ALP Advocates

Managing Partner: Francis Gimara (Team Leader)
Senior Partners: Hanningtone Amol, Henry Onoria (Dr.), Irene Namuli, Lastone Gulume Balyainho
Number of partners: 6
Number of lawyers: 14

Firm Overview:
ALP Advocates is a member of ALP East Africa, a premier integrated legal and professional services firm. Based in East Africa, ALP has offices in the cities of Kampala - Uganda, Nairobi – Kenya, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania, and Juba - South Sudan. The firm is a leading brand in the areas of Integration & Cross Border Business Practice, Dispute Resolution with emphasis on Arbitration and Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Transactions Practice, Regulatory Affairs Practice, and Infrastructure Law. Founded in 2018 through partnerships with practicing attorneys, the firm has a team of attorneys with a combined experience of over fifty years of practice. With a reputation for its excellence, integrity and agility, the firm continues to attract high value corporate clients, multinational entities, and individuals.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Integration & Cross Border Business Practice:
■ The firm through its offices across the East African Region, has taken a leading role in regional integration and cross border practice. The firm advises several businesses in East Africa on cross border transactions.
■ The partners of the firm are engaged in several regional integration initiatives through advisories and trainings. The firm has been retained to train judges, in-house lawyers and regulatory bodies on the East African Court of Justice Practice & Procedures.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Henry Onoria (Dr.).
■ The firm through its Partners has been engaged to represent clients across East Africa at the East African Court of Justice.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Hanningtone Amol, Henry Onoria (Dr.), Lastone Gulume Balyainho.

Dispute Resolution (Arbitration & Litigation):
■ Represented several clients on arbitration matters, including setting aside an award of general damages of USD 1 Million.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ The firm has been engaged in complex regional integration litigation and EAC Treaty enforcement before the East African Court of Justice, representing aggrieved clients.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Hanningtone Amol, Henry Onoria (Dr.), Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ The firm’s Managing Partner is providing leadership to provide ADR Practice in Uganda. The firm has been engaged by the Government of South Sudan to advise on the reform of arbitration and mediation practice in South Sudan.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Hanningtone Amol, Henry Onoria (Dr.).
■ Arbitration advisory on contract lock in clauses and dispute resolution between a company and a United Nations local office.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Henry Onoria (Dr.), Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ Represented client before the Tax Appeals Tribunal in a tax dispute.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ Represented clients in a complex dispute arising from an agreement for settlement of an estate.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.

Corporate & Commercial Transactions Practice:
■ The firm’s Corporate & Commercial practice includes business setup, banking and finance, intellectual property, employment, tax advisory, insolvency & restructuring, procurement, corporate governance and advisory services.
■ Advisory and representing client in a complex collective termination employment matter.
■ Advisory on a complex multi company international lending agreement among sister companies in Zurich, London, Rwanda, Congo and Kenya.■ Advisory on a complex multi company international lending agreement among sister companies in Zurich, London, Rwanda, Congo and Kenya.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Irene Namuli, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ Advisory on a complex employment health and safety matter, collective termination and risk mitigation.
Partners: Irene Namuli.
■ Advisory on structuring and management of franchise arrangements and enforcement of franchise agreements.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ Advisory and client representation on infringement of business goodwill, assignment of trademark and associated marks.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ Advised and represented client in complex customs (export) tax matter and objection to imposition of VAT and Excise duty on exported consignments by the revenue authority.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.

Infrastructure Law:
■ The firm’s Infrastructure practice covers technology law, construction law, and energy law.
■ The firm has advised a client on a major construction project, and presently represents a client on a multimillion-dollar infrastructure project in the heart of the capital.
Partners: Francis Gimara.
■ Advisory on the enforcement of a construction project contract for a rehabilitation and expansion project against a multinational company.
Partners: Francis Gimara.
■ Advisory on enforcement construction project contract for construction and completion of a hotel.
Partners: Francis Gimara.

Regulatory Affairs Practice:
■ Represented public interest litigation organisation enforcing the rule of law, transparency and accountability in the management of a national rural electrification fund.
Partners: Francis Gimara, Lastone Gulume Balyainho.
■ Conducted legal audit and compliance for a client groups of companies.
Partners: Francis Gimara