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Kenya
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Sam Wainaina

Work Department
Corporate Commercial
Position
Partner
Career
Sam Wainaina qualified as a Kenyan advocate in 1978 and joined Kaplan & Stratton in the same year. He became a partner in 1983. In addition to being a member of the law Society of Kenya he is also a member of the International Trademark Association and the Institute of Trademark Attorneys.
His main areas of practice are commercial and corporate law particularly: energy and infrastructure projects; banking securities; corporate restructuring; pension and retirement benefits; and intellectual property.
Key assignments in which Sam has been engaged include: advising on a joint venture for the establishment of Kenya’s first airside perishable goods freight business; advising on the proposed joint venture for LPG handling and storage facility between Kenya Petroleum Refineries and Kenya Pipeline Company; acting as legal consultant for proposed development of a gas powered energy plant in Rwanda; and legal transaction adviser for France Telecom on its acquisition of 51% of Telkom Kenya from the Government valued at USD 390m.
Languages
English
Kiswahili
Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya
- International Trademark Association
- The Institute of Trademark Attorneys
Education
- Kenya, LLM in International Trade & Investments Law – University of Nairobi
- Kenya School of Law – Bar Qualifying Examinations
- Kenya: LL.B Honours – University of Nairobi