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Ms Cindy Oraro
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial; Infrastructure, Projects and PPP
Position
Partner
Career
A Partner at Oraro & Company Advocates’ commercial practice, Cindy specialises in energy, infrastructure, and projects. Over the last 12 years, she has advised local and international clients in various matters, including renewable energy, oil & gas, corporate restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, and mining.
She has been involved in notable corporate & commercial transactions, including advising on the government-to-government collaboration between the Government of Kenya and China National Petroleum Corporation on a proposed USD 1.8 billion project to develop up to 350 MW of geothermal power.
In 2014, she was awarded a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at the law firm of Hogan Lovells LLP in London, where she practiced with its project finance team. She was further awarded a Power Africa Fellowship in 2019 at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York, where she practiced with its project development and project finance teams.
Languages
English and Kiswahili
Memberships
East Africa Law Society
Law Society of Kenya
International Bar Association
Legal and Businesswomen for Africa
Education
Post-graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, Kenya
LLB, Durham University, United Kingdom
LLM, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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.