| Firm Name: | Kasirye Byaruhanga |
| Firm Logo: | Official logo of KB & Co.jpg |
| Headquarters: | Plot 33, Clement Hill Road - Off Nile Avenue, Kampala, Uganda |
| Num Offices: | 1 |
| Num Attorneys: | 18 |
| Num Employees: | 35 |
| Practice Areas: | General Business Law Practice |
| Key People: | Andrew Kasirye (Managing Partner), William Byaruhanga (Principal Partner) Enock Rukidi (Senior Partner) & Paul Rutisya (Partner) |
| Revenue: | Unknown |
| Date Founded: | 1991 (Kampala) |
| Founder: | Andrew Kasirye & William Byaruhanga |
| Company Type: | LLP |
| Homepage: | www.lawyer.co.ug |
| Affiliation: | Mackrell International |
Kasirye Byaruhanga & Co Advocates (KB &Co.) is a Ugandan law firm headquartered in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is a business law firm that was founded in 1991 by Andrew Kasirye and William Byaruhanga.[1] The firm is part of Mackrell International, a global law firm network, and is active in litigation, with a substantial part of its practice also dedicated to transactional matters and retainer clients.[2] The firm's advocates are members of various professional bodies, including the International Bar Association, the East African Law Society and the Uganda Law Society.
KB & Co advises leading local and multinational organisations that include among others Excel Construction, Umeme, Association of Uganda Oil & Gas Service Providers, Stanbic Bank, Barclays Bank, Kakira Sugar Works, Madhvani Group, UAP Insurance Uganda Limited, Fastjet and National Social Security Fund. The firm’s most active disciplines are ADR, arbitration, litigation, company and commercial as well as public and administrative. Its key sectors are oil and gas, power, airports and aviation plus industry and manufacturing. The firm also acts for industry regulators, international financiers, the Government and governmental agencies. International law firms also regularly engage the group to act as local counsel when they require Ugandan expertise.[3] [4] [5]
Kasirye Byaruhanga & Co was established in 1991 by two partners, Andrew Kasirye and William Byaruhanga. As of 2014, the firm consists of four partners and 14 associates and is also part of the Mackrell International network of independent law firms.[2]
Kasirye Byaruhanga specializes in the following legal disciplines: Acquisitions, Mergers and Divestitures, Banking and Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Competition and Anti Trust, Corporate Commercial Transactions, Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, Equipment Leasing, International Trade, Labour, Employment and Immigration, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Mining and Natural Resources, Non-profit Organisations, Probate and Administration of Estates, Public Private Partnerships and Joint Ventures, Tax and Wealth Management.[5]
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