Founded in 1988 and based in Nairobi, the firm offers a full range of corporate and commercial legal services in Kenya and East Africa. Walker Kontos and its advocates are consistently ranked amongst the leaders in their fields by international publications Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000.
Walker Kontos has grown to comprise 9 partners and 11 associates. We pride ourselves in identifying and nurturing home-grown talent with impressive local and international qualifications in law and finance. The firm strives to be a one-stop-shop for its clients, with client-care and client satisfaction being our primary objective. The firm's clients represent a broad spectrum of industries at home and abroad and include some of the more recognised blue-chip brands.
The growth in importance of Kenya as both a hub and an investment destination has seen the firm extend its services to transactions in East, Central and West Africa, particularly in the fields of M&A in regulated sectors. While independent and with offices only in Nairobi, Walker Kontos maintains strong professional ties with like-minded practices in Africa, the UK and the USA that allow us to give a range and quality of services expected of the top legal brands. Walker Kontos has acted in milestone and some of the largest M&A and corporate finance transactions in East Africa. In addition, the firm has a solid reputation in civil litigation, particularly in the fields of banking, finance and administrative law.
The firm has entered into a strategic alliance with global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. Click here for more information.
The firm operates from its own premises in the Upper Hill area of Nairobi, with easy access to the CBD and the wider business hubs of the City.
Founded in 1988
50 people in their team
We act as corporate legal advisers to a large number of businesses in Kenya. These range from purely local undertakings to subsidiaries and branches of international corporations.
In this capacity, we are appointed by our clients on retainer to advise on typical day-to-day issues as they might arise, including matters in relation to employment, tax, leases and contracts; or are asked to undertake specific larger tasks such as drafting and negotiating a broad spectrum of agreements typical to corporate and commercial entities.
Our clients represent a broad spectrum of industry including banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, brokers, the hospitality sector, private equity funds, communications providers, m-commerce operators, agribusiness (including horticulture and floriculture), airlines, pharmaceutical companies, oil and gas companies, independent power producers and property developers. As general counsel to our clients, we cherish the relationships that are forged with sponsors and aim to ensure that we are always there when needed.
Please contact any of our corporate and commercial partners for more information.
Our employment specialists boast the experience and skills our Clients need when dealing with any issue that touches on employment. We work closely with Companies in this area and assist them to put in place the policies and documentation required by law in order to reduce risk.
We regularly advise on issues spanning from drafting of employment contracts to terminations, restrictive covenants engagement with trade unions and labour officers, disciplinary action and redundancies, including defending Companies in the Industrial Court, a division of the High Court of Kenya. We offer tailor made solutions on restructuring arising from mergers and acquisitions.
Our experts provide a full range of advice to clients on employment matters, in particular:-
The protection of dynamic business assets requires the use and application of intellectual property law. Our intellectual property team integrates IP specialists with litigation lawyers in the region to offer seamless and pragmatic advice and solutions.
We are well regarded and offer a unified and multi-jurisdictional service in the following areas:
Our Clients range from financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, SME's , not for profit organisations, entrepreneurs, advertising companies, plant breeders and individuals.
Please contact Gregory Karungo or Rahma Karanja for more information.
Reputed to be one of the most respected conveyancing practices in Kenya, the firm handles real estate transactions and developments across varied sectors.
We advise real estate developers from inception to sale and our diverse experience includes complex leasing and management structures for the development of estates, business parks and shopping malls. More generally, we act in property sales and puchases as well as leases of immovable property. We have also acted in several transactions involving the acquisition of agricultural land, which require experience in navigating restrictions imposed on ownership of such land.
The repeal and replacement of land legislation in 2012 has necessitated innovation and a fundamental understanding of land law. So well regarded is our expertise in this field that one of the firm's partner's has been instrumental in the drafting of subsidiary legislation necessary to give full effect to the new land laws.
Please contact any of our corporate and commercial partners or any of our senior associates for more information.
One of the lowest points in life is without doubt losing a loved one. It is an emotional and traumatic period.
With sensitivity and efficiency, our experienced team offers personal service in this area by walking our Clients, at their own pace, through through the otherwise daunting legal formalities.
Walker Kontos is available to assist you with a variety of Will and Probate matters, including:-
Walker Kontos recommends that every person over the age of 18 should write a Will.
The Constitution of Kenya 2010 directs Courts and Tribunals to be guided by the principle of alternative forms of dispute resolution including reconciliation, mediation and arbitration. Walker Kontos has a team of seasoned lawyers with top tier reputation in advisory and contentious matters.
In particular, the firm has two Partners that are Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, with five other Partners being Members of the same Institute. We maintain a leading presence in the Arbitration arena, having earned solid reputations as effective and skilled arbitrators.
One of our Partners in particular, is at any one time presiding over several commercial arbitrations.
Our team is presently involved in drafting Kenya's first legislative amendment to introduce Alternative Dispute Resolution.
For more information, please contact our litigation and dispute resolution partners.
