Mr Richard Harney > 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

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)

Richard HarneyBowmans

Praised by clients for its ‘patience, competence, and diligence’,  the corporate, commercial, and M&A department at Bowmans is frequently retained by key regional clients and multinationals in highly valuable mandates, including financing, corporate governance, capital markets, share and asset sales, restructurings, and other services. The team utilises significant expertise in cross-border matters, advising clients in domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions in the agriculture, finance, manufacturing, investment, and technology industries. Rainbow Field and Joyce Karanja co-head the team, and are both sought after by clients for their extensive expertise in M&A, capital markets, competition, and other areas. Paras Shah is significantly experienced in corporate M&As, while Richard Harney is often retained in financing and structuring matters. Philip Coulson and Joyce Mbui are both notable for their corporate and commercial experience. Vruti ShahKendall Evans,  Wathingira Gituro, and Christina Nduba-Banja are also key members of the team, and are frequently seen in transactional matters.