Iseme Kamau & Maema 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, 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 CDC Group, African Development Bank, Wartsila, KTDA Power Company, China Merchants Ports Group, the World Bank, Kenya Breweries, Malthe Winje Infrapower and the African Legal Support Facility.
Client Feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)
Bank lending: lender side
"I found the IKM Advocates team (led by Beatrice Nyabira) to be responsible, practical and very experienced and knowledgeable. They were able to provide the sophisticated and high-quality legal service that our client expects from its law firms."
Banking and finance
"Solution-oriented. Customer-centric. Professional."
Investment funds: Private equity funds
"IKM is very thorough and thoughtful. I have never wondered if they actually read a document. "
Project finance
"Responsive, thorough in their advice and take feedback well."
Restructuring: corporate
"Very professional in their coordinating services, legal research and advisory services on which legal actions to take. They are also very professional when it comes to information that pertains to different lenders."
