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Based in Kampala, ENS Uganda is the Uganda office of ENS, Africa's largest law firm, giving clients access to more than 600 practitioners across a fully integrated, one-firm platform. The team handles complex, high-value, cross-border mandates across the commercial spectrum, with notable strength in corporate and commercial transactions, banking and finance, energy including oil and gas, telecommunications, employment, insolvency, and contentious matters.

The firm’s market position is reflected in independent recognition, including Uganda Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Africa Awards 2023 and Tier 1 results in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 for Uganda. Clients rely on the group for seamless execution of mergers and acquisitions, project and acquisition financings, regulatory and legislative reviews, and sophisticated dispute resolution through litigation and arbitration.

ENS Uganda’s client service approach emphasizes long-term relationships, clear and pragmatic advice, and efficient matter management. By drawing on multidisciplinary colleagues in tax, forensics, and intellectual property across ENS’s African offices, the Kampala team delivers coordinated, cost-effective solutions tailored to local requirements and regional strategy, helping both inbound investors and Ugandan corporates achieve their commercial objectives.

About ENS Uganda

Founded in 1905


Practice areas
Corporate & Commercial
Banking & Finance
Energy, Environment & ESG
Employment & Labor
Lawsuits & Disputes

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Corporate & Commercial

The Kampala team advises on the full corporate lifecycle, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, shareholder arrangements, governance, and competition compliance. They regularly lead multi-jurisdictional transactions, coordinate regulatory reviews and sector approvals, and align deal structures with Ugandan law and regional considerations by leveraging ENS’s integrated African network.

Banking & Finance

ENS Uganda represents lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and development finance institutions on secured lending, project and acquisition finance, trade and receivables finance, and financial regulatory compliance. The team structures collateral packages, navigates central bank and sector approvals, and manages cross-border aspects of financing arrangements with coordinated input from tax and regulatory specialists across the continent.

Energy, Environment & ESG

Employment & Labor

The practice assists employers with workforce planning, contracts and policies, statutory compliance, health and safety, reorganisations and redundancies, executive appointments and incentives, and employment aspects of transactions. The team also handles workplace investigations and employment disputes, ensuring solutions that are defensible, practical, and aligned with Ugandan law and sector-specific regulations.

Lawsuits & Disputes

ENS Uganda acts in commercial litigation and domestic and international arbitration, covering shareholder and contractual disputes, banking and insolvency matters, regulatory challenges, and urgent interim relief. The team focuses on early risk assessment, strategy, and enforcement, and coordinates cross-border issues and asset recovery by partnering with ENS colleagues in key African jurisdictions.

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