Bowmans – AF Mpanga Advocates recognized with the 2022 Uganda Responsible Investment Mark of Excellence Award by Public Opinions.
Through consultations with people and stakeholders in Uganda, Bowmans – AF Mpanga Advocates made it to the list of the Best 17 Law Firms in Uganda.Our overall goal is to promote participation of law firms in public and private sector initiatives and programs dedicated for realization of Uganda Vision 2040 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while maintaining highest level of professionalism. Bowmans – AF Mpanga Advocates has wider understanding of Uganda Vision 2040 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2022 Best 17 Law firms in Uganda are committed to provide world-class legal services and are more committed to attainment of Uganda Vision 2040 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) through professionalism, employing Ugandans, paying taxes, supporting productive corporate social responsibility,etc.
PROFILE OF BOWMANS-AF MPANGA ADVOCATES
Bowmans – AF Mpanga Advocates provides a full-serviced offering but is particularly notable for its market-leading banking and finance and fintech practice. Active in some of East Africa’s largest mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and projects, the firm is sought out by domestic, regional, and international commercial banks, financial institutions, and multinational companies entering Uganda. David Mpanga leads the dispute resolution arm of the practice, with a focus on competition, human rights and constitutional law. Head of corporate William Kasozi specialises in project and corporate finance, syndicated lending, investments, compliance and restructuring, leveraging his in-house banking experience. Managing partner Ernest Wiltshire maintains a corporate and commercial, tax, and employment practice.
It has notable legal experts such as Ernest Wilshire; David Mpanga; William Kasozi,Mercy Odu,Jonathan Kiwana,etc
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Advised Allianz SE on the Uganda law aspects of its acquisition of the general insurance business of Jubilee Insurance.
- Advised MFS Africa on a seed funding round towards a fintech start-up, Numida Uganda Limited.
- Successfully represented New Vision Printing and Publishing Co. Limited against the Uganda Revenue Authority in a matter before the Tax Appeals Tribunal regarding Withholding tax worth over UGX 8 Billion.
Key clients
- CNOOC Uganda Limited
- Citibank Uganda Limited
- Google Inc
- Bank of Uganda (Central Bank)
- Standard Bank of South Africa
- Uber Technologies Systems Uganda Limited
- Century Bottling Company Limited (Coca Cola)
- Absa Bank Uganda Limited
- Vivo Energy Uganda Limited
- Massmart in Uganda (Walmart Corporate)
- dfcu Bank Uganda Limited
- Sanlam Insurance
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Bowmans helps its clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Its track record of providing legal services in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century.
With over 400 specialist lawyers, Bowmans draws on its unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment in Africa to advise on a wide range of legal issues.
The firm delivers integrated legal services to clients throughout the continent from eight offices (Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Johannesburg, Kampala, Lusaka, Moka and Nairobi) in six countries (Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia).
Everywhere it operates, Bowmans offers its clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of the local market, and an understanding of their businesses. The firm’s aim is to assist its clients to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks.
Bowmans works closely with its alliance firms, Aman Assefa & Associates Law Office, in Ethiopia, and Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, in Nigeria. The firm has best friends relationships with PFI Partnerships in Malawi, and Taciana Peão Lopes & Advogados Associados in Mozambique, regularly works with other leading law firms across the rest of Africa, and is a representative of Lex Mundi, a global association with more than 160 independent law firms across the globe.
Clients include corporates, multinationals and state-owned enterprises across a range of industry sectors as well as financial institutions and governments.
Bowmans’ expertise is frequently recognised by independent research organisations. Most recently, Mergermarket identified the firm as the number one legal adviser for Africa by number of completed deals in 2020.
At the inaugural IFLR1000 Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa (2020), Bowmans received ten awards across four jurisdictions confirming its leadership when it comes to advising on multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions in Africa. At the African Legal Awards (2020), Bowmans won awards in three categories and was highly commended in a further four categories including African Law Firm of the Year – Large Practice.
The firm received awards in three out of four categories at the Dealmakers East Africa Awards (2019): top legal adviser in the M&A Category for both deal flow and deal value and advised on the Deal of the Year. In the Dealmakers South Africa Awards (2020), the firm were placed third for both transaction value and transaction volume in the General Corporate Finance Category and fourth for both deal value and deal volume in the M&A Category.
Its Ugandan Practice is known for delivering boutique legal services and has extensive experience advising and acting for clients on complex and large-scale transactions.
Main areas of specialisation:
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Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
Banking and Financial Services Regulatory
Commercial Property
Competition
Corporate Services
Data Protection
Dispute Resolution
Employment and Benefits
Environmental Law
Equity Capital Markets
Finance
Fintech
Governance, Compliance and Investigations
Government Contracting and Public Procurement
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
Litigation and Arbitration
Mergers and Acquisitions
Oil and Gas
Private Equity
Project Finance
Regulatory Services
Restructuring
Shipping, Aviation and Logistics
Tax
Main sectors of practice:
Aviation
Construction
Consumer Goods
Education
Energy
Financial Institutions
Hotels and Leisure
Industrials
Infrastructure
Mining
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Ports, Transport and Logistics
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Offices:
KENYA: Nairobi
T: +254 20 289 9000 Fax: +254 20 289 9100
E: [email protected]
Contact: Paras Shah – managing partner, Kenya
MAURITIUS: Moka
T: +230 460 5959
E: [email protected]
Contact: Fazil Hossenkhan – managing partner, Mauritius
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town
T: +27 21 480 7800
E: [email protected]
Contact: Deon de Klerk – key contact, Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA: Durban
T: +27 31 265 0651
E: [email protected]
Contact: Andrew Pike – key contact, Durban
SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg
T: + 27 11 669 9000
E: [email protected]
Contact: Alan Keep – managing partner, the group
TANZANIA: Dar es Salaam
T: +255 76 898 8640
E: [email protected]
Contact: Wilbert Kapinga – managing partner, Tanzania
UGANDA: Kampala
T: +256 31 226 3757
E: [email protected]
Contact: Ernest Wiltshire – managing partner, Kampala
ZAMBIA: Lusaka
T: +260 21 135 6638
E: [email protected]
Contact: Mabvuto Sakala – managing partner, Lusaka
UGANDA: Kampala
T: +256 31 226 3757
E: [email protected]
Contact: Ernest Wiltshire – managing partner, Kampala
