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Real Estate - Kenya
What the Team is Known For
DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM) is a dynamic law firm that advises on transactions in the commercial, residential and agricultural sectors, notably acting on the real estate aspects of significant M&A deals and energy projects. The team also advises on luxury residential developments and commercial leases, as well as assisting with structuring, tax and finance issues. It represents a broad array of clients including property owners and real estate developers.
Strengths
The engagement with partners is impressive: they are approachable and are always ready and willing to come up with a solution that benefits all parties.
The team are responsive and guide the processes well.
The team are very specialised, so the lawyers can go into the detail on matters and advise with a commercial approach.
The team offers a good level of service.
Work Highlights
IKM acted for International Controls on the sale of land valued at USD14 million.
Notable practitioners
Amrit Soar provides an excellent service.
Anne Kinyanjui leads the firm's Kenya-based real estate department from Nairobi, acting on a range of transactional mandates, including sizeable property acquisitions and disposals.
She is very pleasant to work with and very good at her job.
Anne Kinyanjui is a very good and detail-oriented lawyer. She goes above and beyond to ensure the deal is closed.
Norah Mutuku regularly acts for clients on the sale and purchase of land, on the enforcement of land rights and on residential developments.