1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021

1 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021

1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021

Wednesday, 9th June – Thursday, 10th June 2021


1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021

Organizer: Strathmore Law School

Lead Sponsor/Partner: Bowmans Kenya

Law School


EVENT BACKGROUND

The last decade has been marked by significant developments and events in the Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya. In just the last ten years, we’ve seen an overhaul of legislation governing major practice areas including but not limited to the enactment of the Companies Act, 2015, the Insolvency Act, 2016, the Competition Act, 2010, the Tax Procedures Act, 2015 and the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2011. We’ve further witnessed the automation of government processes such as the business registration service accessible on the e-citizen public platform backed by the Business Registration Service Act of 2015.

Besides the introduction and overhaul of new legislation and the emergence of new practice areas in Kenya’s corporate legal practice, we’ve seen the entry of international law firms in the Kenyan legal market and formation of alliances. Global law firms have entered and continue to enter into partnerships and alliances with local firms to provide their clients access to the region and tap into the local expertise of Kenyan corporate law firms. As a result of these developments, the top tier corporate law firms in the country have been instructed to advice on major transactions in Kenya and the region – which has led to more lawyers being ranked by global ranking organizations such as the IFLR 1000 and Chambers & Partners 500.

The last decade has been a major and significant turning point for corporate legal practice in Kenya and as we enter into a new decade, it is imperative that we take stock of these developments and identify the key areas to improve on, in positioning Kenya as the regional nexus/hub for corporate legal practice.

The Summit is organized and hosted by Strathmore Law School in collaboration with the Bowmans (Coulson Harney) as the lead Partner.

About the Summit?

The 1st Corporate Law Summit is proposed to be the beginning of a series of annual summits aimed at bringing together the leading corporate law practitioners and in-house counsels within the Kenyan market, to audit the Kenyan corporate legal practice and hold important discussions on the development of the practice. The summit will bring together key players from both the private legal practice and government regulators, with the hope of improving the quality and delivery of corporate law services within the Kenyan market.

When? Wednesday, 9th June – Thursday, 10th June 2021

Location?Virtual.

Zoom Link: Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929Passcode: 209505Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929Passcode: 209505Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZgStreaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/


Aims and Objectives

1. To provide a platform to discuss and audit the growth, development, challenges and opportunities of the corporate legal practice in Kenya;

2. To bring together both corporate legal practitioners, government agencies and regulators to identify the areas of improvement and build collaboration in delivering efficient corporate legal services in the Kenyan legal market;

3. To provide a forum for addressing the ever-evolving legal developments in Kenya and the relevance of the Kenyan legal framework in today’s corporate legal practice;

4. To provide a forum for corporate legal practitioners to learn from the experience and expertise of highly ranked and reputable corporate lawyers in the Kenyan legal market; and

5. To provide a networking platform and establish a sustainable network of corporate lawyers, in-house counsels and regulators in the Kenyan legal market.

Target Audience

The summit will target corporate legal practitioners, in-house counsels, Chief Legal/Compliance Officers/Heads of Legal, Heads of regulatory affairs, Company Secretaries, Regulators and aspiring corporate lawyers.

Forum Format

The 1st Corporate Law Summit will be a fully virtual event.

The Event will have a plenary session at its opening that will host the managing partners of the top corporate law firms in the country to discuss the growth, development and state of the Kenyan corporate legal practice.

Thereafter, there will be several thematic sessions/forums running consecutively as outlined below. The confirmed speakers for each session will be confirmed in due course.

ConclusionThis will mark the 1st Corporate Law Summit in Kenya and we believe it will be the beginning of a series of Kenyan and Regional summits to keep abreast of the developments and areas of growth in the corporate legal practice in Kenya.

We hope you get to enjoy and learn from the Summit.

Dr. Kwenjera, Dean, Strathmore University Law School


1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT, 2021

Organizer: Strathmore Law School Lead Sponsor/Partner: Bowmans Kenya

PANEL SESSIONSSessionOpening Remarks (8:45am – 9:00am)

Plenary Session:Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya (9:00am-10:00am)

A Decade of Competition Law: Competition Legal Practice in Kenya (10:15am – 11:30am)

Turnaround: Insolvency, Corporate Rescue and Restructuring Practice in Kenya (11:45am – 1:00pm)

Corporate Dispute Resolution in Kenya (1:45pm – 3:00pm)

Intellectual Property and Technology law in Kenya (3:15pm – 4:30pm)

DAY 2M/A and Private Equity Legal Practice in Kenya (9:00am – 10:30am)

Corporate Taxation in Kenya (1:30pm – 3:00pm)

Corporate Governance in Kenya (3:15pm – 4:45pm)

PANELISTS & MODERATORS

Topic Speakers Moderator

OPENING REMARKS9th June, 2021(8:45 am – 9:00 am)

Hon. Justice Daniel Musinga,

President of the Court of Appeal

Alex Ndegwa & Allan Mukuki as Co-MC’s

Plenary Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya9th June, 2021(9:00am-10:00am)

Paras Shah – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Karim Anjarwarlla – Anjarwalla & Khanna LLPJames Kamau – DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates)Joyce Koech – Registrar of Companies

Alex Ndegwa – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)

1. A Decade of Competition Law: Competition Legal Practice in Kenya 9th June, 2021(10:15am – 11:30am)

Mr. Raphael Mburu – Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions, CAKJoyce Karanja – Partner, BowmansNairobi, KenyaProf. Tom Ross – Senior Associate Dean, University of British Columbia

Anne Kiunuhe – Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP


2. Turnaround: Insolvency, Corporate Rescue and Restructuring Practice in Kenya 9th June, 2021(11:45am – 1:00pm)

Official Receiver (TBC)Joyce Mbui – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)George Weru – PwC KenyaVruti Shah – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Desmond Odhiambo - Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Noella Lubano - Oraro & Co Advocates

3. Corporate Dispute Resolution in Kenya 9th June, 2021(1:45pm – 3:00pm)

Kiragu Kimani, SC – Dentons HHM John Ohaga, SC – TripleOKLaw LLP Nazima Malik – Kaplan & Stratton

Evans Monari – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)

4. Intellectual Property and Technology law in Kenya 9th June, 2021(3:15pm – 4:30pm)

John Syekei – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Lorna Mbatia – CFL Advocates Liz Lenjo – Strathmore UniversityShem Otanga – Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Dr. Isaac Rutenberg – CIPIT, Strathmore University

5. M/A and Private Equity Legal Practice in Kenya10th June, 2021(9:00am – 10:30am)

Kendall Evans – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Mahesh Acharya – ENSafrica (NBMA Advocates LLP)Rosa Nduati-Mutero – Anjarwalla & Khanna LLPSuzanne Muthaura – MMAN AdvocatesSammy Ndolo - Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Eva Warigia – East Africa Venture Capital Association

6. Corporate Taxation in Kenya 10th June, 2021(1:30pm – 3:00pm)

Daniel Ngumy – Anjarwalla & Khanna LLPNikhil Hira – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Francis Kamau – Ernst & Young (EY) Kenya

Rose Nyongesa – STRC, Strathmore University

7. Corporate Governance in Kenya 10th June, 2021(3:15pm – 4:45pm)

Winnie Jumba – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Kenneth Gathuma – BRSProf. Bitange Ndemo - UoN

Malachi Adedeh – Institute of Certified Secretaries

CLOSING REMARKS 10th June, 2021(4:45 pm -5:00pm)

Chief Justice Martha K. Koome (TBC)President of the Supreme Court of Kenya


PANELISTS AND MODERATORS BIOS

1. Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya

Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021. Time: 9:00am – 10:00am.

Zoom details:Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929Passcode: 209505Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929Passcode: 209505Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/

SPEAKERS:

PARAS SHAHManaging Partner, Head of Mergers and AcquisitionsNairobi, Kenya

Paras Shah is a partner at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP) and heads the M&A and projects practice group. He is one of the leading corporate & commercial lawyers in Kenya and specialises in private equity, mergers & acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, banking and fi nance law, privatisations, capital markets and real estate law. He has advised on some of the most important M&A and fi nancing transactions, IPOs and takeovers,

listings and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions undertaken in Kenya in recent years.

According to Chambers and Partners 2020, Paras is one of Kenya’s pre-eminent legal practitioners and remains a leading fi gure in the banking and fi nance market, with a plethora of high-profi le banking clientele. He possesses excellent abilities in debt fi nancing, loan facilities and sovereign bond mandates, with sources remarking that he is “super impressive all round,” and asserting that “a deal can never get stuck when Paras is involved.”

KARIM S. ANJARWALLA MANAGING PARTNER, ANJARWALLA & KHANNA

Karim Anjarwalla is the Managing Partner of ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K), which is generally considered the leading corporate law fi rm in Kenya and is the largest full-service corporate law fi rm in East Africa. Karim is considered one of the country’s leading corporate M&A practitioners and is also recognised for his Africa-wide cross-border work. He has a wide array of experience advising domestic, regional and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments and capital markets transactions.

Karim is consistently involved in the most prominent M&A transactions in the region and acts on major cross-border deals, including advising Equity Group Holdings’ in their acquisitions of various banks in fi ve African countries and Garda World’s acquisition of KK Security in eight African countries. He has in the recent past acted for bank acquirers on consolidation deals in Kenya – such as the acquisition of Habib Bank by Diamond Trust Bank, and the sale of Fidelity Bank to Mauritius’ SBM Holding and Giro Commercial Bank to I&M Holdings. He has acted for National Government of Kenya in various Eurobond issues, including mostly recently on its USD 2.5 billion sovereign bond.


Under Karim’s leadership, A&K established ALN, an alliance of leading corporate law firms currently in 15 key African jurisdictions and the UAE.

Karim is regularly an invited expert at various international legal and business forums. He is rated as a “leading lawyer” by Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500. Under Karim’s leadership, A&K has won the African Law Firm of the Year Award four times since the launch of the awards in 2013.

JAMES KAMAUChair, DLA Piper AfricaManaging Partner, DLA Piper Africa, IKM Advocates

James is a corporate, projects and restructuring lawyer in Kenya with over 29 years’ experience, working on local, multi-jurisdictional/regional and international matters. He specializes in corporate finance, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, renewable energy projects, infrastructure projects and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), restructuring and complex company reorganizations.

As the Chair of DLA Piper Africa, James oversees the implementation of the overall DLA Piper Africa strategy and represents the DLA Piper Africa firms at the global level. With over 100 partners in 20 countries in Africa, DLA Piper Africa provides an outstanding national, regional and pan-African legal service offering integrated with DLA Piper globally.

He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya, IPFA East Africa Branch, East Africa ICT Investing Task Force, DLA Piper Africa Executive Committee and DLA Piper Sustainability and ESG Steering Committee.

JOYCE KOECH Registrar of Companies

Ms. Joyce Koech is the Registrar of Companies and her mandate is to oversee the overall coordination and management of the Companies Registry at the Service in line with Companies Act, 2015. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 8 years experience. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi, and a Certified Public Secretary. Currently, she is undertaking Masters Degree in Arts at the University of Nairobi.

Moderator:

ALEx NDEGWA Bowmans Kenya

Alex Ndegwa is an associate at Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney) LLP and specializes in corporate commercial and tax matters.


2. A Decade of Competition Law: Competition Legal Practice in Kenya

Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021. Time: 10:15am – 11:30am.

Zoom details:Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929Passcode: 209505Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929Passcode: 209505Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/

SPEAKERS:

MR. RAPHAEL MBURUManager, Mergers & Acquisitions, Competition Authority of Kenya

Mr. Mburu possess advanced skills in Competition Law dealing with regulation of market structure and conduct. This has been through establishing and developing broad knowledge in analysis of complex mergers and acquisitions, carrying out market inquiries and sector studies, investigation of policies, procedures and programmes of regulatory authorities to assess their effect on competition and consumer welfare and advising Government on competition matters.

His knowledge and expertise in Competition Law has further been enhanced by training in Economics for Competition Law, EU Competition Law, quantitative methods for competition analysis, regulatory law for economic regulators, development of various competition tool kits such as Subsidiary rules and merger threshold guidelines and participation in International Workshops, conferences and Symposia that revolved around emerging issues and trends in mergers, private equity & venture capital, remedies in merger review and international merger enforcement and cooperation.

JOYCE KARANJAPartner, BowmansNairobi, KenyaJoyce Karanja is a partner at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP), an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and the Head of the Corporate and Commercial practice of the Bowmans offi ce in Kenya (which includes the competition practice). With over fi fteen (15) years’ experience as a corporate lawyer (covering various areas of law such as mergers & acquisitions, banking and fi nance law, securities and real estate/ property development), Joyce now specializes in mergers and acquisitions and competition law.Joyce has been involved in a number of stakeholder discussion fora with both the

Competition Authority of Kenya and the COMESA Competition Commission, and is regularly sought after to speak at competition law conferences and seminars.

According to Chambers and Partners 2020, Joyce commands considerable respect in the market for her comprehensive understanding of the country’s competition laws. She is regularly engaged for her counsel on merger controls and prohibited trade practices. Sources laude her as “thorough and well respected,” with one client asserting: “Joyce remains the go-to person on competition law matters, and her expertise is undisputed.” In 2020, IFLR1000’s Financial and Corporate Guide rated Joyce as a Highly Regarded Lawyer.

Joyce holds a LLB (Hons) from the University of Luton (now the University of Bedfordshire)(2000), an LLM (Tax Law) from Queen Mary, University of London (2001), completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law in London in 2003 and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law (2005).


PROF. THOMAS ROSSSenior Associate Dean and Director of the Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia

Prof. Thomas W. Ross is Senior Associate Dean (Special Projects), the UPS Foundation Professor of Regulation and Competition Policy and the Director of the Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

An economist, he did his undergraduate work at the University of Western Ontario and earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania in 1981.

Professor Ross worked at the University of Chicago and Carleton University before moving to U.B.C. (in 1992) and spent a year as the first holder of the T.D. MacDonald Chair in Industrial Economics at the Competition Bureau in 1990-91 and a year as a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from 1987-88.

From 1993 to 1996 he served as the Chair of the Policy Analysis and Strategy Division of the Sauder School.

Moderator:

ANNE KIUNUHEPARTNER | ANJARWALLA & KHANNA

Anne is a Partner in the Corporate department at Anjarwalla & Khanna and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. With over ten years of experience as a corporate lawyer, Anne specialises in mergers and acquisitions, IT & telecommunications law, competition law and intellectual property law.

Having been involved in a number of prominent corporate law transactions in Kenya, Anne has represented multinational corporations such as Helios Investment Partners, Vivo Energy, Telkom Kenya, Godrej Group and Schneider Electric and is a recognised leader in her field.

She also co-heads A&K’s Competition Law Practice and has spearheaded multiple initiatives in antitrust law development in Kenya and and COMESA, including organising and speaking at conferences in several countries across Africa and in the US as well as representing Kenyan stakeholders at multiple COMESA Competition Workshops where Guidelines for the COMESA Competition Regime have been passed and then operationalised. She is a regular speaker at corporate law conferences and an ardent writer on contemporary legal topics and the Editor of Legal Notes, a quarterly newsletter published by ALN (an alliance of top tier law firms in 15 African Jurisdictions).

She is ranked by the Chambers Global Legal Directory, which has described her as a “very positive and sparky” lawyer and receiving client praise for her drafting skills and contracts analysis. In addition, Anne has been voted one of Kenya’s best M&A lawyers by IFLR1000 as well as Best Lawyers International, the oldest and most respected worldwide legal peer review guide. Anne won the CfC Stanbic Rising Star Award 2015 in the Professional Services category. The award celebrates and recognises young, talented people in the work place, aged 28-40, who have a capacity for achievement, success and make a valuable difference.


3. Turnaround: Insolvency, Corporate Rescue and Restructuring Practice in Kenya

Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021. Time: 11:45pm – 1:00pm. Zoom details:Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929Passcode: 209505Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929Passcode: 209505Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/

SPEAKERS:

JOYCE MBUIPartnerNairobi, Kenya

Joyce Mbui is a partner at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP) and a member of the Corporate Commercial department. She specialises in corporate and commercial transactions, capital raisings (debt), listings on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, establishment of corporate structures, banking and fi nance law and insolvency and restructuring processes. Joyce is qualifi ed as an English solicitor of England & Wales as well as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the Law Society of

England and Wales and sits on the technical working group for insolvency legislation set up by the Offi cial Receiver’s Offi ce.

In 2018, Joyce was ranked as one of Kenya’s “Top 40 under 40” women by the Business Daily - Kenya’s leading business newspaper.

GEORGE WERUAdvisory Partner, PwC Tel: +254 (20) 285 5360Mob: +254 727 341 584Email: [email protected]

George Leads PwC’s Business Restructuring Services Practice in East Africa. He has over 15 years’ experience in providing business restructuring, independent business reviews and insolvency services to clients in various jurisdictions including Kenya and the wider East Africa region, Ghana, Cayman Islands and Mauritius.

He is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in Kenya and Rwanda and has successfully overseen various complex restructuring and cross-border insolvency matters. Prior to joining PwC, George worked in the Cayman Islands where he was involved in a number of reorganization, independent business reviews and insolvency assignments concerning fi nancial services fi rms (banks and hedge funds).

George holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Leicester, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and he is also a Certifi ed Public Accountant (CPA- K), Chartered Financial Analyst(CFA) and a Certifi ed Fraud Examiner(CFE).


VRUTI SHAHPartner, Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)

Vruti Shah is a partner at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP).Her experience has included corporate and commercial law, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and project fi nance. She has advised institutional investors looking to invest in listed companies in Kenya, real estate developers involved in large development projects, parties undertaking joint ventures, and international retail chains in relation to commercial property.She has an LLB from the University of London and graduated cum laude in the Legal Practice Course from Nottingham Law School. Vruti is admitted as an Advocate of the

High Court of Kenya and is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

DESMOND ODHIAMBO Partner, Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Desmond Odhiambo is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Trusts & Estates practice areas.

Desmond started as a Trainee Lawyer at Iseme, Kamau & Maema Advocates where he was later appointed as an Associate. He subsequently joined Daly & Figgis Advocates (now Daly & Inamdar Advocates) where he remained as a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice until October 2017. Desmond joined Kieti Advocates LLP in

2017.

Moderator:

NOELLA LUBANOPartner, Oraro & Co Advocates

Noella is a Partner at Oraro & Company Advocates and a recognised dispute resolution and arbitration expert. She specialises in the tracing and recovery of assets, commercial litigation, employment and labour disputes, and shareholder disputes but is well regarded for her international arbitration and insolvency & restructuring expertise.

She is ranked by Chambers Global 2021 in Dispute Resolution with clients lauding her for being “extremely professional and approachable,” and others saying “her level of subject matter knowledge, especially corporate law matters, is exceptional”. Legal 500 also recognised her in the 2021 and 2020 rankings as a Next Generation Partner, with sources saying she is ‘responsive, conducts very good and well thought out research, and is approachable and witty.Noella was recently recognised as one of “Africa’s 50 Most Promising Young Arbitrators 2020” by the Association of Young Arbitrators.

Noella is an eloquent speaker. She spoke on various topics around International Arbitration at the International Arbitration Conference in Kigali, Rwanda in 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2018 and Nairobi, Kenya in 2019. She has also shared her legal insights across the globe including in the United Kingdom and Austria.

She holds a Master’s degree (LLM) from the University of Cape Town and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.


4. Corporate Dispute Resolution in Kenya

Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021. Time: 1:45pm – 3:00pm

Zoom details:Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929Passcode: 209505Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929Passcode: 209505Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZgStreaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/

SPEAKERS:

JOHN OHAGA, SC– Partner, TripleOKLaw LLP John M Ohaga, S.C, CARB, FCIArBManaging Partner, TRIPLEOKLAW LLP Advocates

John Ohaga is a Senior Counsel, Managing Partner at TripleOKLaw LLP, Chartered Arbitrator and an experienced lawyer with over 30 years of practice. He has been involved as Counsel in numerous complex litigation and high value domestic and international arbitration proceedings. John has been Arbitrator either as Sole Arbitrator or party appointed arbitrator in numerous domestic and international arbitration.

John is recognized for his expertise in diverse areas of law; and has been consistently recognized for his high-quality work by Legal 500, Chambers Global, Best Lawyers and International Law Offi ce (ILO) Client Choice Awards. Recently, he was ranked in Band 1 for both Dispute Resolution and Dispute Resolution: Arbitrator by Chambers Global and as leading individual by Legal500 as well as being ranked in the Arbitration Powerlist of both the Legal500 2021 and Africa Arbitration Academy 2020. He was also declared Lawyer of the Year for 2020 at the Nairobi Legal Awards.

In addition to his practice achievements, John is a champion of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in various capacities. He is the Convener of the Law Society of Kenya’s Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution and has recently been appointed to lead the Arbitration Committee of the East African Law Society. He sits on the CIArb Presidential Panel of Arbitrators and is also a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

John sits on the board of the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration where he chairs the Legislative Review and Accreditation Committee. He is an Accredited Mediator and is a member of the Mediation Accreditation Committee where he chairs the Accreditation Sub-Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Sports Disputes Tribunal and also chairs the Appeals Committee of the Advertising Standards Board.

John is also the Chairperson of the National Steering Committee for Formulation of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy. He is celebrated for his incorporation of technology into his arbitration proceedings.


NAZIMA MALIK Partner, Kaplan & Stratton Advocates Practice Area: Arbitration & Mediation | Litigation | Tax & Stamp Duty Planning

Nazima is a qualified advocate of the High Court of Kenya with 20 years of practicing experience. She has been a partner at Kaplan & Stratton since 2002. Nazima’s main area of practice is civil litigation specialising in: tax disputes, intellectual property disputes, judicial review matters, constitutional references and arbitration. Nazima handles matters in the Court of Appeal, the High Court and specialist tribunals. She continues to advise and represent multinationals in a broad range of major tax related disputes at the Tax Appeals

Tribunal and before the High Court and the Court of Appeal. She has also successfully settled a number of disputes through the Kenya Revenue Authority’s alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

KIRAGU KIMANI, SCPartner, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews

Kiragu Kimani is a partner at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews. He has over 29 years’ experience in constitutional matters, tax litigation, procurement disputes, commercial litigation, real estate litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has handled complex energy and tax disputes and represents multinational firms, local firms and departments of the Government of Kenya. He has recently been involved in a highly contentious matter regarding the election of the President of Kenya which is probably the country’s single most important case since independence having regard to the impact on the socio-political and economic landscape.

Kiragu has consistently been recognised by various legal directories including Chamber & Partners and IFLR 1000 as a leading lawyer in the region. He has previously been awarded the International Law Office Client Choice Award as the best litigation lawyer in Kenya.

Moderator:

EVANS MONARIPartner, Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)Nairobi, Kenya

Evans Monari heads the Dispute Resolution Practice at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP) and is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Evans is an all-round litigator involved in a myriad of commercial, civil, judicial review, constitutional and high profile criminal briefs.

He is a skilled advisor and has successfully defended several private and public bodies in multi-jurisdictional disputes. He is often instructed in bespoke complex regional/ international commercial disputes and international arbitrations as well as matters involving public international law. He is also a chair of publicly listed companies as well as local and international charities.

His expertise as a leading practitioner is acknowledged by multiple leading International Directories. According to Chambers and Partners, clients hold him with high regard for the many solid years behind him and equally recognize him for his “good understanding of the commercial issues at stake. He gets to the heart of things quickly.” Others add that he is “very thorough in preparation and offers good advice.”


5. Intellectual Property and Technology law in Kenya.

Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021. Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm.

Zoom details:

Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929 Passcode: 209505 Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929 Passcode: 209505 Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/

SPEAKERS:

JOHN SYEKEIPartner, Bowmans Nairobi, Kenya John Syekei is a partner at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP) and heads the Intellectual Property practice group in East Africa.

His practice areas and experience covers commercial intellectual property advice, Technology law, E-Commerce, Payments, Fintech, IP litigation, advertising law and litigation, data privacy, advice on drafting and/or negotiation of information technology agreements on

seller or buyer side, and advice on the protection and enforcement of trade mark, patent, copyright and industrial designs. He practices across Africa and also acts for clients in intellectual property infringement actions, anti-counterfeiting raids, due diligence investigations and reports, drafting of licensing and franchise agreements, trade mark oppositions, trade mark cancellations, and domain name dispute resolutions before World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), acquisitions and deployment of IT solutions and dispute resolution relating to IT contracts.

He is regionally and globally renowned for his excellence in the IP space, and has received several top citations and recognitions from international directories such as Chambers Global, World Trademark Reviews, IP Stars and WIPR Leaders.

John is a member of the advisory council of Innovation Law Club Africa (ILCA), an international forum for capacity building, knowledge exchange, and professional collaboration among technology law specialists.

According to Chambers & Partners 2020, John Syekei is a highly revered IP attorney, with market sources describing him as “one of the top lawyers in this space.” He operates across the full spectrum of IP issues, with notable activity in anti-counterfeiting enforcement, infringement actions and enforcement of designs. Interviewees enthuse: “He’s just very engaging, and clearly has an excellent understanding of IP law internationally and in Kenya. Just an impressive individual.”


LORNA MBATIAPartner, CFL Legal

Lorna’s expertise is broad covering corporate law, intellectual property and TMT. As the head of the TMT practice at the Firm, Lorna offers transactional, compliance and regulatory advisory in all commercial phases of this sector. Some of her work involves advisory on telecoms, technology transfer, e-commerce, data protection and privacy, content creation, broadcasting, social media and new media.

A seasoned transactional lawyer and the partner in charge of our corporate and commercial practice, Lorna has been recognised for her corporate & commercial work by global leading legal directory IFLR1000. She regularly advises clients on business establishment, contracts, competition law, consumer protection, joint ventures, private equity plus transaction-related regulatory and compliance issues.

Lorna also heads our formidable IP practice and where she works on some of the region’s largest and most complex IP matters. She also advises clients on IP-related commercial aspects of distribution, franchising and M&A deals.

Lorna is dual-qualified and registered as a trademark and patent agent in both Kenya and Rwanda. Her expertise covers ARIPO, OAPI and international registration systems. She is highly regarded for her first-rate contentious and non-contentious IP work. Plus, for being an IP thought leader, especially on anti-counterfeit law.

Several international leading legal directories including Chambers Global, Managing IP and WTR1000 have consistently recognised her(for many years) as one of Kenya’s finest IP lawyers, citing among other things – her promptness, attention to detail, effectiveness and strategic advice.

LIZ LENJO Lecturer, Strathmore Law School

Liz Lenjo is the Founder and Managing Consultant of MYIP Legal Studio. She specializes in Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Media and Fashion Law. She is a Member of the Copyright Tribunal, the tribunal established under Section 48 of the Copyright Act (CAP 130). She serves in the Kenya Fashion Council as the Head of Intellectual Property & Policy in the Legal Committee. She is also a tutor with Copyrightx by Harvardx, Kenya Chapter hosted by the GoDown Arts Center.Liz holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Turin (Italy) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the Catholic

University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and Postgraduate Diploma Kenya School of Law. She also holds a Certificate in Fashion Law from Fashion Law Institute – Fordham University Law School (New York). She also has professional certificates in IP Management, Mediation & Arbitration from WIPO Academy and CopyrightX from HarvardX.

Liz is also a published writer and scholar. She has also written and been quoted in several local newspapers and international news including the Sunday Nation, The Star, Up Magazine, CNN Africa, BBC Africa, CGTN Africa, Financial Times (UK), among others.

Liz is a blogger on www.lizlenjo.com on IP and Entertainment Law matters focusing on non-legal minds to understand basic issues on these areas of law. She is also the Chapter Lead of Creative Commons Kenya and the head of the Culture & Entertainment Platform.


SHEM OTANGAPartner, Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Shem Otanga is a Partner in our Technology, Media & Telecommunications and Corporate & Commercial practice areas. Shem specialises in Intellectual Property.

Shem started his legal career as Trainee Lawyer at Hamilton Harrison & Mathews (now Dentons HH&M) and was appointed as an Associate in 2010. He then joined Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP as Principal Associate in 2016 and was appointed as a Senior Associate in 2017. Shem also worked as a seconded lawyer at Mayer Brown International LLP(UK) and Brick Court Chambers in 2018 (as part of the International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) Flagship Program). In 2020 Shem joined Kieti Advocates LLP as a Partner.

Moderator:

DR. ISAAC RUTENBERG Director, CIPIT, Strathmore Law School

Dr. Isaac Rutenberg is a Senior Lecturer and is also the Director of the Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) at Strathmore Law School in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also an Associate Member of the Center for Law, Technology, and Society, at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Rutenberg teaches and researches various aspects of IP and IT law, including data protection and privacy, artifi cial intelligence, digital identity, contextualized innovation, and the interface between IT law and intellectual property law. He is registered to practice law in California, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Offi ce and the Kenya Industrial Property Institute. He holds a JD (law degree) and a PhD in chemistry.


6. M/A and Private Equity Legal Practice in Kenya.

Date: Thursday 10th June 2021. Time: 9:00am – 10:30am.

Zoom details:


SPEAKERS:

KENDALL EVANSDirector - Nairobi, Kenya: Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)

Kendall Evans is a Director in Bowmans Kenya, and a member of the Corporate department.

Kendall specialises in mergers and acquisitions (public and private), corporate and commercial transactions, insurance-linked securities, establishment of joint ventures, corporate structures and restructurings, catastrophe (CAT) bond structures, capital markets and segregated accounts structures, capital raisings (debt and equity), listings on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and the provision of

regulatory advice.

He is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and Hong Kong and is admitted as a barrister and attorney in Bermuda.

Kendall has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Durham, Graduate Diploma in Law and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from BPP College of Professional Studies.

MAHESH ACHARYA Partner, ENSafrica (NBMA Advocates LLP)Mahesh Acharya is a Partner at ENSafrica. He specialises in M&A, private equity, complex cross-border re-organisations, TMT, and FinTech.

He has acted for clients in a variety of industries including Insurance, TMT, Hospitality and Private Equity.Mahesh’s experience includes advising clients on a wide range of corporate/commercial matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions, internal re-organisations, share and asset sales, joint venture arrangements and capital markets. He is also the ‘go-to’ lawyer in Kenya

on Fintech matters and an expert in complex cross border re-organisations.

Mahesh is an Advisory Council member for the Innovative Law Club Africa (ILCA). As an Advisory Council member, Mahesh provides strategic guidance to the ILCA, engineering partnerships, and collaborating on special projects.

Mahesh is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:• IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide 2021, 2020, 2019 - Highly Regarded (Kenya)• Chambers Fintech Guide 2021, 2020 – Band 1 Fintech Legal (Kenya)• Chambers Global Guide 2021, 2020, 2019 – Corporate / M&A, JVs, TMT, Capital Markets, Electronic

Payments and E-Money, International & Cross-border Transactions and Private Equity (Kenya)• The Legal 500 EMEA 2021, 2019 – Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Recommended / Key Lawyer (Kenya)


ROSA NDUATI-MUTERO Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP

Rosa is a Partner in the Corporate department at Anjarwalla & Khanna. She advises clients on capital markets transactions, merger and acquisitions, commercial, regulatory and compliance issues. Rosa also specialises in corporate governance and employment law. Rosa is a frequent speaker at legal and business conferences, including speaking at the 4th Annual Africa Insurance and Reinsurance Conference, the Lewis Silkin Europe Middle East and Africa Club’s Sub-Saharan African Comparative Employment Law Seminar in London and an African Insurance M&A round table discussion organised by Debevoise &

Plimpton in London and New York. Rosa has published various articles in the local newspapers on the Companies Act law in Kenya.Leading worldwide legal directories consistently recognise Rosa as a leading lawyer. She is well regarded for her involvement in sophisticated transactions by Chambers Global 2019. Clients describe her as “sharp and hard-working.” (Chambers Global 2018). Rosa was rated one of the region’s “top women under 40” by Kenya’s leading business newspaper, Business Daily. In addition to being an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Rosa is a practising public secretary and qualified to be a certified public accountant.

SAMMY NDOLOKenya Managing Partner, Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Sammy Ndolo is the Kenya Managing Partner, and Partner in the Corporate & Commercial, Finance & Banking, Real Estate, Competition Law and, Tax & Exchange Control practice areas in Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. Sammy is a leading specialist in finance and banking, restructurings and workouts, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions.workouts, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

SUZANNE MUTHAURA Partner, MMAN Advocates.

Suzanne Muthaura is a Partner at MMAN Advocates and heads the Corporate Practice Group. She has 22 years’ experience in commercial and corporate law practice, with particular expertise in asset finance, equipment leasing, capital markets, corporate advisory, commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and projects. Suzanne has acted as lead counsel to both local and international clients in numerous transactions over

the years. Suzanne is ranked as a leading banking, corporate and commercial lawyer by Chambers Global, the IFLR1000 and the Legal 500.Suzanne is recognised for her expertise in aviation finance and has been recognized as one of the world’s leading practitioners in Aviation Finance by Who’s Who Legal. She has contributed to Getting the Deal Through as jurisdiction author of Kenya for Aviation, Finance and Leasing 2019. In addition to being an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, she is a Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public, a Certified Public Secretary and a member of the Law Society of Kenya.


Moderator:

EVA WARIGIAExecutive Director, East Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Eva is the Executive Director of the East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

In her role with EAVCA, a trade organization for private equity and venture capital funds, Eva promotes and champions private capital interests in the East Africa region, by building PE and VC awareness among businesses, while at the same time engaging with regulatory authorities to ensure policy design that incentivizes private investment in East Africa.

A curious mind with passion for the African continent, Eva has a decade’s experience supporting business and capital inflows into Africa. Prior to her role at EAVCA, Eva was a senior consultant at Africa Practice providing management consulting advisory in M&A, corporate positioning and investor relations to some of the continent’s leading businesses.

She has a Bachelor’s (hons) Degree from the University of Nairobi and is currently an MBA candidate at Strathmore Business School.


7. Corporate Taxation in Kenya.

Date: Thursday 10th June 2021. Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm.

Zoom details:


SPEAKERS:

DANIEL NGUMYPartner, Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP

Daniel Ngumy is a Partner at Anjarwalla & Khanna and heads the fi rm’s Tax department. He specialises in regional and international tax law, and has extensive experience in tax disputes and tax transactional matters.

Daniel provides ongoing tax advice on matters affecting clients across various industries, including the fi nancial sector, power, energy and infrastructure, oil & gas and FMCG, amongst others. He has advised on a variety of matters, from debt and equity transactions to mergers and acquisitions. Daniel chairs the Law Society’s Tax Committee and is a regular

speaker at local and international conferences. He is ranked by Chambers Global under tax law and private wealth law.

Daniel is a qualifi ed CPA(K) and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi, a post-graduate certifi cate in tax law and a Masters of Laws degree from the University of London (UCL & Queen Mary).

NIKHIL HIRADirector, Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)

Nikhil Hira is a director in Bowmans Kenya and a member of the Tax Practice.

Nikhil holds a formidable skills set, particularly in tax advisory work and tax dispute resolution, honed in East Africa, India, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

He assists clients with tax advice and tax dispute resolution services, working extensively with our corporate, M&A, projects and private equity practices in providing specialist tax services

such as transfer pricing advice, assisting with tax amnesty applications, conducting tax due diligence exercises and succession planning for family businesses.

Nikhil is a well-known presenter and commentator on tax and economic issues in East Africa. He is a former council member of the Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants in Kenya and he also sat on the Tax & Public Finance and the Professional Standards Committees.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants in Kenya. He is also registered with the Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants in Uganda and the National Board of Accountants and Auditors in Tanzania. Nikhil has a BSc with joint Honours in Accountancy and Process Engineering from the University of Salford, Manchester, England.


FRANCIS KAMAUPartner, Ernst & Young (EY) Kenya.

Francis is a Tax Partner with over 17 years in tax advisory. He also leads our Tax Business in East Africa. He is responsible for the tax consultancy services for a diverse client portfolio including banking, insurance, manufacturing, industrial, energy, telecommunication and other service sectors including International Lending Organizations.

His works span across international tax, transaction tax, tax advisory/compliance and training work for Kenya and various jurisdictions in Eastern Africa region. Francis is also a member of Public Finance Committee of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and a founding Member for ICPAK Centre for Public Finance and Tax (ICPFT) Board of Directors. It is through ICPAK that Francis played a key role in developing a draft Income Tax Policy that was presented to Cabinet Secretary (National Treasury). This draft Income Tax Policy (albeit yet to adopted by Government) will (if adopted) form a critical bedrock under which the new Income Tax Bill will be launched.

Moderator:

ROSE NYONGESAManager, Strathmore Tax Research Centre Rose Nyongesa is a manager in the Strathmore University Tax Research Centre. She has over 12 years’ experience in tax law and practice both in the public and private sector.

Rose was a member of the tax practice at DLA Piper Africa, IKM Advocates. Prior to this she worked at the Kenya Revenue Authority as a revenue officer in the Large Taxpayers’ Office. She has alsoserved as a member of the Law Society of Kenya Tax Committee.

Rose is an advocate of the High Court and a member of the ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants). She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and a Masters of Laws degree from the University of Amsterdam.


8. Corporate Governance in Kenya.

Date: Thursday 10th June 2021. Time: 3:15pm – 4:45pm.

Zoom details:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929

Passcode: 209505 Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929 Passcode: 209505 Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/

SPEAKERS:

WINNIE JUMBA Principal Senior Manager, Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP)

Winnie has over twenty years of experience as a practicing Certifi ed Public Secretary and a Corporate Governance expert. She is an experienced and dedicated Company Secretary with additional specializations in Corporate Governance services, Legal and Governance audits and Bond Trustee/Security agency services and general compliance matters.

Winnie provides a full spectrum of corporate services from set-up of legal entities, continuing compliance services, specialist legal support for new applications for licensed entities,

restructuring and re-organisation, transaction support on re-organisations involving private and listed entities.

Her other mainstream expertise includes corporate governance services primarily in the line of governance assessments, drafting of governance policies and procedures, governance tools, board and management effectiveness programs such as Board inductions and evaluations and trainings. She also acts as a coach and mentor to executive and non-executive directors.

She has also been a bond and shares registrar and further acted as trustee/administrator as bond trustee/security agent for borrowing facilities, employee share option plans and escrow arrangements.

Winnie is well versed with applicable corporate laws and other statutory regulations across the region. She is a regular trainer and facilitator with the Institute of Certifi ed Secretaries.Prior to joining Bowmans, Winnie was an associate director at Deloitte East Africa.

KENNETH GATHUMADirector-General, Business Registration Services

Kenneth Gathuma is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya who has legal advisory skills developed through providing legal advice to government ministries and state-owned corporations for 12 years. Until his appointment as the Director-General in March 2020, Mr Gathuma was the Acting Director General of BRS and formerly served as Deputy Head of Government Transactions in the Offi ce of the Attorney General & Department of Justice where large Government development projects were arranged and concluded. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi.


PROF. BITANGE NDEMOProfessor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi

Bitange Ndemo is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi’s Business School. His research centers on the link between ICTs and small and medium enterprises with emphasis on how ICTs influence economic development in Africa.

Prof. Ndemo Chaired the Kenya Distributed Ledgers and Artificial Intelligence Taskforce that developed the country’s a road map for digital transformation. He is an advisor and Board member to several organizations including Safaricom one of the leading

telecommunication company in Africa, a member of the OECD Expert Panel for Blockchain, World Economic Forum Global Blockchain Council (part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Fourth Industrial Revolution Councils).

Besides having been a Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication where he was credited with facilitating many transformative ICT projects, a Senior advisor to UN’s Global Pulse (Big Data initiatives) and the UNCDF’s Better than Cash Alliance and UNICEF’s Innovation Council. He is an Open Data/Big Data evangelist and dedicated to simplification (visualization) of data for ordinary citizens to consume. He writes two columns every week for the Business Daily and Nation on-line.

Moderator:

MALACHI ADEDEHMANAGING Partner, LIROJA Services

Malachi has over ten years’ experience in corporate governance work and is mainly involved in supporting multi-sectoral Boards, advising on company secretarial matters, drafting Board Charters and committees terms of reference, minutes and resolutions, providing routine compliance services to local companies and to foreign Companies registered in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, effecting share transfers in public and private companies, registration and de-registration of companies, obtaining PIN registrations with KRA and attending to other secretarial and administrative duties to include obtaining Entry Permits

for expatriate clients.

Malachi is the founding Partner and Chief Executive of Liroja Services, a corporate governance consulting based in Westlands, Nairobi.

Malachi holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Strathmore University, and is currently pursuing a Masters’ degree in Public Policy and Management, also at Strathmore University.

Membership In Professional SocietiesMember, Institute of Certified Secretaries -Kenya (“ICS”)

Professional Qualifications2017 Accredited Governance Auditor2014 Certified Secretary (ICS)


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