K&K advises on some of the most significant mergers and acquisitions in Uganda, providing end-to-end transactional support across the full deal lifecycle. Our experience includes due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiation, documentation, and regulatory approvals.
The Firm has acted as counsel on two of the largest telecommunications acquisitions in the Ugandan market and has advised on numerous cross-border M&A transactions across the FMCG, pharmaceutical, media, security printing, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors.
The Firm provides a full suite of banking and finance advisory services, including corporate investment banking support, security structuring and collateral perfection, debt recovery, and handling of fraud-related claims.
K&K has extensive experience advising financial institutions on regulatory and operational matters within Uganda’s banking sector and currently serves on the legal panels of several leading commercial banks as well as the central bank.
K&K regularly advises insurance companies on claims management, regulatory compliance, and insurance-related litigation. The Firm is recognised for its practical and commercially focused approach to insurance disputes and regulatory engagement. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, the Firm was appointed to provide industry advocacy services through the national insurers’ association.
Intellectual property protection is a rapidly developing area in Uganda, and K&K provides comprehensive advisory and enforcement services in this field. The Firm advises on trademark registration, opposition and defence proceedings, and infringement litigation. We act for leading telecommunications and FMCG brands and serve as local agents for foreign trademark owners seeking protection in Uganda.
K&K provides company secretarial and registered office services to both local and multinational entities, offering an efficient and cost-effective solution for statutory compliance and corporate governance.
Our services include preparation of board and shareholder documentation, maintenance of statutory registers, filing of annual returns and regulatory forms, board advisory support on statutory duties, monitoring legislative developments, and acting as local service agents for foreign companies operating in Uganda.
K&K maintains a longstanding and highly regarded employment and labour law practice. The Firm regularly advises on large-scale workforce restructuring exercises, ensuring legal compliance while managing the regulatory sensitivities associated with such processes. We have advised multiple leading telecommunications operators on major restructuring initiatives and have reviewed and implemented HR policies and manuals for some of the country’s largest employers, including the largest media organisations.
In the oil and gas sector, the Firm has handled complex employment-related matters ranging from exemptions from statutory working-hour requirements, labour dispute resolution frameworks, regulatory compliance, EHS procedures, occupational injury and fatality claims. We have also provided strategic solutions to work permit challenges arising from rotational staffing models in high-turnover operational environments.
Land acquisition in Uganda presents unique legal and regulatory challenges. K&K leverages its extensive experience in mass land acquisition to deliver predictability, efficiency, and dispute-free outcomes for clients. The Firm has advised on large-scale land acquisition and wayleave acquisition for leading telecommunications operators, national utilities, infrastructure concessionaires, and major agricultural enterprises including handling compensation claims relating to surface rights for project-affected persons.
K&K has also litigated complex land disputes at the highest appellate levels, resulting in the recovery of high-value property assets for institutional and commercial clients.
K&K Advocates advises on all aspects of Ugandan tax law, supporting clients at the point of market entry as well as throughout the life of their operations. The Firm provides strategic tax structuring and advisory services to domestic and international businesses, with a particular focus on navigating complex regulatory and sector-specific tax regimes.
The Firm is highly regarded for its contentious tax practice and has a strong track record in resolving complex tax disputes through negotiation and litigation. K&K regularly represents clients before the Tax Appeals Tribunal and the courts in high-value matters, notably within the petroleum, construction, and trading sectors, and is recognised for its effective management of technically demanding and sensitive disputes.
Our Firm supports clients throughout all phases of their operations starting with regulatory compliance and market entry, incorporation, licensing and statutory registrations.
Leading legal advisory across Uganda's energy and infrastructure landscape from oil & gas exploration and production to electricity generation and transmission, to infrastructure projects of national significance.
From early-stage negotiation and mediation to high-stakes arbitration and complex litigation, we deliver results-oriented solutions that protect our clients' interests while achieving optimal commercial outcomes.
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