Huka Abudho & Co. Advocates

We set ourselves apart by harnessing technological innovations through the use of efficient legal practice management softwares. Our goal is to always exceed client’s expectations and to provide client-oriented legal solutions within ethical framework and professionalism. We understand that delivering an excellent legal service in today’s dynamic environment demands not only an understanding of law but also critical insights of local circumstances, client’s businesses and the legal environment within which one operates.

As an innovative firm, our approach is to glean an understanding of the business and legal issues our clients encounter in order to develop tailor made solutions and services. We are keen to encourage long-term mutually beneficial client relationships and management and as such we regularly update our clients on their matters as dictated by our noble professional obligations.

Areas of Practice

Our firm's strategic practice areas are: Commercial & Corporate law, conveyancing, Banking and Finance, Capital markets, Consultancy, Regulatory Compliance and Legal Audit, Constitutional and Environmental Law and Employment Law.

Capital Markets

We act for and advise our clients on wide range of capital markets transactions including mergers and acquisition, take-overs, restructuring, amalgamations, listing on securities exchanges or commodities exchange, initial public offerings and private placement, licensing of stock brokers, investment banks, investment advisers, mutual funds, unit trusts, Dealers. We draft transactional documents, agreements on capital markets as well as carrying out legal and regulatory compliance audit for our clients in the capital market sector.

Banking and Finance

The banking and financing transactions are often complicated, highly structured and valued, involving sophisticated parties, diverse framework and processes. We therefore help our clients abide by the intricate legal and regulatory frameworks that govern transactions in both domestic and global economy in the banking and finance sector by: drafting and negotiating contracts that set out the terms of various financial arrangements in compliance with the governing laws; providing transactional legal advice on mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, take-overs, restructuring, initial public offerings, listing, securitization process and even liquidations; Carrying out transactional due diligence; and Preparing, documenting and arranging for execution of various instruments in banking and finance transactions among other activities.

Regulatory Compliance and Legal Audit

The need for regulatory compliance is constant with evolving nature of production and provision of services and modes of delivery across all sectors of economy around the world. We help our clients cross this tumultuous waters of regulatory compliance and avoid the risk and cost of non-compliance and ensure smooth running of their businesses by providing advice on complex regulatory matters in various sectors including: Manufacturing and processing sectors; Capital markets; Consumer protection; corporate governance; Data protection & privacy; Energy; Environment (including climate change); Financial institutions; Product liability & product safety; Public procurement; Telecommunications, media and technology; Agricultural; import/export; pharmaceuticals; and sports/gaming. In addition, we carry out legal and compliance audit for our clients.

Conveyancing

Land is one of the most important factors of production and transactions and agreements relating to land must be carefully done with due regard to the law and interests of the parties. We engage in conveyancing practice by acting for parties in conveyancing transactions including by: Carrying out due diligence on the transaction, Advising parties to the transactions, Drafting sale agreements, charges, leases and transfers, Perfecting securities on behalf of the lender, Engrossing land agreements, Facilitating execution of the agreements, Registering instruments in land transactions at the land registry; and Performing all legal duties in conveyancing transactions on behalf of the purchasers, vendors, chargors, chargees, and/or borrowers as the case may be.

Corporate and Commercial law

We provide quality legal advice on commercial and corporate law and assist our clients to carry out their local and international commercial transactions by drafting agreements, providing consultancy and facilitating their compliance with corporate and corporate law. We also help both local and foreign clients establish their businesses by facilitating: incorporation of private or public companies, Registration of branches of foreign companies, Registration and incorporation of NGOS, trusts, foundations, partnerships, cooperatives, business names and other forms of businesses, Tax registration services; and Application for investment certificates for foreign investors.

Consultancy and Corporate Secretarial Practice

Huka Abudho & Co. Advocates engages in the provision of consultancy services on all legal issues and corporate governance. We offer our clients quick and well researched practical legal opinions on their legal problems. The Firm further provides corporate secretarial services including attending board meetings and taking down minutes, drafting board resolutions and filing companies’ annual returns.

Litigation

Our firm also deals with employment, succession and constitutional litigation.

Alternative Dispute Resolutions

We help our clients reach amicable solutions and avoid the adversarial court room environment through the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and arbitration.

Legal Aid

As part of our duty to the society we offer civic education and legal awareness to the public especially in marginalized areas and to marginalized and/or vulnerable groups in Kenya. We also offer pro bono legal services to special cases.

Meet The Team

Our greatest asset is our diligent and professional team made up of highly driven reliable legal practitioners who offer an immeasurable array of experience, knowledge and quality tailor-made legal advice and solutions to our Clients in different areas of business in Kenya and globally.

Huka Abudho

Founder & Managing Partner

Huka Abudho Mamo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Founder and the Managing Partner of Huka Abudho & Co. Advocates. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB, Hons) from Moi University and Post-Graduate Diploma from Kenya School of Law. He has diverse experience working in both private and public sector. Previously, Huka has worked as an Associate at Amin & Co. Advocates where he was mainly dealing with corporate and commercial matters, conveyancing, constitutional and environmental law practice. Huka has worked at Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates, one of the top law firms in Kenya under the supervision of the firm’s partners where he gained invaluable experience and practical knowledge of commercial law practice. He had also worked at the Regulatory Framework Department of the Capital Markets Authority, Kenya where he was actively involved in preparation of, drafting and reviewing capital markets regulations, guidance notes and rules and corporate governance instruments. He has also worked at Wetangula, Adan & Makokha Advocates and is therefore an adept practicing advocate with vast legal experience and knowledge. Huka is a Certified Secretary Finalist and a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the East African Law Society.

Isacko Ali Sharamo

Lawyer

Isacko Ali holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB, Hons) from the University of Nairobi and is currently a student at the Kenya School of Law. Isacko had previously worked at various institutions including the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) where he gained invaluable experience in civil and environmental law litigation, commercial law, constitutional law and conveyancing practice. Isacko is a highly competent, innovative and diligent lawyer with vast experience and keen interest in environmental law, Technology law and public interest matters.

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