Bowmans is a full-service law firm with expertise in corporate, projects and finance and dispute resolution, and the ‘reliable and thorough‘ team frequently advises on cross-border matters, particularly in the mining, telecoms and consumer goods sectors. Practice head Wilbert Kapinga is a corporate and banking specialist who mainly assists financial institutions and corporations with corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. The group also includes commercial litigation lawyer Audax Kameja, who specialises in intellectual property law and arbitration; public and private M&A expert Ryan Kitcat; and the ‘very capable and methodical‘ Charles Mmasi, who assists with finance, corporate and M&A and regulatory matters. Michael Strain, who is a corporate and commercial specialist, joined the partnership from Clyde & Co LLP in March 2023. James Pius  and Bertha Mwarija are also key contacts.

Praised for its combination of international experience and local knowledge that is 'second to none,' Clyde & Co LLP assists clients across the full range of corporate transactions, projects, banking and finance matters and commercial disputes, primarily in the infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, mining and financial services sectors. Managing partner Peter Kasanda leads the projects and construction group and advises across a wide variety of industries. The team also includes corporate group leader Amalia Lui, who has extensive experience in commercial issues and matters relating to M&A, licensing, compliance, oil and gas, and mining, and Tenda Msinjili, who advises clients across the full spectrum of financing transactions. Other notable practitioners are Gerald Nangi who leads the litigation group and is an expert in commercial disputes, and real estate and employment law specialist Aliko Simon.

FB Attorneys is a full-service law firm that has the 'ability to deliver results no matter how difficult the assignment is,' and has a strong litigation practice as well as expertise in the oil and gas, mining and fintech sectors. Managing partner FAyaz Bhojani is highly experienced in corporate legal affairs, as well as being an experienced arbitrator. The group also includes the 'extremely competent' Abel Mwiburi, who is an expert in corporate law and taxation and has specialist knowledge in the extractive industry, and Timon Vitalis who is a skilled litigator with experience in both civil and criminal litigation, and who also assists with matters relating to labour, public, environmental and tourism law.

IMMMA Advocates has a strong banking and finance practice, in addition to a ‘well experienced and skilled team‘ that frequently assists on various cross-border corporate and M&A transactions, where it benefits from the DLA Piper network. Sadock Magai is an experienced banking and finance specialist and Angela Mnwolwa leads the corporate and M&A practice and frequently assists national and international companies with a wide range of corporate matters. The group also includes Protase Ishengoma, who leads the project, energy, infrastructure and oil and gas practice, and is highly experienced in structuring energy and oil and gas deals; banking and finance specialist Madina Chenge, who assists across a wide range of industries; and Samah Salah, who is 'top-notch in employment matters.'

East African Law Chambers (EALC) assists local and global clients with cross-border transactions across a wide range of sectors. Managing partner Stella Ndikimi is a specialised corporate and commercial lawyer, and advises clients active in the private and public sectors. The group also includes the experienced commercial litigator and arbitrator Juvenalis Ngowi, who leads the dispute resolution practice; Thomas Sipemba, who leads the energy and natural resources practice and is a mining expert; and George Fernandes, who specialises in telecoms, media and tech.