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Practice Areas

Our Services

Our legal services do more than solve problems; they anticipate risks, prevent problems before they arise, and provide forward-looking guidance that enables sustainable growth and new opportunities.

Practice Area 01

Corporate & Commercial Law

Our firm specializes in structuring and negotiating high-value transactions, ensuring that our clients’ interests are safeguarded. Having successfully handled contracts worth over KES 900 million across Kenya, China, Europe and beyond, our team is well-equipped to advise on:

  • Shareholding agreements and shareholder rights
  • Company incorporation, structuring & reorganization
  • Joint ventures and partnerships
  • High-value commercial contracts
  • Corporate governance & regulatory compliance
  • Cross-border transactions and investment structuring
Practice Area 02

Employment Law

We offer practical, compliant, and business-aligned employment solutions tailored to employers, SMEs, corporates, and NGOs. Our services include:

  • Employment contracts & consultancy agreements
  • Regulatory compliance (Employment Act, NSSF, SHIF, PAYE, OSHA)
  • HR policy development & employee handbooks
  • Investigations & performance management
  • Employee incentives & ESOP structuring
  • Disciplinary processes & separation guidance
  • In-house HR training
  • Dispute resolution (retainer clients only)
Practice Area 03

Estate Planning & Succession Law

We understand the importance of wealth preservation and succession planning. Our firm provides comprehensive estate planning solutions, ensuring that clients’ wishes are carried out with precision and care. Our services include:

  • Drafting of wills, trusts, and family agreements
  • Probate and letters of administration
  • Asset protection strategies
  • Intergenerational wealth transfer advisory
  • Succession planning for blended and complex families
Practice Area 04

Intellectual Property & Innovation Law

Innovation deserves protection. We help individuals and businesses secure and commercialize their intellectual property assets in line with national and international frameworks. Whether you’re a creative entrepreneur, a tech startup, or a growing brand, we ensure your IP is a competitive asset, not a vulnerability. We help clients register, protect, and enforce their IP rights in Kenya and beyond, including:

  • Trademark, copyright, and utility model registration and renewal
  • IP strategy and portfolio management
  • Drafting and negotiating licensing and assignment agreements
  • IP due diligence for transactions and investments
  • IP enforcement and dispute support
  • Legal advisory on tech, software, branding, and innovation contracts
Practice Area 05

Start-Up & Business Advisory

We are passionate about building strong legal foundations for startups and SMEs. We understand the challenges that early-stage businesses face and provide practical legal guidance to help founders move from idea to execution and beyond, securely and confidently. Our support includes:

  • Company formation & compliance
  • Founders’ agreements
  • Shareholding & cap-table structuring
  • Investment readiness & VC support
  • IP protection for startups
  • Regulatory advisory
  • Commercial & employment contracts
Practice Area 06

Real Estate & Property Law

Our real estate practice is centered on precision, security, and transactional efficiency. We act for buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, investors, and developers, ensuring property transactions are compliant, well-documented, and strategically executed. We handle:

  • Sale & purchase agreements
  • Titles & due diligence
  • Lease negotiation
  • Real estate investment structuring
  • Landlord-tenant advisory
  • Ownership structuring & dispute prevention
Practice Area 07

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

While we strive to prevent disputes through careful legal planning, we recognize that litigation is sometimes inevitable. We provide strategic litigation services exclusively for clients on a legal retainer with the firm, ensuring they are supported when they need it most. Our dispute resolution focus includes:

  • Commercial and contractual disputes
  • Intellectual property infringement claims
  • Employment and labour-related litigation
  • Real estate & land disputes
  • Negotiation, mediation & ADR
Litigation services are available exclusively to clients on a legal retainer with the firm.

“Law should not only protect your business; it should position it to thrive. Every clause, every structure, every strategy must serve that bigger picture.”

Sally Waithera, Partner

“Legal advice should be honest, strategic, and forward-looking. I believe in building systems that solve problems before they even arise.”

TJ Enos Airo, Partner
How We Work

Your journey with us

We move beyond generic advice to offer agile, practical strategies that address today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s risks.

01

Initial Consultation

We take time to understand your needs, objectives, and the legal challenges affecting you or your business.

02

Strategy, Guidance & Advisory

We assess your matter, provide clear legal direction, and develop practical solutions tailored to you.

03

Dedicated Support

We remain accessible, responsive, and committed to guiding you through implementation, protection, growth and/or resolution with clarity and confidence.

Working with this firm gave us more than legal support; they became a strategic partner in our growth. From structuring our startup to reviewing commercial agreements and negotiating key contracts, their advice was clear, practical, and business-minded. You can tell they genuinely care about the businesses they work with.

TZAW LtdClient
FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Many legal issues can be prevented through proper contracts, compliance, and business structuring. Legal support helps protect your business before problems arise.

Absolutely. We assist startups with business registration, shareholder arrangements, contracts, compliance, intellectual property protection, and growth advisory.

We advise on employment contracts, workplace policies, disciplinary processes, employee disputes, terminations, and compliance with labour laws.

We assist with trademark registration and copyright registration from the onset, and develop legal strategies to safeguard your brand and business assets, even through defending intellectual property infringement claims.

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Let’s find the right legal strategy for you

Book a consultation with our partners. We’ll take time to understand your needs and give you clear, practical legal direction.