Our Kenyan law firm provides personalised legal services of the highest quality in key specialist areas of practice.
Our overarching goal is to provide seamless legal services in East Africa through our Kenya office.
The team of lawyers in Kenya have been involved in market leading transactions including advising on banking and finance matters, corporate and commercial transactions, employment law, capital markets, project finance, environmental law and energy, tax & exchange control, and intellectual property in a wide range for sectors.
Our overarching goal is to provide seamless legal services in East Africa through this office to enable our worldwide clients to harness the vast opportunities for sustainable investment that lie within that region of the continent and beyond.
Our service capability
As a full service commercial law firm, we provide a complete range of legal services through our core practice areas.
Banking, Finance & Projects
We specialise in banking and finance, corporate and commercial transactions, employment law, capital markets, project finance, environmental law, energy, tax & exchange control, and intellectual property.
Competition Law
Our Competition Law practice has a proven track record of providing strategic advice and practical solutions to competition law issues for clients with business interests in South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and the rest of Africa.
Corporate & Commercial
We offer in-depth experience across a range of commercial sectors, combining legal expertise and market knowledge with a thorough understanding of our clients' businesses to deliver advice that is both pragmatic and cost effective.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team offers a complete dispute resolution service. Our lawyers work together with clients to identify and execute the most advantageous business-oriented solutions, either by pursuing or defending arbitration or litigation proceedings, or through alternative methods, such as mediation. Our specialist dispute resolution lawyers are admitted to practice in several jurisdictions including South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, England & Wales and Namibia.
Employment Law
Employment law has become increasingly complex with greater legislative intervention. We help our clients keep abreast of changes and avoid the costly financial and relational consequences of non-compliance.
Environmental Law
Our practice has extensive experience in all aspects of environmental legislation and we advise clients from a myriad of industries and across both the private and public sector.
Pro Bono & Human Rights
Our Pro Bono & Human Rights team contributes to solving South Africa, Kenya and Nambia’s developmental challenges by promoting constitutional values and facilitating access to justice for the disadvantaged and vulnerable.
Real Estate Law & Conveyancing
Real Estate has been a mainstay of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's practice for more than 150 years. Our real estate team is known for consistently offering our corporate and private clients incisive and practical legal expertise.
Tax & Exchange Control
Our Tax & Exchange Control practice provides advice on a wide variety of tax and exchange control matters, both in the local and international context
Technology & Communications
Our understanding of these often complex and converging sectors means our clients can depend on our expert legal advice and guidance to sustain their competitive business advantage.
Featured News
MARKET RECOGNITION
CDH was recognised for its role as legal advisor in “Vodacom’s acquisition of an additional 20% stake in Safaricom,” winning the DealMakers Africa (East Africa) Brunswick Deal of the Year 2025 award.
DealMakers Africa
CDH's role as legal advisor on “Nedbank Group’s disposal of a 21.22% stake in Ecobank Transnational” was shortlisted for the DealMakers Brunswick Deal of the Year 2025 (West Africa).
DealMakers Africa
“Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has the expertise in various areas to deliver solutions on highly complex transactions.”
Chamber Global 2026
“The firm offers a high level of individual attention and care to each client, offering proactive and solution-based advice.”
Chamber Global 2026
“Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr offers valuable insights. The team is efficient and very thorough in the work it does.”
Chamber Global 2026
Together, the team is distinguished by responsiveness, practical thinking, and a deep understanding of our business needs, qualities that set them apart from competitors.”
The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
“They provide reliable, practical, and commercially sound legal advice that supports our business effectively.”
The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
CDH shortlisted for the IFLR Africa Awards 2025. We are cognisant of the fact that this recognition is a direct reflection of the strong, trusting relationships that we have built with our clients over the years.
IFLR Africa Awards
IFLR1000 2024 ranked CDH Kenya in Tier 3 for M&A. In 20024 CDH Kenya was ranked in Tier 3 for banking and finance, and in Tier 4 in 2023. IFLR1000 2022 ranked CDH Kenya in Tier 3 for banking. IFLR1000 2021 ranked CDH Kenya as notable in financial and corporate.
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