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Four ‘exceptional’ lawyers promoted to Director at DLA Piper Africa, Kenya
One of Kenya’s preeminent law firms, DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM Advocates) traces its roots to 1987 but has its eyes firmly set on the future. Last week it announced six internal promotions including four exceptional Senior Associates to Legal Director
While the titles of John Mwangi, Christine Murangi, Samuel Gekara, and Tabitha Weru have changed, what brought them to their new positions has not, says DLA Piper, Kenya (IKM Advocates): “outstanding legal expertise, trusted client relationships, and a commitment to excellence that makes a difference every day”.
The four “exceptional” lawyers have each been promoted from Senior Associate to Legal Director, along with associates Rosemary Wahinya (Dispute Resolution) and Tesrah Wamache (Real Estate and Finance) being promoted to Senior Associate.
“We are proud to celebrate this important milestone with them,” said DLA Piper, Kenya, when sharing the news of the six lawyers’ “well-earned achievements”.
A member of the firm’s Corporate team, John Mwangi is a graduate of the University of Nairobi who joined DLA Piper, Africa (IKM Advocates) as a pupil in 2015. He advises clients from various sectors ranging from financial services to retail to energy to technology on matters including mergers and acquisitions, equity capital investments, venture stage investments, joint ventures, equity capital markets, corporate reorganisations, and corporate governance, and competition law.
Christine Murangi joined the firm as a pupil in 2014, following a stint as a legal advisor to a Nairobi-based IT services company. A dynamic corporate lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in projects, energy, and restructuring matters, she has successfully acted for clients across the entire value chain of projects, including public sector entities, commercial lenders, project sponsors and other private parties in the energy space (including renewables); infrastructure projects; PPPs; public procurement and government contracting; and oil and gas and mining sectors.
An LLB and LLM graduate of the University of Nairobi, Samuel Gekara advises clients in various sectors on a broad range of tax issues, and represents clients in tax disputes before the Tax Appeals Tribunal and superior courts. Named a Rising Star in Tax Practice by the International Tax Review, he joined IKM Advocates in January 2019, following more than two years as a tax associate at KPMG East Africa. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Qualified Certified Secretary.
Tabitha Weru works in the Dispute Resolution team, having joined the firm as a pupil in 2014. Well-versed in commercial dispute resolution, employment and labor relations litigation and advisory and insurance matters, he has been involved as assisting counsel in a number of precedent-setting cases. Her clients include Kenya’s government, state corporations, insurance companies, leading banking institutions, and private companies. She is also a Certified Secretary.
Established by the late Michael J Iseme in 1987, IKM Advocates is a leading law firm based in Nairobi, and the DLA Piper Africa member firm in Kenya, one of the 20 member firms across Africa, offering unrivalled coverage on the continent. The firm is led by Managing Partner James Kamau SC, who is also Chair of DLA Piper Africa.