We are a specialized law firm with unique knowledge of the sectors in which we work.
Julius M. Musoke is the managing partner of the firm. He has previously worked at other law firms in Uganda and as Principal Counsel at the African Development Bank. He has worked on several challenging (first of a kind) transactions including the first IPP and PPP projects in Uganda and elsewhere as well as the first pan-African satellite project and other technology & telecom, oil & gas, railway, mining, road construction, aviation, hotel, hospital and real estate development projects. He has extensively negotiated concession agreements, mining leases, supply and off-take contracts, tolling agreements, interface agreements and construction contracts.
Julius is regularly called upon to advise clients on legal and regulatory aspects of their commercial activities and capital markets transactions. In addition, he has acted for several clients in high profile mergers and acquisitions. Among others, he has acted for Bharti Airtel in its acquisition of Warid Telecom; Cipla Limited in its acquisition of Quality Chemicals Limited; 8 Miles LLP in its acquisition of Orient Bank; and Guaranty Trust Bank in its acquisition of Fina Bank.
LLB (Hons) Makerere University, LL.M (with merit) London School of Economics, Dip L.P (LDC).
Diana Ninsima Kibuuka is a Partner at the Firm. Her primary areas of practise include company and insolvency law, tax law, investment law and banking and finance. Diana has previously worked at other law firms in Uganda as associate and partner. Under the International Lawyers of Africa Program, Diana was seconded to the mergers and acquisitions department of Slaughter & May LLP and to the London offices of Diageo P.L.C. She has also previously worked under placement at Uganda Breweries Ltd, a subsidiary of Diageo P.L.C.
Diana's experience includes advising clients from diverse sectors involved in mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, capital markets as well as banking and finance transactions.
Diana holds an LLB (Honours) degree from Makerere University, an LL.M degree from the University of Cambridge (Wolfson College), a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Taxation from the East African School of Taxation. She has served on boards of directors of several companies including one of the financial institutions in Uganda.
Judith M. Mugisha is a partner at the firm. Her practice areas include real estate law, investment law, company and commercial law and regulatory matters ancillary to land, environmental and social laws. She has also represented several DFIs in dealing with borrower insolvency and transaction security restructuring.
Judith advises clients on corporate and commercial law matters, with particular focus on land, environmental and social laws, investment law, insolvency law and corporate restructuring.
Her experience includes advising the United States Embassy on the acquisition of land for its current embassy premises and compensation of project-affected persons; Shell Uganda in its acquisition of the various petrol stations held by UPET; James Finlays on the acquisition of Rwenzori Highlands Tea Company; and Norfund and the US-Exim Bank on various projects in Uganda. Judith has also advised a number of clients on construction and employment law matters.