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Kampala Associated Advocates Offices
KAA HOUSE, PLOT 41 NAKASERO ROAD
KAMPALA
Uganda
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Dr Sam Mayanja
Work Department
Banking, Finance and Agriculture
Position
Partner
Career
Sam is a founding partner of the Firm and heads the Banking and Finance Department. He has been practicing as a lawyer for almost 45 years and is recognised as a leading authority on land law and in the Ugandan banking and financial services sector. His main areas of practice include banking and finance, real estate, agriculture and litigation.
Over the years, Sam has distinguished himself across numerous sectors within the law. Prior to joining KAA, he worked with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa a Legal Adviser on the Transcontinental Highway from Lagos to Mombasa and was the Bank Secretary at the Uganda Development Bank. He was retained as a legal consultant by the World Bank and worked on setting up the legal framework for the Northern Corridor Transport and Transit Organisation.
A respected draftsperson and writer, Sam represented the Uganda Bankers Association in the drafting of the present code of conduct of Ugandan Banks, and was part of the team that drafted the current Financial Institutions Act, the Condominium Properties Act, Expropriated Properties Act, East African Development Bank Act, among others. Sam is a notable writer and has published numerous legal publications.
Sam has represented various clients in litigation matters pertaining to banking and finance, constitutional petitions, land law and insolvency laws. He has represented the President of Uganda in three presidential election petitions.
Sam joined The Lawyer Network as their exclusive Banking & Finance member in Uganda.
Languages
English , Luganda , Runyankore, Kiswahili
Memberships
- Uganda Law Society
- East African Law Society
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M) from Makerere University
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Development Centre
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Makerere University