Martha Mbugua > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP > Nairobi, Kenya > Lawyer Profile

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP
Merchant Square, 3rd Floor
Block D, Riverside Drive
Nairobi
Kenya

Position

Martha Mbugua is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Martha has more than 13 years, in three globally ranked law firms in Nairobi and her combination of wide-ranging experience in both corporate law firms and as in-house counsel, has provided Martha with a wealth of experience in Private Equity and Venture Capital structuring and investments, M&A, corporate and debt restructuring, and general corporate and commercial law.

Career

Martha trained and moved through the ranks from pupillage to partner in 3 top law firms in Nairobi, Kenya. She also worked briefly in the legal departments of Barclays Bank of Kenya (now Absa Bank Kenya Plc) and East Africa Breweries Limited. In 2018 Martha formed and was Managing Partner at Martha Mbugua & Associates LLP (t/a Law3Sixty) . She merged her firm with CDH Kenya in September 2022.

Languages

English

Education

  • LLM International Commercial Law (Financing International Trade, International Oil & Gas Law, and International Commercial Arbitration), University of Birmingham.
  • LLB – Second Class Honours (Upper Division), University of Nairobi
  • Advocates Training Program Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Kenya > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Sammy Ndolo heads the corporate and M&A department at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP, which is active across a range of industries, in particular renewable energy, banking, agriculture, fintech, and others. The team has a strong track record in transactional mandates, overseeing domestic, regional and multijurisdictional mergers, asset sales, and divestments. Njeri Wagacha is praised by clients for her ‘thoughtful advice on both legal and business aspects of complex cases’, while Martha Mbugua is highlighted for her experience in capital and debt structuring, investment, acquisitions, and other corporate and commercial matters.