Joyce Karanja > Bowmans > Nairobi, Kenya > Lawyer Profile

Bowmans
5TH FLOOR, ICEA LION CENTRE, WEST WING, RIVERSIDE PARK, CHIROMO ROAD
PO BOX 10643
NAIROBI 00100
Kenya

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner, Head Competition

Career

Joyce Karanja is a partner in Bowmans’ Nairobi office.

She specialises in company, corporate and commercial law.

She has extensive due diligence expertise as well as experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, privatisations, banking and finance law, securities, competition law, real estate/ property development, conveyancing and project management.

Joyce has an LLB (Hons) from the University of Bedfordshire, UK, an LLM from the University of London, UK, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She also completed a legal practice course at the College of Law, UK.

Lawyer Rankings

Kenya > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The corporate, commercial and M&A practice at Bowmans is a key industry player, boasting a high-profile client list in the financial services, private equity, agriculture, and food and beverage sectors. Large, cross-border transactions, public acquisitions, joint ventures, as well as due diligence and regulatory support form core pillars of work for the experienced team. M&A specialist Rainbow Field and competition law expert Joyce Karanja spearhead, with managing partner Paras Shah, who is well-versed in private equity and capital markets deals, Richard Harney, who is experienced in financing and structuring, and Philip Coulson, who covers company and commercial law, rounding out the team. Joyce Mbui, Vruti Shah, Kendall EvansWathingira Gituro, and Christina Nduba-Banja assist across the range of corporate and commercial matters.