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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | Kieti Law
3 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
12 practice areas
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MMAN Advocates
11 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashitiva Advocates
8 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
5 practice areas
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Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
6 practice areas
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KN Law
4 practice areas
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KO Associates
8 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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Munyao Muthama and Kashindi
3 practice areas
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Wamae & Allen
6 practice areas
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CFL Advocates
3 practice areas
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G&A Advocates
7 practice areas
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Mohammed Muigai Advocates
2 practice areas
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Muma and Kanjama Advocates
1 practice area
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O&M Law Advocates
2 practice areas
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RONN Law
6 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

KN Law
4 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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Majanja Luseno & Company Advocates
1 practice area
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M&A
Tier 1
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | Kieti Law
3 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
12 practice areas
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KO Associates
8 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

MMAN Advocates
11 practice areas
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McKay Advocates
6 practice areas
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Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

Clyde & Co
5 practice areas
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KN Law
4 practice areas
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Wamae & Allen
6 practice areas
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Ashitiva Advocates
8 practice areas
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Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
6 practice areas
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O&M Law Advocates
2 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

KO Associates
8 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
12 practice areas
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Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Wamae & Allen
6 practice areas
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Notable

Ashitiva Advocates
8 practice areas
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MMAN Advocates
11 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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McKay Advocates
6 practice areas
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RONN Law
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates is a commercial law firm in Kenya. The firm is led by managing partner James Kamau and has an office in Nairobi. The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate work and is also very active in infrastructure and power project development.

 

Key clients

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya; Absa Bank Kenya; KCB Bank Kenya; Co-operative Bank of Kenya; Stanbic Bank Kenya; Trans Century; Access Bank (Kenya); Mirova Gigaton Fund; Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation; Eternum Limited; Ramoda Ceramics; African Development Bank; Ramco; Kenbe Investments; Kenya Electricity Generating Company; County Pension Fund Registered Trustees and CPF Financial Services; African Legal Support Facility; CRISIL; Osprey Renewables

 

Testimonials 2023/2024 

"The turnaround time given the timelines within which we were executing the transaction and the pressure from the syndicate of lenders; meticulous execution and drafting and general industry knowledge on the part of counsel, which made for seamless execution and closing of the transaction." (Banking & Finance)

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M&A
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New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
Capital markets and finance partner Laurent Massinon joins the firm’s finance practice, a year after the launch of its Luxembourg office
Sherlyn Lau has brought a team of 12 to the firm’s Hong Kong office after spending nearly two decades at Sidley
Sustainability-linked and transition loans provide practical pathways for decarbonisation in emerging markets’ hard-to-abate sectors
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
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