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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP Offices
Merchant Square, 3rd Floor
Block D, Riverside Drive
Nairobi
Kenya
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Njeri Wagacha
Position
Njeri Wagacha is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial practice and specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Competition Law, Employment Law, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications. Njeri is Head of East Africa for the Industrials, Manufacturing and Trade Sector. Njeri runs the podcast NjeriTalks Law.
Career
Njeri started off as Trainee Solicitor at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP. She later joined a firm in Nairobi as an Associate. She was a Secondee at Anjarwalla, Collins & Haidermota, Dubai. In 2018 she was appointed as a Senior Associate at the firm in Nairobi. In 2020, Njeri joined Kieti Advocates LLP as a Partner.
Languages
English and French
Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Law Society of Kenya
Education
- Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School
- Graduate Diploma in Law, Nottingham Law School (Commendation)
- LLM, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) (Merit)
- BA Honours Law and French, Middlesex University (1st Class Honours and East African Student Scholarship)
- Completed Legal Practice Course with a Commendation
- Completed Graduate Diploma in Law with a Commendation
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP is predominantly involved in regulated industries including renewable energy, fintech, healthcare, and environment, assisting with a variety of cross-border corporate and M&A transactions. Practice head Sammy Ndolo specialises in banking, finance, and capital markets work, working alongside private equity and venture capital expert Njeri Wagacha. Martha Mbugua of boutique firm Law3sixty joined the team following a merger in September 2022.
Kenya > Employment
Assisting corporations both at home and abroad, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP‘s employment practice provides a number of advisory services, including regarding redundancy, due diligence and compliance, corporate immigration, and employee benefits. Njeri Wagacha, experienced in employment contracts, disciplinary proceedings, and statutory compliance, leads the team, with support from Rizichi Kashero-Ondego.