Ms Fiona Magona Nalwanga > MMAKS Advocates > Kampala, Uganda > Lawyer Profile
MMAKS Advocates Offices
4th Floor, Redstone House
Plot 7 Bandali Rise - Bugolobi
Kampala, Uganda
Uganda
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Ms Fiona Magona Nalwanga
Work Department
Corporate Advisory & Banking and Finance
Position
Fiona Magona Nalwanga is a Partner in the MMAKS Corporate team with over 15 years’ experience in multi-jurisdictional commercial transactions cutting across corporate M&A, Private Equity, Energy, Mining and Natural Resources, Projects & Infrastructure, and general corporate commercial, regulatory and investment advisory. She is also the acting head of the firm’s Banking and Finance Team where she advises leading financial institutions in Uganda and works on various financing projects.
Career
Before becoming a partner at MMAKS Advocates in 2017, Fiona trained at AF Mpanga Advocates (Bowmans Uganda), where she worked as an associate. She later joined Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys in Johannesburg, after which she started at MMAKS Advocates as Senior Associate and then partner.
Fiona is consistently ranked by leading global law firm directories as a highly regarded lawyer (IFLR1000), a recommended lawyer (Chambers Global), and leading lawyer (Legal500). Fiona has been described by Chambers and Partners as highly efficient, effective and customer oriented. She was nominated in 2019 for Best Female Lawyer Private Practice Uganda Law Society, Women in Law Awards.
Languages
English
Memberships
Member- Uganda Law Society
Member- East Africa Law Society (EALS)
Education
Master of Laws (Commercial Law)- Birmingham University, England
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Bar Course)- Law Development Centre, Uganda
Bachelor of Laws (Hons.)- Makerere University, Uganda
Lawyer Rankings
Uganda > Leading firms
MMAKS Advocates has a solid track record in advising commercial banks, financial institutions and government entities on a wide range of matters, with particular expertise in corporate and commercial issues. Timothy Kanyerezi Masembe is very well known for his litigation expertise, and is regularly sought after by commercial Uganda banks. Fred Ssenyonga is a key name for banking and finance work, while Victor Mathias Ssekatawa specialises in IP and Moses Adriko leads the dispute resolution group. Corporate and commercial law is a core area of strength for both Fiona Magona Nalwanga and Apollo Nelson Makubuya.