K&K

What Makes Us Different

K&K Advocates (formerly Kiwanuka & Karugire Advocates) is a leading full-service law firm operating in Uganda for the last 20 years.

We provide a full range of legal services from transaction advisory services to litigation. Over the years, we have accumulated expertise, experience and an essential understanding of both the local and international markets that enables us to provide tailored services to our clients.

Our clients include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, telecommunication providers, agricultural and agro-processing companies, industrial and manufacturing concerns, real estate developers, state owned enterprises as well as industry regulators.

Our team is comprised of highly trained, committed and experienced advocates with both local and international qualifications and expertise cutting across all the key industry sectors.

K&K Advocates is a member of Multilaw, an international network of law firms with over 9000 lawyers in 100 countries, ranked by IFLR1000, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. At K&K, we aim always to provide effective legal solutions with efficiency and integrity.

Our service offerings are broadly divided into these three categories:

Regulation
K&K Advocates supports clients to establish and maintain themselves as compliant entities in Uganda that are fit for purpose. This includes incorporation; licensing; tax and other statutory registration; management of regulatory investigations and compliance audits. We have built solid and dependable relationships with local regulatory authorities and over time, we have accumulated the necessary experience and knowledge to navigate the regulatory terrain.
Client Affairs
We advise and structure our clients’ internal legal relations including transaction structuring and documentation between shareholders, joint venture partners and financiers; employee contracts; HR manuals and systems; immigration services; employee benefit schemes and social security arrangements; and legal representation in courts of law and tribunals.
Client Operations
The firm provides both transaction advisory and dispute resolution services for client business operations. We offer full legal support for clients with their suppliers, customers, consultants and other business stakeholders. We also provide dispute resolution services for the management and mitigation of disputes arising out of these relationships.

Practice Areas

Over the years, we have accumulated vast experience in Commercial Law, Energy Law, Public Law & Regulation and Dispute Resolution.

Our Team

K&K comprises a team of committed advocates
providing effective legal solutions with efficiency and integrity.