Ms Terry Mwango > 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

Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Terry Mwango is a partner in Bowmans’ Nairobi office. She specialises in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. She represents a diverse portfolio of local and international clients before various courts and tribunals in commercial disputes. Her experience has covered a range of specialist practice areas including intellectual property, media and competition, defamation, banking and finance (insolvency and receivership), defamation, building and construction, environment, land and property, employment, product liability, medical negligence, judicial review, administrative law and constitutional law, public procurement, insurance and tax law.

She is qualified to practice as a solicitor in Australia (NSW) and an advocate in Kenya.

She has BA and LLB degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Australia, a Graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law, Sydney, Australia, and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.

Lawyer Rankings

Kenya > Dispute resolution

Bowmans‘ dispute resolution team is headed by IP, media, competition, and finance disputes expert Terry Mwango, whose broad services reflect the department’s growing capacity for dispute mandates. This includes regulatory compliance, including anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, international commercial arbitrations, insolvencies, and employment litigation. Cecil Kuyo is highly active in the team’s alternative dispute resolution and commercial litigation matters, frequently handling IP and corporate disputes, as well as arbitrations and mediations.

Kenya > Employment

Bowmans‘ employment team fields ‘professionalism and a proactive approach’ and is often sought after by clients in the insurance, NGO, healthcare, and technology industries, among other regulated sectors.  The team is retained for a diverse rapport of employment mandates, but fields considerable expertise in matters pertaining to transactions, including due diligence and review of employee benefits and pensions, alongside unfair terminations. Rainbow Field co-heads the team with Terry Mwango, with the former’s experience in restructuring, HR policy, and regulatory compliance complementing the latter’s expertise in contentious matters. Cecil Kuyo is a specialist in litigation and alternative dispute resolution, which extends to employee and labour relations.