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Mr Chacha Odera
Work Department
Arbitration; Dispute Resolution; Employment and Labour; Private Client
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Chacha is a Senior Partner at Oraro & Company Advocates and practices in the dispute resolution practice group. With over 34 years of experience, he has represented local and international clients in commercial disputes, constitutional law, electoral disputes, employment and labour law, insolvency, and property law.
Chacha has been ranked by leading international legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution and employment. In the Chambers Global Guide 2021 rankings, Chacha received a plethora of praise from the Kenyan legal community, with market observers regarding him as “an extremely able advocate and a gentleman in all manner of the word.”
Chacha was also recognised as the overall lawyer of the year in 2019 at the Nairobi Legal Awards, hosted by the Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi branch.
Chacha is a member of the London Court of International Arbitration Users’ Councils and a Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public.
Aside from his legal practice, Chacha is an adjunct lecturer at the Strathmore Law School. He has chaired two adhoc committees of the Law Society of Kenya namely the Committee for In-house Counsel and the development of a comprehensive Code of Conduct for Advocates. He has also served in various capacities at the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal and the Council of Legal Education.
Chacha is a passionate philanthropist and is currently a honorary member of the Rotary Club of Milimani as well as a Paul Harris Fellow. He previously served as a founding trustee of the Matibabu Foundation and the Msaada Kenya Trust.
Languages
English and Kiswahili
Memberships
Law Society of Kenya
East Africa Law Society
Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association
Education
Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, Kenya
LLB, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)The dispute resolution practice at Oraro & Company Advocates is sought after for its broad sector and mandate expertise. The team is seasoned in advising major local and multinational companies in construction, restructuring, and tax litigation, and is additionally experienced in alternative dispute resolution, such as international arbitration, mediation, and adjudication. The team oversees commercial and constitutional disputes arising from the insurance, financial, agriculture, and manufacturing industries, to name a few. George Oraro
heads the team alongside Chacha Odera, and both are highly regarded for their work in commercial, banking, and labour disputes. John Mbaluto is a key member of the group for employment and labour disputes, while Noella Lubano is an expert in fraud, construction, and insolvency disputes. Lilian Renee Omondi is a notable member in the department for tax-related disputes.
Kenya > Employment
(Leading partners)With a strong track record in contentious matters Oraro & Company Advocates‘s employee and labour department is hailed for its ‘in depth analysis’, and operates in various disputes and claims pertaining to redundancies, particularly senior employees, breach of contract claims, and contentious cases regarding employee benefits and pensions, among other areas. Chacha Odera heads the team, and boasts over 35 years of experience in employee and labour law, including for international clients. John Mbaluto is a key port of call for trade union-related employment matters, alongside employee benefits and pensions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Kenya
- Leading partners Kenya > Employment
- Leading partners Kenya > Dispute resolution
- Employment Kenya