Employment | Global

Anjarwalla & Khanna has a dominant reputation for transactional employment work, frequently advising on employee transfers and contract renegotiation in the wake of M&A deals. The team is highly adept at managing significant restructuring and redundancy mandates, as well as advising employers on unfair termination claims and union disputes. It possesses stellar expertise in employee share option plans, as well as acting on compliance assessments, work permitting and HR policy. The firm also has recognised expertise in assisting domestic and international clients with the structuring of benefits schemes in Kenya.

Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews is a highly respected law firm with an impressive employment practice in Kenya. It has a particularly strong contentious employment practice, representing employers in trade union disputes, and in single claimant and multi-claimant unfair dismissal cases, discrimination cases and various other disputes. The team remains a popular choice of counsel for large-scale redundancies following company reorganisations. The firm represents a diverse pool of clients featuring international airline companies, educational bodies and energy companies.

The team at Kaplan & Stratton is recognised as a powerhouse in employment disputes. The firm demonstrates significant experience in wrongful termination and discrimination cases, notably handling forensic investigations. Its lawyers act for major e-commerce corporations on compliance and the handling of employee personal data, as well as assisting clients with employee transfers. The team is well versed in assisting employers with the entire redundancy process, with experience featuring in landmark judgments centred on redundancy exercises.

Munyao Muthama and Kashindi operates a respected employment and labour relations practice which handles a breadth of contentious and non-contentious work. The team's notable disputes capabilities cover issues such as constructive dismissal and terminations, with extensive experience appearing before the Employment and Labour Relations Court. This is complemented by its advisory practice. The firm advises a range of public and private organisations from the automotive and telecoms industries as well as governmental bodies.

Bowmans houses a distinguished employment group with tried and tested expertise in both transactional and contentious mandates. The team demonstrates prowess in significant employee transfers and redundancies, as well as handling ESOP structuring for both listed and non-listed companies. The group is well placed to handle terminations and claims, including for wrongful dismissal, as well as advising on employee incentive programmes. Bowmans has the capacity to handle multi-jurisdictional employment mandates, with further support provided through its network of offices in South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia and Mauritius.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (Kieti Law LLP) is a law firm demonstrating a strong offering in advisory employment matters, especially with its expertise in workforce restructuring and redundancy processes. The law firm is also well equipped to represent clients in wrongful termination disputes. Its clientele spans the energy, telecoms and technology sectors.

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates stands out for its capabilities in handling contentious employment matters. The law firm is well placed to represent clients in allegations of unlawful terminations and wrongful dismissals, as well as advising on a plethora of employment advisory mandates. The law firm’s clients stem from the food and drink, education, transport and manufacturing sectors.

ENS houses a respected team that is able to advise clients on a broad range of employment mandates in Kenya. The law firm holds expertise in the review of HR policies as well as workforce restructurings and disciplinary proceedings. Its team also supports clients with resolving employment disputes, including sensitive matters such as investigations into workplace sexual harassment. The law firm's broad client list includes insurance, tech, FMCG and financial services companies.