K&K Advocates

K&K Advocates is a leading full service law firm operating in Uganda. Over the past 18 years, we have accumulated vast experience in legal practice with a strong focus on commercial and corporate law. We have represented local and multinational clients in litigation and in transactions of national and regional significance. 

K&K Advocates supports clients to establish and maintain themselves as compliant entities in Uganda that are fit for purpose. This includes incorporation, registration, licensing, tax and other statutory registration, and management of regulatory investigation and compliance audits. We have the necessary experience and knowledge to navigate the regulatory terrain.

We advise and structure our clients’ internal legal relations including drafting and advising on requisitedocumentation between shareholders, joint venture partners and financiers; drafting and review of employee contracts; review of HR manuals and systems; procuring immigration permits; review of employee benefit schemes and social security arrangements and legal representation in courts of law and tribunals.

Our firm provides both transaction advisory and litigation services in this regard. We prepare documentation, negotiate and offer legal support for clients with their suppliers, customers, consultants and business partners. We also provide litigation services over disputes arising out of these relationships.

• Banking and finance
• Corporate and M&A
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Energy 
• Oil and Gas
• Public Law and Regulation
• Telecom
• Media
• Construction and materials
• Food and beverage
• Intellectual Property
• Aviation 
• Pharm and life sciences
• Tourism 
• Property Law and Conveyancing

Commercial Law:
Edwin Karugire
edwin@kandk.co.ug
 
Energy Law:
Kiryowa Kiwanuka
kk@kandk.co.ug

Public Law and Regulation:
Peter Kauma
peter@kandk.co.ug 

Recent transactional highlights:

• Part of the legal team representing the Government of Uganda in the Arbitration proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in London between Rift Valley Railways Uganda Limited and Government of Uganda in a claim for USD 633,500,000 against Government of Uganda.

• Banking and Finance
• Insurance
• Energy
• Oil and Gas
• Public Law and Regulation
• Property Law and Conveyancing
• Employment and Labour Law
• Intellectual Property