Bond Advocates LLP is a top law firm located at Top Plaza, Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya. Our founding partners boast a combined 50+ years of experience as some of the best lawyers in Kenya. We are a top-notch litigation and commercial law firm serving local and international clients.
The mission of Bond Advocates LLP is to become the best law firm in Kenya by creating meaningful experiences for each client. One client at a time. We uphold excellence, professionalism, integrity, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility in our work. Bond Advocates LLP has a trustworthy reputation for giving trusted solutions. Our word is our bond.
Bond is a UN Global Compact participant and uses the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework. Bond Advocates LLP is a woman-owned business.
About Bond Advocates LLP
Founded in 2022
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Practice areas
Lawsuits & Disputes
Bond Advocates are skilled in dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, or litigation. We have conducted cases at all levels of Kenya’s judicial system. From the tribunals and subordinate courts to the superior courts including the Supreme Court of Kenya where our partners have tried some landmark cases. Our practice extends to medical negligence, drug, and medical device litigation.
Employment & Labor
Bond Advocates is a top law firm for labour and employment law advice. Bond Advocates advises employers and employees on employment contracts, termination, fair hearing, employee discipline, labour relations in Kenya. We assist our clients to make or defend claims of discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment, employee injury, and worker compensation. Bond Advocates advises clients on occupational health and safety, immigration and labour migration, layoffs, redundancies and collective dismissals. We register trade unions and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), besides resolving employment dispute resolution through mediation, conciliation, or the Employment and Labour Relations Court. Bond Advocates also advices and act on pensions, superannuation, retirement, and employment benefits.
Intellectual Property
Bond Advocates advises clients on how to register, exploit, and protect their intellectual property rights like copyrights, trademarks, patents, (under the Kenya Industrial Property Act, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and the ARIPO framework). We register franchise, trademarks, designs, and copyrights (filed at Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) under the Copyright Act and trademarks (under the Trademarks Act, Cap 506).
Bond Advocates has experienced Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) licensed patent agents who can help you to file, protect, and enforce your intellectual property rights.
Bond is a top law firm for data protection law and regulations, digital health, digital business, and cybersecurity in Kenya. Our partners litigated Kenya’s first ever data protection cases leading to landmark rulings and the passage of the Data Protection Act and Regulations. Our practice also covers telcoms, media, and internet. Bond Advocates advices app developers, artists, movie makers, and authors on regulating and securing their copyright and other intellectual property rights in Kenya.
Family
Bond Advocates LLP guides clients through divorces, disputes on maintenance and custody of children, family mediation in Kenya. Bond Advocates also advices on wills, probate, succession, and estate planning in Kenya. On the best interest of the child under the Childrens Act, 2022 Bond Advocates LLP act in international adoptions, child maintenance, and custody in Kenya. Bond’s practice extends to paternity, surrogacy, fertility, & assisted reproduction, spousal maintenance, and alimony. We also assist victims of domestic violence in getting protection order under the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act, 2015. At the end of marriages, Bond Advocates advices on divorce and division of matrimonial property as well as post-nuptial agreements. Clients review bond Advocates as a top law firm for family law, matrimonial property, and succession law.
Real Estate
Bond Advocates LLP handle real estate and conveyances We advise on how to buy and develop land and other real estate in Kenya. Our practice, extending to banks and microfinance institutions covers leases, charges, debentures, cautions, caveats, and licenses in Kenya.
Civil & Human Rights
We're known experts in Kenyan constitutional and public law.
Our Partners and Associates
Ochiel Dudley
Partner
Ochiel Dudley is a Supreme Court of Kenya regular with many landmark wins. He has developed appellate advocacy expertise by arguing 30+ Supreme Court cases and 100+ Court of Appeal cases.
Ochiel is a Master of Laws (Law Governance and Democracy) from the University of Nairobi. He holds a certificate in Constitution Building in Africa (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary) and a certificate in Policy Formulation and Legislative Drafting (MTI, Nairobi).
He is a trial expert and an alumnus of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (US) and the Inns of Court College of Advocacy (UK). He is a trainer of trainers in the art of Trial Advocacy. Ochiel Dudley is also a Certified Professional Mediator and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Ochiel Dudley sits on the National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) Board.
Barbara Kwang'a
Partner
Credentials
Barbara has extensive knowledge in commercial litigation and arbitration. She is a Certified Professional Mediator and an alumnus of the Trial Advocacy Training Institute, Nairobi. Barbara is finalizing her Master of Law (Law in Governance and Democracy) studies at the University of Nairobi. Barbara has a wealth of experience obtained from Senior Counsel Okongo Omogeni Advocates, Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia & Associates, and McKay Advocates.
Career highlights
- Solely appeared for Professor Yaniv Roznai and Prof Richard Albert (the foremost global experts on limits to constitutional amendment) as Amicus Curiae at the Supreme Court of Kenya in the BBI appeals. The amicus brief contributed to a landmark decision on the process of constitutional amendment.
- Represented a state corporation in an arbitration concerning the repudiation of a USD 16,274,384.70 turnkey housing contract because the procurement process was flawed and material changes were made to the contract late in the day.
- Appeared for an international company in a Kshs 1, 219, 192, 946.00 tax dispute at the Tax Appeals Tribunal.
- Challenged a garnishee order absolute attaching pensioners funds amounting to Ksh 471,000,000/- contrary to Section 13 of the Pensions Act and Section 36 of the Retirement Benefits Act, 2018.
- Appeared at the Supreme Court of Kenya for the Law Society of Kenya as Amicus Curiae in a Reference seeking advisory opinion on how to approve a Constitutional Amendment Bill initiated through a popular initiative. Though the Reference was not heard to finality, the submissions contributed to the success of the Petitions before the High Court challenging the BBI Bill.
- Represented the Law Society of Kenya in an application seeking leave to conduct the LSK’s Annual General Meeting virtually. Successfully obtained the orders for the first ever LSK Annual General Meeting to be held virtually on 23rd July, 2020.
Membership in professional societies
- East Africa Law Society
- Law Society of Kenya
- Human Rights and Public Interest Litigation Committee, LSK
Austin Kitinya
Partner
Credentials
Austin Kitinya is a top notch global contracts & procurement expert vastly experienced in transacting and negotiating multi-billion shillings, complex commercial contracts across the globe.
Besides his legal qualifications, Kitinya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Nairobi, a Professional Diploma in Procurement & Supply from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), and Certified Public Accountancy certificate from KASNEB. Kitinya is partner and heads the public procurement, tax, and employment law practice at Bond Advocates LLP.
At Bond Advocates LLP, Kitinya focuses on public procurement law, practice, and procurement reviews; employment and labour relations law; building construction including dispute resolution; public private partnership advisory; project finance; tax law; medico-legal; aviation law; media law; governance and constitutional Law
Kitinya has a wealth of experience and a business acumen obtained from Kenya Airways PLC, Barclays Bank of Kenya (currently Absa Kenya), and The Karen Hospital. He has previously worked at Kitinya & Company Advocates and at Lumumba & Ayieko Advocates as partner.
Career highlights
- Successfully negotiated and concluded contracts and procurements in the US, UK, Rest of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and many African countries.
- Acting as Project Manager and Lead Procurement & Commercial Contracts Negotiator a multi-billion shilling Nairobi-New York Route Start-Up project for an African airliner
- Negotiating and managing various contracts for lease of aircraft besides other airline and airports services
Membership in Professional Bodies
Kitinya’s memberships include:
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS-UK),
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
- East Africa Law Society (EALS),
- Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM), and
- Public Procurement Bar-Bench Committee representing Law Society of Kenya Nairobi Branch.
Jonathan Situma
Partner
Credentials
Mr Situma is an accomplished commercial lawyer litigator with 11+ years of post-qualification experience. He has appeared and litigated cases on behalf of clients with great success at various tribunals, subordinate courts, specialized courts, and superior courts. At Bond Advocates, Mr. Situma’s areas of practice are in companies law, labour and employment law, criminal law, electoral law and processes, public procurement law, constitutional and administrative law, compensation claims for personal injury or material damages, family law and succession, debt recoveries, and land disputes.
He has acted for private individuals, politicians, companies in the financial sector, agricultural sector, Trusts, SACCOS, insurance companies, banks, and developers in high-value conveyancing briefs. At Bond Advocates LLP Situma heads the real estate and conveyancing practice.
Situma holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law.
Membership In Professional Societies
- East Africa Law Society
- Law Society of Kenya
- Member Services Committee of the Law Society of Kenya
- Child Law Practitioners Committee of the Law Society of Kenya
Career highlights
- Defended a bank client and bank former advocate in a USD 1.8 million recovery claim by the bank for a failed security registration deal.
- Successfully prepared, perfected and registered tens of banking securities including legal charges, debentures, chattels mortgage, guarantees, loan agreements, Deeds of Assignment and Hire Purchase Agreements etc;
- Successfully defended a financial institution’s directors against a co- director’s claim for recovery of Kshs. 50,000,000 under a shareholders agreement;
- Defended directors of a fish processing company valued at over Kshs. 100,000,000 against ouster attempts by a fellow direct;
Continues to successfully recover debts owed to a micro finance institution by its loan defaulters. So far recovered over Kshs 300,000,000. - Obtained hundreds of favorable judgments in ELRC and Magistrate courts for employees in unfair and/or unlawful dismissal claims.
- Advised several employers on the legal technicalities regarding aspects of termination of employment, issuing redundancy notices
- Obtained favorable judgments against the National Police Service and the Attorney General in cases of police harassment, extortion and abuse of police powers against Kenyans and foreigners.
Ondati Mogaka
Partner
Credentials
Ondati is the Managing Partner of Bond Advocates and has a rich and extensive experience from Kenya’s internationally ranked tier one law firms including: Mohammed Muigai Advocates, Majanja Luseno & Company Advocates, Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates (ALN), and Ahmednasir Abdullahi Advocates LLP.
At Bond Advocates, Ondati specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration, fintech, fraud and anti-corruption, intellectual property, and public procurement.
Career Highlights
- Acting for a large multinational on bribery allegations, including advising on Kenyan anti-bribery law, liability of companies and their officers, extra-territoriality issues, and the scope and extent of regulators’ powers of investigation.
- Defending the developer of a Vision 2030 Project mall against an interim claim pending arbitration seeking payment of $6m secured under a performance bond issued by a leading Kenyan bank.
- Defending an international electronics and car manufacturer in a High Cour suit alleging breach of various distributorship agreements and seeking Kes 1.3 billion in damages.
- Represented an an energy producer against an application for interim njunction against the development of a windfarm project in Kajiado brought by landowners and assisting with negotiations. Sought stay pending arbitration of the dispute under the lease agreements.
- Defending a FMCG manufacturer against a Kshs. 47million claim by former employees declared redundant.
- Advised and acted for a USD 300 million railway concessionaire against the government in a claim for wrongful termination of a freight and passenger railway concession under the agreement
Membership In Professional Societies
- Member, Law Society of Kenya
- Member, Nairobi Branch of the Law Society of Kenya
- Member, Bar – Bench Committee of the Law Society of Kenya
- Member, Devolution and Law Reform Committee of the Nairobi Branch of the Law Society of Kenya