Mr Jacob Ochieng > Oraro & Company Advocates > Nairobi, Kenya > Lawyer Profile
Oraro & Company Advocates Offices
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Mr Jacob Ochieng
Work Department
Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial; Infrastructure, Projects and PPP; Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Partner
Career
Jacob is a Partner at Oraro & Company Advocates in the corporate & commercial practice group. With over 12 years’ experience, he has advised both local and international corporates on commercial contracts, corporate advisory, corporate restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, privatisations and infrastructure projects.
Jacob was part of a team that advised in a complex debt-to-equity restructuring of Kenya Airways Plc that aimed to reposition the National carrier for long-term growth and business sustainability. He also acted for a leading commercial bank in the financing of the first road construction projects under the Road Annuity Program of the Ngong-Kiserian-Isinya and Kajiado-Imaroro
Chambers Global ranked Jacob in its 2023 Guide as one of the leading lawyers in Corporate/M&A in Kenya. Chambers noted that “Jacob Odhiambo Ochieng is very analytical, strategic, knowledgeable, and has excellent negotiation skills.”
Languages
English and Kiswahili
Memberships
Law Society of Kenya
East Africa Law Society
Education
Post-graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, Kenya
LLB, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Privatisation and projects
Particularly active in the growing natural resources and mining sectors, Oraro & Company Advocates advises clients from both the domestic and global markets on project structuring, financing, contract negotiation and public procurement. Founding partner George Oraro
leads the team and is frequently retained on large-scale infrastructure projects and PPPs, while managing partner Pamella Ager showcases her expertise in project development transactions. Jacob Ochieng assists with complex infrastructure ventures, and Cindy Oraro focuses her practice on energy and infrastructure projects.