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Anjarwalla & Khanna

Employment

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ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K) has an active employment practice, which regularly advises on a wide range of complex employment related matters, including general advisory, transactional, litigation, corporate governance, immigration, employee incentives, collective bargaining and pensions.  Our team provides strategic advice and innovative legal solutions necessary to help employers maintain robust labour relations and minimize litigation risk through effective workplace strategies. 

The firm has assisted local and international clients with implementation and structuring of pension schemes, employee share ownership plans and compensation claims and benefits. A&K regularly works on cross-border employment deals with member firms of ALN, an alliance of leading law firms currently in fifteen African jurisdictions. Through ALN, we co-ordinate employment law compliance diligence across several jurisdictions, providing a single point of contact for all aspects of the employment transactions. 

A&K is a member of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of labour and employment lawyers. One of our Senior Partners, Sonal Sejpal, sits on the board of the Employment Law Alliance and is the Regional Chair of the Africa & Middle East Region. 

Clients (19)

  • Garda World
  • Alliance One Tobacco (Kenya) Limited
  • Gulf African Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO) Kenya
  • International Transport Workers' Federation
  • ComzAfrica Limited
  • Rainforest Farmlands Kenya
  • L’Oreal
  • PostHoldings
  • CDC Group Plc
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America
  • Solar Panda
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Kenya Airways
  • Simba Corporation
  • African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
  • Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya
  • Helios Investment Partners (Helios) and Telkom Kenya
  • International Center For Tropical Agriculture

Industries (12)

  • Agriculture
  • Oil & Gas
  • Private Equity
  • Financial Institutions
  • Non-profit
  • Consumer Products
  • Aviation
  • Hospitality
  • Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Logistics & Transportation
  • Security
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications

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Employment - Kenya

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Anjarwalla & Khanna has a dominant reputation for transactional employment work, frequently advising on employee transfers and contract renegotiation in the wake of M&A deals. The team is highly adept at managing significant restructuring and redundancy mandates, as well as advising employers on unfair termination claims and union disputes. It possesses stellar expertise in employee share option plans, as well as acting on compliance assessments, work permitting and HR policy. The firm also has recognised expertise in assisting domestic and international clients with the structuring of benefits schemes in Kenya.

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Work Highlights

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  • Anjarwalla & Khanna advised GSK on the Kenyan aspects of a multi-jurisdictional mandate concerning severance pay entitlements for redundant employees in eight African countries.

Strengths

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  • Anjarwalla & Khanna's knowledge and capability in employment law are exceptional. The quality of work is excellent.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • The law firm has longstanding experience and knowledge of the local context.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • Anjarwalla & Khanna advises on commercial implications and not just legal implications. This shows a very good understanding of our business.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • The team at Anjarwalla & Khanna has the ability to critically analyse legal issues and offer advice based on the legal framework and best practice.

    Employment respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Rosa Nduati-Mutero
    Rosa Nduati-Mutero

    Rosa Nduati-Mutero

    Rosa Nduati-Mutero is well recognised in the Kenyan market for her premier employment practice. She is frequently instructed by high-profile domestic and international clients to advise on disciplinary and investigation proceedings, including those relating to senior executives, contractual reviews and employee retrenchments. She additionally offers expertise in employee transfers and other employment issues arising from M&A transactions.

    • Rosa Nduati-Mutero is a thorough lawyer.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Rosa Nduati-Mutero demonstrates exceptional commercial awareness, consistently aligning legal strategies with our broader business goals.

      Employment respondentGlobal
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  • Faith Macharia
    Faith Macharia

    Faith Macharia

    Faith Macharia displays notable capabilities in handling contentious mandates, which include unfair termination claims and fraud-related cases. She is also involved in advisory and regulatory work.

    • Faith Macharia is very knowledgeable.

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