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Richard Harney
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Senior Partner, Kenya
Career
Richard Harney is the senior partner of Bowmans Kenya, which he co-founded as Coulson Harney in 2008. He served as managing partner of Bowmans Kenya until 2021.
Richard is consistently involved in the most prominent transactions in East Africa and has a wide array of experience advising domestic, regional and international clients on M&As, capital markets transactions, finance, restructuring and corporate law.
Prior to moving to Kenya, in the early 1990s, Richard worked as a solicitor at two leading law firms in London, UK.
He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Solicitor (England & Wales). He also has a BA (Hons) degree in History.
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)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 Evans, Wathingira Gituro, and Christina Nduba-Banja assist across the range of corporate and commercial matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Privatisation and projects
- Real estate and construction