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Dentons Africa

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Real Estate - Kenya

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What the Team is Known For
Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews is a long-established law firm with an enviable track record in real estate in Kenya. The team draws upon its expertise in planning, development and environmental law to support clients on industrial, office and mixed-use projects. The firm is instructed on a range of complex transactions, as well as traditional asset acquisitions, and possesses notable expertise in retail. The group is well positioned to counsel clients on commercial leasing, including agreements concerning land owned by local communities. Additionally, the team assists international clients with real estate transactions and developments.
Strengths

The partners are extremely proactive and think about legal strategies from the onset. They spend a lot of effort on tactics and envisage all bumps along the way.

Dentons' capability to research, delve into new horizons and provide regular technical and process feedback to the client stands out. It is proactive, committed and exceptional in delivery.

Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews has strong communication skills, enabling effective leadership, as well as adaptability and problem-solving abilities.

All the Dentons lawyers we deal with are not only well skilled in their areas, but also on top of general market trends in real estate, offering us analysis to guide our investment choices.

Work Highlights

Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews assisted Riverglades Properties with securing the development approvals for a luxury development consisting of 260 residential villas and townhouses.

Notable practitioners
Adil Khawaja

Adil Khawaja is a premier lawyer in the real estate space. He is mandated on an extensive range of real estate mandates, including land and property acquisitions and sales, as well as commercial developments.

Adil Khawaja is very detail-oriented and can listen to you at any point of the day.

Adil Khawaja is very effective and manages to make time even with his busy schedule.

Adil Khawaja is down to earth, highly commercial and impactful, with strong client service experience.


Lorna Mainnah

Lorna Mainnah heads the firm's real estate practice. She is particularly well versed in land acquisitions and sales, leasing and the subdivision of land, and she regularly acts for international and high-end clients.

Lorna is very good, responsive, easy to get a hold of, and gives practical solutions. She has a handle on things and a relationship with all the departments we interface with.

Lorna Mainnah is polite and attentive, understands property law very well and always keeps me abreast of regulatory changes.

Lorna Mainnah is not only a highly skilled legal professional but also an astute business mind. She is fully conversant with market trends and shares her insights readily.

Lorna Mainnah is very good, quite responsive and goes out of her way to ensure we meet deadlines.

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