Mr Moses Adriko > MMAKS Advocates > Kampala, Uganda > Lawyer Profile
MMAKS Advocates Offices

4th Floor, Redstone House
Plot 7 Bandali Rise - Bugolobi
Kampala, Uganda
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Mr Moses Adriko
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Mr. Adriko is a partner in MMAKS Advocates and co-head of the firm’s litigation team. His practice focuses mainly on corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, intellectual property, and international criminal law.
Career
Mr. Adriko is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of East Anglia. He also has a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Uganda. He trained at Luper Partnership, Camden, England, and worked as an associate at Kateera & Kagumire Advocates, Uganda (now H&G Advocates) before becoming a partner at Adriko & Karugaba Advocates, and subsequently becoming a partner in MMAKS Advocates in 2005.
He is a past president of the Uganda Law Society and has chaired the African Forum of the International Bar Association (the “IBA”). He is a certified adjudicator accredited by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and has served on the IBA Human Rights Institute as a Council Member.
Mr. Adriko has served as a member of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal (PPDA Tribunal) and of the Transitional Justice Issues Committee of the Government of Uganda. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank (U) Limited. Mr. Adriko is the current Chairman of Sanlam General Insurance (U) Limited, as well as Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Provident Fund.
Languages
English
Memberships
Member, Uganda Law Society
Member, East Africa Law Society
Certified Adjudicator, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice- Law Development Centre, Uganda
- Legal Practice Course- College of Law, Guildford, Surrey, England
- Bachelor of Laws- University of East Anglia, England
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.