*Experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.

• Advising Ericsson on license renewal with the Communication Authority of Kenya and compliance with local equity participation requirements.
• Advising Uber B.V. and Uber Kenya on various regulatory and compliance matters.
• Multi-jurisdictional advice to a leading American technology products company on an ongoing basis on the launch of various products and telecommunications infrastructure projects
• Advising a Pan-African e-commerce platform on privacy and data protection compliance obligations, including data disclosure obligations, and government access and information requests.
• Advising a European internet exchange point provider on telecommunications regulation in Kenya, setting the company up locally and obtaining an application service provider licence.
• Advising a global technology company on application of the Data Protection Act (No.24 of 2019) to international companies and registration with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.
• Advising a MVNO/MVNA service provider on regulation in the country and obtaining the relevant licence from the Communications Authority.
• Advising various telecommunications licensees on structuring options for compliance with local equity participation requirements.
• Advising an American aerospace and internet satellite company on telecommunications licensing and ancillary permits/licenses required to set up operations, as well as undertaking local company incorporation.
• Various multi-jurisdictional trademark registrations, trademark oppositions and patent registrations for companies such as ECKO UNLTD, KOKO Networks, Diageo, Alteco Limited (Super Glue) and Simba Mbili.
• Acting as local counsel to Antler, a global early-stage VC enabling and investing in exceptional entrepreneurs in the region. We provide legal counsel across commercial, technology, data protection and intellectual property matters.
• Advising UAP Old Mutual on data protection advice in respect of the roll-out of a proposed marketing services.
• Advising Google on general aspects of data protection and privacy in Kenyan law and on the state of legislation and regulation governing certain Google products.
• Assisted Safaricom with the drafting of a trial partnership agreement for the development of a platform leveraging on technology to create smart impactful insights to enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to better understand and target their customers.
• Assisted Safaricom with the drafting and negotiating of a product collaboration agreement in respect of research and development of innovative tracking technology products.
• Acting for Helios Investment Partners, a leading Africa-focused private equity fund, in connection with its entry into a joint venture with Acorn Group Africa, a property development and project management firm, for the identification, acquisition, construction and development of real estate properties in Kenya, involving the unwinding of a pre-existing joint venture between British American Asset Management by Acorn and simultaneous entry into the joint venture with Helios.*
• Acting for Actus Education Holdings in connection with its acquisition of shares in the Riara Group of Schools.*
• Acting for a large British multinational chemicals company in connection with opposition proceedings instituted against a large British multinational car manufacturer, challenging the improper registration of an invalid trademark in Kenya and other key African jurisdictions.*
• Acting for Airbnb in connection with the provision of local law advice on transport, alcohol, food, business licensing and public land laws.*
• Acting for Malindi Solar Group, one of Kenya’s largest solar power project companies, in connection with obtaining tax and related exemptions on imported goods for construction of a solar power plant in Kenya.*
• Acting for Vodacom (South Africa) in connection with the provision of local telecommunications advice on the regulation of Point of Presence equipment and provision of internet services in Kenya.*