MMAKS Advocates is a leading specialised full service law firm in Kampala with a longstanding reputation of quality and excellence. It is one of the largest firms in Uganda, with a total of 29 proficiently trained lawyers and a total support staff complement of 35. The firm combines a well-established litigation practise and commercial transactional practise. MMAKS is a member of Africa Legal Network, a leading independent alliance of top tier African law firms. MMAKS is also a member of the Employment Law Alliance and First Law International.
ABMAK is a leading Ugandan law firm that specialises in advising clients on commercial, transactional and regulatory matters in oil and gas, mining and metals, power and electricity and infrastructure projects in Uganda. ABMAK also has a strong tax practice, providing planning and structuring advice to clients, and a well-established litigation and dispute resolution practice and employment and immigration practice.
ABMAK has specialist experienced lawyers that have advised clients on some of the most complex and strategically important large-scale projects in Uganda. ABMAK clients include multinational project sponsors and developers, financiers, contractors, funds and state-owned enterprises.
ABMAK's key clients include TotalEnergies EP Uganda, TotalEnergies East Africa Midstream, Schlumberger, McDermott, East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, ARPE Limited managed by Berkeley Energy, Kikagati Power Company Limited, SENOK Wind Uganda Limited, CFAO Motors Uganda Limited (Toyota), McDermott, East African Medical Vitals Limited, RIC Energy, METKA EGN, Airswift Uganda, HMH Rainbow Limited, Schlumberger Oilfield Eastern Limited, Schlumbeger Uganda SMC Limited, Monetix GmbH, Woodcross Resources, Cotton On Foundation and Premier Credit Uganda Limited.
Shonubi, Musoke & Company Advocates was registered as a law firm in 1987. The firm was started at a time when new attitudes and opportunities were emerging in Uganda, and has steadily grown into one of the largest firms in the country. In a jurisdiction where few firms have managed to specialise, we have succeeded in building a specialised practice with core capabilities in, all fields of corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure, litigation and dispute resolution practice ranging from non-contentious transactional work to highly contentious complex litigation.
Our expertise and business knowledge have consolidated our position as market leaders, exemplified by our lengthy and ever-increasing portfolio of impressive international and local clients. Our portfolio of clients includes both international and domestic institutions such as large corporate, airlines, banks, academic institutions, electricity generators and distributors, property developers, NGO’s, telecommunication companies, insurance companies, petroleum companies as well as government agencies and statutory bodies.
The firm has continuously been rated as a leading law firm in Uganda by IFLR 1000, Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 directory of leading financial and energy law firms. The 31st Edition of IFLR1000 rankings accorded it the highest possible Tier 1 classification in the Financial and Corporate and Energy and Infrastructure categories; whilst Chambers and Partners has classified it as a Band 1 General Business Law Firm in their 2023 ranking and a Tier 1 Law firm by the Legal 500 and a leading Intellectual Property Law firm by WTR
The individual partners within the firm have also been recognised as leading lawyers in Uganda within their respective areas of expertise by IFLR 1000 and Chambers Global, these include:
a) Dr. Alan Shonubi, Corporate and Commercial law, Banking and Project Finance
b) Mr. Noah Mwesigwa, Corporate and Commercial law sector
c) Mr. Andrew Kibaya, Banking and Project Finance sectors
d) Mr. Innocent Kihika, Energy and Infrastructure and Project Development sectors.
e) Ms. Brigitte Kusiima, Corporate and Commercial law sector
f) Ms. Hellen Nakiryowa, Banking and Project Finance sectors
With thirty-one (31) professional staff members comprising of nine (9) partners, nineteen (19) associates, one (1) of counsel and two (2) consultants, the firm is among the largest law firms in the country.
Details of our competence with integrated descriptions of our experience can also be found on our website: www.shonubimusoke.co.ug.
Ortus Advocates is a full-service corporate and commercial law firm in Uganda. The firm is part of the Ortus Africa brand, a professional services firm bringing together resources with a wealth of experience and knowledge in law, tax and business advisory services.
Our key practice areas include corporate, mergers & acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, project finance, project development, oil & gas, tax, and business rescue, restructuring & insolvency. Our lawyers have a unique understanding of Uganda’s political, economic, regulatory, and legal environment. With a team of over 20 lawyers we confidently guide both local and international clients across a range of industry sectors in execution of complex and innovative transactions and disputes.
The firm also boasts of a dedicated China practice bolstered by our alliance with the Yingke Law which focuses largely on matters born of the commercial expansion of those countries’ interests in Africa.
We are very active in the fintech and innovative ecosystem of Uganda. Through our partnership with the Innovation Village, Ortus Advocates is at the forefront of the innovation and acceleration industry in Uganda.
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