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Kaplan & Stratton Advocates Offices
9TH FLOOR, WILLIAMSON HOUSE
4TH NGONG AVENUE
PO BOX 40111-00100 NAIROBI
Kenya
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Cosima Wetende
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Cosima is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya for over 15 years and has been a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department since 2008. She is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Cosima has considerable experience in advising and representing clients on a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, employment law, insolvency and security realisation, company law, tracing claims and private international law. Cosima’s clients are from diverse sectors both locally and internationally including finance, manufacturing, agriculture, health, advertising, humanitarian and donor agencies and religious organisations. Some of the notable matters Cosima has been instructed on include: providing advisory services on Kenyan law for an international law firm in a United States class action suit relating to allegations of breach of international human rights; successfully represented an international hotel chain in a major fraud by employees valued at approximately KES 90 million (approximately USD 1.4 million); and part of the defence team that represented an international audit firm in a class action suit filed by depositors of a collapsed bank for KES 2.6 billion (approximately USD 40 million).
Languages
English
Kiswahili
Memberships
Law Society of Kenya
Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
International Bar Association
Education
University of Nairobi Masters in Law (Hons)
Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Diploma Kenya School of Law
University of Nairobi Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Upper Second Class Honours)
Catholic University of Eastern Africa Bachelors in Social Sciences (First Class Honours)
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Dispute resolution
Boasting an impressive client portfolio drawn from key industry sectors including commodities, construction, energy, insurance, financial services, and international trade, Kaplan & Stratton Advocates enjoys a secure position in the dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration space. The practice is routinely engaged in commercial disputes, class actions, and shareholder and company disputes. Fred Ojiambo, who often appears in high-profile criminal and civil suits, leads, and the team is reinforced by competition law specialist Peter Gachuhi, tax expert Nazima Malik, trade and industrial relations disputes expert Esther Kinyenje, and employment law authority Cosima Wetende. James Muthui and Peter Njeru support on intellectual property and procurement projects, respectively.
Kenya > Employment
(Leading individuals)International corporations, large public companies, SMEs, and not-for-profit entities seek out Kaplan & Stratton Advocates for their expert advice on contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The team offers a full service across disputes, investigations, compliance, structuring, recruitment, immigration, and employee transfers. Practice head Sam Wainaina is without peer in the realm of pensions, and Peter Gachuhi flaunts extensive experience in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Esther Kinyenje enjoys a stellar reputation in major trade and industrial relations disputes, while Cosima Wetende is another skilled litigator and labour law advisor.