Nicholas Owino
Nicholas Owino is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice. He advises on structured finance, project finance, syndicated lending, and capital markets transactions. His experience includes transaction structuring, legal due diligence, regulatory compliance,tax struturing and drafting key documentation across sectors such as energy, financial services, and telecommunications.
About Nicholas
About Nicholas
Nicholas began his career at Equity Bank Kenya Limited and supported the commercial side of business in August 2022. He later joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Trainee Advocate in February 2024. Nicholas was retained as an Associate in December 2024 in the Corporate & Commercial practice. He holds a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Nairobi and a postgraduate diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law. He is currently pursuing a professional qualification to become a Certified Company Secretary
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Laws - The University of Nairobi
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law - Kenya School of Law
- Professional Training / Certifications
- Company secretary - KASNEB (ongoing)
- Certificate of Competence in Legal Work Practice, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Membership
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
Languages
Languages
- English
- Swahili
About Nicholas
Nicholas began his career at Equity Bank Kenya Limited and supported the commercial side of business in August 2022. He later joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Trainee Advocate in February 2024. Nicholas was retained as an Associate in December 2024 in the Corporate & Commercial practice. He holds a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Nairobi and a postgraduate diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law. He is currently pursuing a professional qualification to become a Certified Company Secretary
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Laws - The University of Nairobi
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law - Kenya School of Law
- Professional Training / Certifications
- Company secretary - KASNEB (ongoing)
- Certificate of Competence in Legal Work Practice, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Membership
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
Languages
- English
- Swahili
Experience
Member of a team that advised a leading private university in Kenya on a KES 1.3 billion debt and institutional restructuring
Key member of a team that advised a leading Luxembourg-based Private Equity Fund on transaction and tax structuring regarding its investment in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
Key member of a team that advised a leading Pan African Telco and Fintech company in relation to a loss of USD 2 million in its DRC subsidiary arising from system development errors. Filed suit and apportioned liability against the software developer company, the settlement bank, and the liable employees.
Key member of a team that advised a leading Luxembourge based Private Equity Fund on tax structuring regarding its investment in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Key member of a team that advised an Australian call center company regarding the liquidation of its Kenyan subsidiary.
News
The Central Bank of Kenya’s expanded net over non-deposit taking credit providers
On 27 December 2024, the Business Laws (Amendment) Act 20 of 2024 amended section 33S of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, CAP 491, Laws of Kenya (CBK Act) replacing the term “digital...
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
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
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...
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...
