No. of offices 1 No. of employees 60 Number of employees 60 Number of offices 1 | No. of attorneys 25 Revenue Unknown Founded 1969 Number of attorneys 25 | |
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Major practice areas Solicitor & Transactional workLitigation & Dispute Resolution Key people John W. Katende (Senior Partner), Professor Frederick E. Ssempebwa (Senior Partner), Samuel S. Sserwanga (Partner), Soogi K. Katende (Partner), Frederick K. Sentomero (Partner), Sim K. Katende (Partner). Profiles | ||
Katende ssempebwa top 7 facts
Katende Ssempebwa & Co. commonly known as Katende Ssempebwa is a Ugandan law firm whose headquarters are in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is the country’s longest standing premier league corporate commercial firm founded in 1969. It is the biggest full service Ugandan firm in terms of numbers and a member of the Lex Africa network.
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- Katende ssempebwa top 7 facts
- Membership
- History
- Notable Clients
- Practice areas
- Associate UK firms
- Awards rankings
- References
With over four decades of experience, the firm’s managing partner John W. Katende is widely regarded as a doyen of Ugandan law. Co-founding partner Professor Frederick E. Ssempebwa’s advice is sought on Uganda’s constitutional matters and on regional mandates too. Over the years, the firm has advised governments, non-governmental organizations, multinationals and other business entities. One of the noteworthy big deals saw the firm give a hand to Warid Telecom Uganda on its $500 million merger with Bharti Airtel in 2013.
The firm played a pivotal role in Uganda’s U-turn on the death penalty in 2007 by helping to prove to the Constitutional Court that the death penalty for murder and other offences was unconstitutional. Katende Ssempebwa had earlier on played a fundamental role in erasing all Sub sections of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda that had in 1966 abolished traditional institutions from the country. Simultaneously, the firm also managed to come up with relevant laws that enabled the return of all the properties that had been forcefully confiscated from Buganda and other Kingdoms by former Ugandan regimes. These constitutional amendments eventually led to the coronation of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and other traditional rulers in 1993.
Membership
History
Katende Ssempebwa was founded by John W. Katende and Frederick E. Ssempebwa in 1969. Over the four decades, the firm has grown into a limited liability partnership of ten (10) Partners, fifteen (15) Associates and thirty five (35) Support Staff and Interns. Although the firm’s primary offices are located in the heart of Kampala’s city centre, Katende Ssempebwa maintains a presence in all the major capitals, tax havens and financial centers of the world through its international legal networks. The firm as of 2014 has seventy five (75) Associate Offices globally.
Notable Clients
The firm has provided legal advice to the following notable entities;
Practice areas
Katende Ssempebwa specializes in the following disciplines:
Solicitor & Transactional work
This involves legal practice in the following areas;
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
The firm has a proven track record in litigation and has been involved in several ground breaking, law making and landmark litigation cases that have shaped the laws of East Africa and many of which are compulsory reading at all East African law schools.