Sigee Koech

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Sigee Koech is the Managing Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance team at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews. With over a decade of experience, she is a distinguished legal professional specializing in banking and finance law, as well as real estate and conveyancing law.

Sigee has represented both Kenyan and international lenders and corporate borrowers across various domains, including general finance, structured real estate financing, debt restructuring, and trade finance transactions. She has also been the lead advisor on numerous project finance transactions, particularly those involving infrastructure projects initiated by the Government of Kenya.

Sigee is recognized as a leading lawyer in Kenya’s banking and finance sector by international legal directories such as Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and IFLR. She was also named one of the top 50 corporate lawyers in Kenya by the Nairobi Legal Awards Trust for 2024.

In addition to her legal practice, Sigee sits on the board of the Kenya Development Corporation, Kenya’s government development finance institution, and the KCB Foundation. She is also passionate about training and development, striving to equip her audience with practical knowledge and tools in her areas of expertise.

Sigee holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and an LLB Degree from Moi University. She has previously served in the board of Kenya Hotel Properties Limited and the Inclusion Advisory Council at Dentons.