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CDH Kenya scoops prestigious awards at the 5th annual Nairobi Legal Awards

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CDH Kenya scoops prestigious awards at the 5th annual Nairobi Legal Awards

On 25 November 2022, The Law Society of Kenya’s Nairobi branch hosted the 5th edition of the Nairobi Legal Awards. These awards are held on an annual basis to recognise law firms, legal departments, and individual lawyers that have demonstrated outstanding standards of service delivery in their practice of law. Nairobi’s premier corporate legal services firms were participants in the survey preceding the awards themselves.

2 Dec 2022 1 min read CDH Alert Article

At a glance

  • CDH Kenya, along with partners Alex Kanyi and Njeri Wagacha, received prestigious awards in the Nairobi corporate legal services market.
  • CDH Kenya was the first runner up in the Large Law Firm of the Year category.
  • Njeri received awards for Commercial / Conveyancing Practitioner of the Year and second runner up in the Lawyer of the Year category, while Alex was the first runner up in the Pupil Master of the Year category.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is thrilled to announce that CDH Kenya and two of our Nairobi partners, Alex Kanyi and Njeri Wagacha won the following awards:

  • CDH Kenya was first runner up in the Large Law Firm of the Year category;
  • Njeri (regional Sector Head and Partner in our Corporate & Commercial practice) won awards for:
    • the Commercial / Conveyancing Practitioner of the Year, and
    • second runner up in the Lawyer of the Year Category; and
  • Alex (Partner in our Tax & Exchange Control practice) was first runner up in the Pupil Master of the Year category.
“We are incredibly proud to receive these prestigious accolades that have been awarded to the firm and our lawyers, in the very esteemed and tightly contested Nairobi corporate legal services market,” said Sammy Ndolo, CDH Kenya Managing Partner. “We are also thankful to our clients, without whom none of this would be possible,” he continued. 

“These accolades are a tribute to the hard work, dedication, and commitment to our clients by the entire team. We continue to see this within the firm on a daily basis and it is enormously encouraging for the prospects of the growth of our brand, reputation and market share in Nairobi,” says CDH Chief Executive Officer, Brent Williams.

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