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ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna's (A&K) Dispute Resolution team handles complex, high value matters, including cross border investigations. The department has expertise in disputes concerning commercial transactions, shareholder disputes, white-collar crime, competition, land, the environment and natural resources, intellectual property, tax litigation, product liability, public law and employment. We undertake international arbitration, focusing on transactions involving African parties. 

A&K’s Dispute Resolution team has developed a specialised market leading practice around economic crime, specifically advising on anti-corruption and compliance, white-collar crime, and fraud matters. We have handled several complex multi-jurisdictional corruption matters, including conducting internal investigations, advising large multinationals in connection with anti-bribery allegations, company liability and reporting obligations in Kenya and beyond.

A&K’s Forensics, Investigations & Compliance practice combines legal, accounting, economic, investigative, and technology skillsets for an end-to-end solution for both private and public sector clients. The practice effectively complements the disputes team by offering a holistic offering at a time of stringent regulatory enforcement and increased cases involving fraud, bribery, corruption, anticompetitive conduct, cyber crime and other white collar crimes.

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - Kenya

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Anjarwalla & Khanna maintains a well-regarded contentious practice which sees its lawyers represent clients in litigation and judicial review proceedings as well as both domestic and international arbitration. The group possesses notable proficiency in shareholder and contractual disputes, in addition to taking on high-stakes tax, employment and insurance litigation. The team is additionally engaged on numerous white-collar defence matters and offers an array of expertise in corporate investigations and anti-bribery work.

Work Highlights

  • Anjarwalla & Khanna acted for the Export Trading Group on an investment treaty arbitration against the Republic of Mozambique arising from the state's seizure of agricultural goods.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Aisha Abdallah
3
Aisha Abdallah
Head of Dispute Resolution
3
Band 3

Aisha Abdallah is fully conversant with commercial litigation issues in Kenya, including disputes relating to issues of white-collar fraud, employment, property and natural resources.

Aisha has a commercial and pragmatic approach to resolving disputes. Being qualified in multiple jurisdictions, she also has a keen eye for the interplay of different geopolitical dynamics.

She has a good grasp of the law and she is very collaborative. Her suggestions are often very innovative.

Aisha is a wonderful lawyer and very personable. She is very concise and accessible. She has great client manner.

Luisa H. Cetina
4
Luisa H. Cetina
4
Band 4

Luisa Cetina handles a variety of international arbitration cases, and has considerable experience assisting investors with their claims against African states and state-owned entities.

She is very responsive and strategic, with a great work ethic.

I admire her attention to every complex detail of the matters she handles.

Luisa is good at thinking up strategies related to disputes. She goes above and beyond.

Luisa is a strong, commercially astute lawyer who balances technical competence with strategic thinking. She is a pleasure to work with.

Abbas Esmail
5
Abbas Esmail
5
Band 5

Abbas Esmail has extensive experience counselling clients on high stakes disputes. His work spans a wide range of matters, including tax disputes and property litigation.

Abbas is very knowledgeable and has the client at the centre of everything he does.

I regard him as a brilliant legal mind and a very strategic thinker. He comes to a case setting out a holistic, flexible and well thought-out strategy.

Faith Macharia
5
Faith Macharia
5
Band 5

Faith Macharia is well accustomed to representing international clients, with significant recent work handled on behalf of mining houses as well as media companies. She is experienced in tax litigation, and also regularly handles commercial contract disputes.

Faith knows the intricacies of the case and is very immersed in the details. She is a great cross-examiner who is able to pick out important details.

Faith offers exemplary, high quality advisory services.

She is assertive, stands her ground and takes no nonsense.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Kenya

Dispute Resolution

Aisha Abdallah
3
Aisha Abdallah
Head of Dispute Resolution
3
Band 3
Luisa H. Cetina
4
Luisa H. Cetina
4
Band 4
Abbas Esmail
5
Abbas Esmail
5
Band 5
Faith Macharia
5
Faith Macharia
5
Band 5

Members

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Abbas Alihussein Esmail

Aisha Abdallah

Aisha Abdallah

Head of Department

Faith Macharia-Okaalo

Luisa Cetina

Tabitha Joy Raore

Willie Oelofse

Clients

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Africa Oil Corporation

Akin Gump [Afren-in Administration]

Brookhouse Schools

Gamcode trading as Betin

Geyser International Assets (Global Tea Group)

Global Securities Services Company

Gold crown and African Cotton Industries

Heineken Group

JibuCo Kenya Limited

Kasarani Investment Holdings Limited (Actis Group)

Kipeto Energy

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project

Libya Oil Kenya

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Rift Valley Railways (Kenya) Limited (RVR)

SBM Holdings

The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI)

Industries

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Consumer Products

Financial Services

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

Logistics and Transportation

Manufacturing and Industrial

Oil & Gas

Power

Private Clients

Private Equity

Professional Services

Real Estate

Technology, Media and Telecommunications