Alan Shonubi

Practice Areas

Dr. Alan is the founding Partner of the firm. He specializes in all corporate and commercial law matters advising both local and international business entities in areas of Public Private Partnerships, banking and project finance, technology and telecommunications, real estate, oil and gas, privatization and de-regulation, aviation, mergers and acquisitions, as well as general business practices, with a particular focus on cross border transactions.

Corporate Law and Advisory, Mergers and acquisitions, property law, Aviation law, Banking, Public and Private Procurement, Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Telecommunications and Privatisation.

Career

1990 to date: Founder and Senior Partner - Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates a full-service law firm specialising in Corporate Law. Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates is one of the largest law firms in Uganda, whose core emphasis of legal practice is corporate and commercial law. The firm has been licensed to practice for the last 36 years. The firm has maintained an impressive East African footprint and international experience through its cross-border practice facilitated in part through its alliance with global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. The Firm has been constantly ranked in Top Tiers by all leading Global Law Directories.

1988 – 1990: Senior Legal Officer - The Cooperative Bank Limited. Was responsible for liaising with external lawyers, preparing debentures and mortgages, organising Insurance and legal opinions and performing general compliance and company secretarial duties.

Feb 1985 – 1989: Worked with Sun International Insurance Brokers (formerly JH Minet) as Assistant Claims Manager and was later promoted to Legal/Claim Manager.

1982 – 1984: Worked with Kabugo & Co. Advocates as a legal assistant. The position involved preparing legal memos, research and providing the Partners with opinions and court documentation.

Professional Memberships

Uganda Law Society

East African Law Society

International Bar Association

Personal

He previously served as the Chairman for Uganda Breweries and the National Library of Uganda, and as a Director on the Boards of local and regional companies such as East African Breweries, Golf Course Holdings and AAR Health Services. He also serves as chairperson on the Board of Trustees for the Kampala School for the Physically Disabled. He is a Senior Counsel of the High Court of Uganda.

Links:

Alan Shonubi, Global | Chambers Profiles

Alan Shonubi - Uganda - Lawyer Profile | IFLR1000

Shonubi, Musoke & Co Advocates > Kampala > Uganda | The Legal 500 law firm profiles

young+lawyers+conference+by+uls+2023&rlz

https://www.google.com/search?q=dr+alan+shonubi+at+uls+female+lawyers+symposum+2023

Hobbies:

• An ardent musician and expert guitarist.

• Interior design, landscape design and gardening.

• Reading, walking, and Table tennis

• A Life Member of the Uganda Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA).