Sammy Ndolo

Kenya Managing Partner, Partner

Sammy Ndolo is the Kenya Managing Partner, and Partner in our Corporate & Commercial, Banking, Finance & Projects, and Competition Law practice areas. Sammy is a leading specialist in finance and banking, restructurings and workouts, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

Sammy Ndolo

About Sammy

About Sammy

Sammy began his career at a law firm in Kenya and was appointed Partner until 2017. He later joined Kieti as Managing Partner.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • Masters of Laws (LL.M) (with distinction) (Best Graduating Student), International Corporate Governance & Financial Regulation, University of Warwick
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Honours), University of Nairobi
  • Year of admission: 2010

Membership

  • Law Society of Kenya
  • International Bar Association

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Swahili

About Sammy

Sammy began his career at a law firm in Kenya and was appointed Partner until 2017. He later joined Kieti as Managing Partner.

Credentials

Education

  • Masters of Laws (LL.M) (with distinction) (Best Graduating Student), International Corporate Governance & Financial Regulation, University of Warwick
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Honours), University of Nairobi
  • Year of admission: 2010

Membership

  • Law Society of Kenya
  • International Bar Association

Languages

  • English
  • Swahili

News

Shareholding limit changes for market intermediaries under the proposed amendments to the Capital Markets Act
Corporate & Commercial Law

Shareholding limit changes for market intermediaries under the proposed amendments to the Capital Markets Act

The Capital Markets Act, Cap. 485A (Act) contains detailed provisions on the governance and ownership structures of licensed market intermediaries. Specifically, the Act restricts...

Kenyan High Court confirms that foreign companies can sue in Kenya without local registration
Corporate & Commercial Law

Kenyan High Court confirms that foreign companies can sue in Kenya without local registration

After exactly one year, the Kenyan High Court has delivered a significant ruling that will be of interest to foreign companies dealing withKenyancounterparts. 

Sweeping reforms proposed for trusts by the Trust Administration Bill, 2025
Corporate & Commercial Law

Sweeping reforms proposed for trusts by the Trust Administration Bill, 2025

The Trust Administration Bill, 2025 (Bill), which has now been published for comment, is a far-reaching legislative proposal that seeks to codify the law relating to trusts, streamline...

CDH bolsters its Corporate & White-Collar Investigations offering with the appointment of leading forensic experts Annemari Krugel and Rimo Benjamin
Firm News

CDH bolsters its Corporate & White-Collar Investigations offering with the appointment of leading forensic experts Annemari Krugel and Rimo Benjamin

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), a leading corporate and commercial law firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Annemari Krugel as Director and Rimo Benjamin as Counsel in the...

Court’s approach to balancing contractual freedom with protection against unconscionable contract terms
Banking, Finance & Projects

Court’s approach to balancing contractual freedom with protection against unconscionable contract terms

In a recent landmark decision, Kanwal Sarjit Singh Dhiman v Kenshvaji Jivraj Shah eKLR, the Court of Appeal (Court) addressed, among other things, the enforceability of contracts containing exploitative...

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2024–2025 ranked him in Band 3 for banking & finance.
  • Chambers Fintech Legal 2025 ranked Sammy in Band 3.
  • Chambers Global 2021–2025 ranked Sammy in Band 4 for corporate/M&A. 
  • Chambers Global 2023–2024 ranked him in Band 4 for banking & finance.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022–2025 recommended him for banking, finance & capital markets
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - 2025 also recommended Sammy for corporate, commercial/M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2021–2024 ranked Sammy as a notable practitioner in Private Equity, M&A.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2024–2025 ranked him in Band 3 for banking & finance.
  • Chambers Fintech Legal 2025 ranked Sammy in Band 3.
  • Chambers Global 2021–2025 ranked Sammy in Band 4 for corporate/M&A. 
  • Chambers Global 2023–2024 ranked him in Band 4 for banking & finance.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022–2025 recommended him for banking, finance & capital markets
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - 2025 also recommended Sammy for corporate, commercial/M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2021–2024 ranked Sammy as a notable practitioner in Private Equity, M&A.