In association with SNR Denton
8th Floor Exim Tower, Garden Avenue
PO Box 4369 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255-22-2114664; +255-22-2118789/91
Fax: +255-22-2116635; +255-22-2113247
Email: info@mkono.com
Web: www.mkono.com
2nd Floor, Old East Building, Place de l'Indépendance,
B.P. 2341, Bujumbura, Burundi
Tel: +257-22- 256219/20
Fax: +257-22- 25 6221
Email: info@mkono.co.bi
Web: www.mkono.co.bi
Firm overview
Main office established: 1977
Managing Partner: Hon. Nimrod E. Mkono
Senior Partner: Dr. Wilbert B. Kapinga
Senior Partner: Capt. Audax K. Kameja
Partner: Karel Daele
Partner (Burundi): Gilbert Nyatanyi
Number of partners worldwide: 7
Number of lawyers worldwide: 19
Firm profile:
With almost 20 lawyers, Mkono & Co is one of the largest and most
highly respected law firms in East-Africa. The Founding Partner, Hon.
Nimrod E. Mkono, MP, has been recognized as one of the country's leading
corporate lawyers by leading international professional directories and
peers alike. The firm offers a wide selection of legal services
globally to the corporate, industrial and governmental communities.
International experience:
The United Republic of Tanzania and East Africa can without any doubt be
considered as one of the most attractive areas for private investment
in Africa, offering a market of over 200 million people. In this
emerging economy, Mkono & Co Advocates constitutes an ideal partner
for foreign investors in Tanzania.
Mkono & Co houses close to 20 lawyers in its headquarters in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania. The firm has a branch office in Burundi, exclusive
associations in Rwanda and Uganda and alliances with a number of law
firms in other African jurisdictions. Finally Mkono & Co has formed
an association with SNR Denton in 2000, is part of an expanding network
throughout Africa, a member of Terralex and can draw upon an exclusive
network of specialised international lawyers.
Main international areas of practice:
Corporate/Commercial: The corporate side of the practice has a
longstanding reputation for its representation of major public and
private companies and institutions on all aspects of corporate activity,
including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, management
buy-outs, etc. as well as providing specialist support in areas such as
pensions and employee benefits.
Banking/Finance: Mkono & Co's Banking and Finance Practice
advises on all aspects of commercial banking and lending business. The
department supports borrowers, lenders, issuers, lead managers and
trustees on debt, syndicated lending and trade finance.
Dispute Resolution: Mkono & Co. Advocates handles a wide
variety of domestic and international commercial disputes relating to
construction, defamation, employment, financial and corporate matters,
insolvency, insurance, etc.
Securities/Capital Markets: Mkono & Co has a strong
securities and capital markets practice, representing both issuers and
underwriters in a wide variety of securities offerings. This department
advises on disclosure and corporate governance matters, on corporate and
securities regulatory issues and transactional structuring.
Intellectual/Real Property: Mkono & Co. Advocates is a
leading firm in the protection of intellectual property rights. The firm
is actively involved in handling applications for trademarks and
patents, including contentious and noncontentious work, such as
licensing and franchising, trademark infringement, passing off and
opposition proceedings, copyright and design right, confidential
information disputes and protection.
Institutional/Public Law Reform: Counsel in this practice provide
advice and support on legal issues and policy support to governmental
and regulatory authorities and have been instrumental in most of the
privatisations and institutional reforms in Tanzania.
Awards:
The firm is recognised by international professional directories and has
received multiple awards for its legal leadership and quality of
services. The firm has been ranked in Tier 1 by Chambers Global since
2000 and has several lawyers firmly established as leaders in their
field.
Professional directories:
• "The most successful Tanzanian firm in a dominant market position." IFLR, 2009 edition
• "Rainmaker Wilbert Kapinga covers a good mix of disputes, corporate and telecoms work." PLC Which Lawyer, 2009 edition
• "Wilbert Kapinga is recommended as a well established and responsive
attorney whose workload spans trade and project finance, along with
arbitration concerns." Chambers Global, 2009 edition
• "Has the resources to handle some of the country's largest
transactions across a variety of practice areas." Chambers Global, 2009
edition
• "Mkono & Co is still the most successful law firm operating in the
Tanzanian legal market; over the last 12 months they have won some of
the most desirable deals in East-Africa. They have a competitive edge
and a close association with international law firms which puts them in a
dominant market position." IFLR, 2009 edition
Partners:
Hon. Nimrod E. Mkono, MP (Managing Partner)
Email: nimrod.mkono@mkono.com
Dr. Wilbert B. Kapinga (Partner)
Email: wilbert.kapinga@mkono.com
Capt. Audax K. Kameja (Partner)
Email: capt.kameja@mkono.com
Karel Daele (Partner)
Email: karel.daele@mkono.com
Gilbert Nyatanyi (Partner) - Burundi
Email: gilbert.nyatanyi@mkono.com
Joy Alliy (Partner)
Email: joy.alliy@mkono.com