DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates is a commercial law firm in Kenya. The firm is led by managing partner James Kamau and is the DLA Piper member firm in Kenya with one office in Nairobi.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate work where the firm has achieved top tier status in Kenya. The firm is also very active in infrastructure and power project development.

Key clients

In financial and corporate, key clients of the firm include KCB Bank Kenya, NCBA Bank Kenya, The Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Absa Bank Kenya, Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank trading as Trade and Development Bank, The United States International Development Finance Corporation, Radiant Energy, CDC Group, Stanbic Bank Kenya, Gulf African Bank and Standard Chartered Bank Kenya.

In project development, key clients include Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC, County Pension Fund Registered Trustees and CPF Financial Services Limited, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO), African Legal Support Facility, Botswana Oil Limited

Client Feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)

Banking and finance 

"The turnaround time given the timelines within which we were executing the transaction and the pressure from the syndicate of lenders; meticulous execution and drafting and general industry knowledge on the part of counsel, which made for seamless execution and closing of the transaction."