients on aspects of purchase of real properties and the securitization of the property for loans and mortgages.

We draft the documents and generally deal with all other matters relating to property transactions including but not limited to the transfers, mortgages, charges, surrendering, leasing, registration, searches, subdivision and all aspects of properties both urban and agricultural.

The Firm acts for financial institutions to wit Banks and Mortgage Companies lending funds to the Purchasers. Additionally, the Firm also acts for and advises Vendors and also Purchasers of the properties.

Under the Civil Litigation Department at the Firm, we act for our clients who wish to recover amounts that are lent to persons and institutions.

Such litigation largely arises out of the debt recovery work that we do for our client banks and other financial institutions.

Additionally, we take up civil or commercial litigation that may be filed against our corporate clients arising out of claims of breach of contracts or otherwise that involves payment of some sums. We also institute such Litigation where necessary on behalf of our clients.

Our Civil Litigation Department also deals with other forms of Litigation that may arise when we need to file suit on behalf of clients or defend any cases that are filed against our clients.

These may be disputes arising out of leases, tenancies and licenses and other interest in land matters where any party may feel that they need to have recourse to court to enforce their claims.

If a breach is remediable, we first send out a Cease and Desist Letter or Formal Demand Letter. By doing so, we hasten to add, we try to settle disputes out of court and only resort to Litigation as a final resort due to the costs and the long process involved.

Under our Commercial Law Department, we also draft the various Letters of Engagement or Employment Contracts for several of our corporate clients.

We also draft various policies that are required at the workplace and are also involved in Collective Bargaining Agreements that our clients may wish to enter with any of their unionisable staff.
We also advise them on any breaches of employment contracts and defend them in any Civil Litigation that may arise.

There have been various aspects of Employment Law that have changed in Kenya especially with the fairly recent enactment of the Employment Act, 2007 together with all the other related labour legislation.