Ndikimi & Company Advocates, Commissioner for Oaths, Notary Public, Patent Agents and Trademark Agents

Our team has vast specialization and/or expertise in inter alia the following areas of law:
(i) Anti-Counterfeit:
• in conjunction with the various Anti-Counterfeit Agencies across Africa, arrange for covert raids to seize and detain counterfeits and the arrest of the culprits and subsequently oversee the destruction of the counterfeits;
• working with other government agencies such as the Revenue Collection agencies, Standards agencies etc in sensitizing the public on the effects of counterfeits and how to distinguish counterfeits from genuine goods.;
• prosecuting anti-counterfeit matters; and
• conducting trainings and seminars on how to deal with the Anti-Counterfeit menace.

(ii) Antitrust:
• advising on merger control;
• advising on anti-competitive behavior; and
• advising on antitrust legislation.

(iii) Aviation:
• advise on Aircraft finance and leasing;
• advise on Aviation insurance; and
• aviation corporate advice.

(iv) Company and commercial law:
• incorporation of limited liability companies, business names, non-governmental organizations, not for profit entities etc;
• advise on corporate governance;
• drafting and negotiating Joint Venture Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, Asset Sale Agreement, Franchise Agreements etc;
• advising on licensing and regulatory issues, drafting and negotiation of technical and specialist industry agreements e.g. telecommunication law;
• advising on privatization law, transaction preparation and execution, advising bidders and investors engaged in acquisition of government-owned assets, advice on public procurement requirements;
• advising on all aspects of Initial Public Offer (IPO) and drafting all the requisite legal documentation
• conducting due diligence;
• advise on corporate restructuring and other company secretarial services;
• advice on requisite licenses, permits, consents, approvals etc;
• advise on mergers and acquisitions; and
• advise on banking law, insurance law, tax law, competition law etc.

(v) Conveyancing:
• drafting and negotiating property purchase/sale agreements;
• advising on project planning, mixed use developments etc;
• transfer of property such as land etc;
• preparing and negotiating security documentation;
• perfecting security documentation;
• procuring all the requisite clearances, consents and/or approvals;
• preparing, negotiating and registering leases, licenses etc over properties; and
registration of third party rights in property, such as land.

(vi) Debt Collection:
• recovery of debt on behalf of our clients; and
• attachment of debtors’ property to recover debts

(vii) Employment and benefits:
• advising clients on all employments issues;
• advising clients on outsourcing
• advising clients on equity incentives; and
• advising clients on pension schemes.

(viii) Energy and natural resources:
• advising clients on all aspects of energy and natural resources, such as, carbon capture and storage, energy networks, nuclear power, thermal power etc.

(ix) Environment and climate change:
• advise on chemicals regulations;
• advise on climate change and green technology;
• advise on contaminated land and environment liability; and
• advise on corporate governance, environmental disclosure and access to information.

(x) Family law and succession law:
• handling divorce cases, spouses maintenance, dependants maintenance, division of marital property;
• handling intestate and testate succession petitions; and
• advise on all aspects of family law and the law of succession.

(xi) Finance:
• advise on capital markets;
• advising on derivative and structured finance; and
• advise on equity capital markets.

(xii) Immigration Law:
• advise on immigration law and assisting clients to procure all classes of work permits, special passes etc.

(xiii) Insurance:
• advise on insurance disputes;
• advise on insurance mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations;
• advise on insurance capital markets and derivatives;
• insurance advise for corporate and banks.

(xiv) Intellectual Property Law:
• registration of trade marks, patents, industrial designs, geographic indication etc. under the national regimes;
• registration of trade marks under the Madrid System for International Registration of Trade Marks;
• registration of intellectual property rights (trade marks, patents, industrial designs etc) under the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) regime (formerly known as ESARIPO) and the under the African Intellectual Property Organisation (AIPO/OAPI); 
• prosecuting and/or defending intellectual property rights (e.g. plant breeders rights, trade marks, copyright, patents, industrial designs etc.) infringement actions;
• prosecuting and/or defending of intellectual property rights (e.g. plant breeder rights, trade marks, patents, industrial designs etc) opposition matters; 
• domain names registration and/or dispute resolution; and
intellectual property rights watch.

(xv) Litigation and dispute resolution:
• prosecuting and/or defending clients in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, High Court, Subordinate Courts and Tribunals, both in civil cases and criminal cases across Africa;
• client representation in international arbitration;
• representing clients in corporate and commercial litigation;
• representing clients in finance and securities litigation; and
• representing clients in energy and projects disputes.

(xvi) Manufacturing and industry sector:
• advising telecommunication, media and technology firms;
• advise on energy and utilities;
• advising financial institutions; and 
• advise on infrastructure.

(xvii) Real estate:
• advise on construction and developments;
• advise on investment funds and structures; and
• advise on investments, sales and acquisitions.

(xviii) Regulatory:
• advise on public law;
• advise on data protection and compliance;
• advise on financial services; and
• advise on investment funds and structures.

(xix) Restructuring and insolvency:
• advise on and undertaking restructuring and insolvency litigation;
• advise on and undertaking insolvency procedures; and
• advise on work out and restructures.

(xx) Shipping:
• advising charter parties;
• advise on ship building; and
• advise on cargo claims.

(xxi) Technology law:
• advise on various legal aspects of technology law, including but not limited to drafting and negotiating technology law based agreements and other documentation.

(xxii) Telecommunication:
• advise on various legal aspects of telecommunication law, including but not limited to establishment of telecommunication companies in Africa, drafting and negotiating agreements and other documentation etc.

(xxiii) Taxation:
• advising clients on all aspects of tax law in all African countries.

(xxiv) Other areas of practice:
• company secretarial services; and
• process service.