Who we are
Urbanus K. & Associates Advocates ,we are a full-service law practice firm in Kenya with offices in Nairobi, Machakos, and Mombasa. We serve individual clients, companies, and government agencies locally and abroad.
Over time, we have established ourselves as a leading firm, attracting a substantial individual and corporate clientele. This growing client base has laid a strong foundation for our continued success
We’re here to help answer your questions. Judicial matters can be complicated, our experts are on hand to help inform you of every aspect regarding your topic. We take great pride in using our expertise for you and look forward to hearing from you.
Our Practice Areas
Banking and Finance
We serve corporations, financial institutions, parastatals, and governments by offering expert and timely legal advice that is needed in order to achieve our clients’ commercial objectives. Our legal team has a tremendous experience in banking and finance practice that enable them to provide sound advice in relation to the full range of banking and finance transactions.
Commercial Property, Real Estate and Conveyancing
We provide a wide range of services for owners, investors, developers, landlords, property fund managers, and listed property trusts. Our key areas of expertise include property developments, licensing, commercial and retail leasing, option agreements, acquisition and subdivision of residential, commercial, and industrial properties, due diligence, community and private development management, among others.
Corporates and commercial law
We support and provide sound advice to companies on several matters such as choosing the legal form of a company, registration of companies, partnerships, subsidiaries, branches, representative offices of local and foreign entities; drawing up the necessary documents for the registration or changes in organizational structure of companies, change of the registered address, shareholders, directors; drafting and registration of company resolutions; liquidation of companies, individual insolvency; legal aspects of corporate finance amongst other areas of corporate law. At all times, we aim to provide easily accessible, professional, quality, timely, and practical legal counsel.
Insurance law
Our team of advocates has extensive experience and solid track record in insurance practice. We advise on the intricacies and technicalities associated with insurance contracts. Our team of insurance lawyers is dedicated in providing quality insurance advice to insurers, financial institutions, brokers and businesses on transactions in the insurance sector as well as insurance regulatory matters.
Litigation (Civil and Criminal)
Our team of advocates has extensive and reputable litigation experience acquired over many years of handling a wide array of cases-be it civil, criminal, or commercial- and involving different clientele. Our team is actively involved in the provision of legal counsel and representation in various matters that are pending before various subordinate and superior courts across Kenya. The matters are in respect of crimes committed under various laws of Kenya to include the Penal Code, Traffic Act, the Anti-corruption and Economic Crimes Act,among others.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Our lawyers are keen to have clients restore healthy trading relationships and create certainty where bargains are struck, and as such, we have maintained a team qualified to deal with all forms of ADR mechanisms aimed at achieving a speedy, timely resolution of any commercial disputes our clients may find themselves engaged in. We facilitate resolution of disputes using any form of ADR mechanisms with the overriding objective being to save on time and costs and resolve any outstanding matters expeditiously, fairly and, where possible, restore business, thereby leaving little or no room for further acrimony. Our team is always widely engaged in arbitration, mediation, negotiation, enquiry, conciliation, and judicial settlement.
Public and Regulatory policy
Our team of lawyers provides different stakeholders with legal counsel on the proposed economic or financial policies, providing them with a detailed opinion of the pros, cons, and the likely effects of implementing each policy on society. We always assist our clients in the formulation of such policies and guide them through their implementation, whilst reviewing the policies to incorporate social changes. Presently, our team is actively involved in providing legal counsel to the various stakeholders on the implications of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) to the country.
Technology
The firm is fully computerized and this has greatly contributed to increasing our efficiency and responsiveness to our clients’ needs. We endeavor to be on the cutting edge of technology for good service delivery to our clients.
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Our clients’ portfolio, just to mention a few include the following: –
Financial institutions; including banks, insurance companies and microfinance banks. Our mainstay in this regard are locally owned financial institutions and joint ventures between Kenyan citizens and non-citizens.
Property companies; including developers, architects, contractors, and other service providers in the real estate value chain.
Several companies involved in the energy sector; including petroleum companies/distributors, petroleum product transporters and companies involved in exploration/prospecting & drilling.
Children Institutions; including adoption societies, children homes and other affiliated/related institutions.
Numerous Faith Based (Christian) organizations with operations in the Republic of Kenya
Various Foreign Missions
Telecommunication companies including providers of telecommunication equipment and companies that provide mobile content and value added services.
Branches of foreign companies established in Kenya under the provision of the Companies Act Individuals.
To learn more about how our team can assist you with your legal needs, schedule a consultation with one of our attorneys today. We look forward to serving you with professionalism, integrity, and a dedication to achieving optimal results.