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Apollo Nelson Makubuya is one of the founding partners of MMAKS Advocates. He heads the Commercial Transactions team. With 26 years in legal practice, he specialises in corporate and commercial transactions including company incorporation, governance and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions in various fields such as banking, insurance and oil and gas.
Career
Apollo trained at Katende, Sempebwa & Co. Advocates, Uganda as a legal assistanst, after which he worked as the company secretary and manager, Legal Department, Sembu Uganda (now Allied Bank), and later company secretary of the Cotton Devlopment Organisation. Apollo went on to become a partner at Central Law Offices, Uganda, after which he co-founded MMAKS Advocates as partner in 2005.
Apollo is a former Chairman of Equity Bank Uganda and is the current Chair of Prudential Assurance Uganda Ltd. He has previously worked as a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law Makerere University.
He is the Senior Palace Advisor to Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and has served in many senior capacities in the Kingdom of Buganda including as Deputy Katikkiro, Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
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Education
Master of Laws- Cambridge University, England
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)- Makerere University, Uganda
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Fred Ssenyonga provided consistent and timely support over an extended period. ’
‘Exceptional leadership in Timothy Masembe makes this practice unique in every sense. The partners are highly qualified and experienced, and the team is generally first-class in every respect. The firm provides immaculate services in banking, taxation, commercial litigation, and recoveries and has great networks around the world, which is critically important for our business, which participates in cross-border transactions.’
‘The team is responsive and committed to delivering outstanding service. They are engaging and collaborative in approach.'
‘They are responsive and thorough in their output.'
‘Strong team of experienced professionals, able to work well under pressure and deliver effective and practical advice. ’
‘Responsive and comprehensive in their review and understanding of issues. ’
‘The practice is exceptionally fast at understanding the issues at hand, connecting us with the right resources and mapping the way forward. We have used the firm for a wide range of corporate, governance and civil matters, and they have brought great clarity to all the complexities that arose.'
Key clients
- Bank of Uganda
- Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP| ALN Kenya
- A&O Shearman LLP- London
- A&O Shearman LLP- South Africa
- Absa Bank Uganda Limited
- Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited
- KCB Bank Uganda Limited
- Loinette Capital Limited
- Sailing International Leasing Limited
- Office of the Auditor General
- Baker & Mckenzie LLP
- Seaowl Group
- The Innovation Village Kampala
- Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
- Africinvest Group through its funds, AfricInvest Fund IV, (AFIV) and the AfricInvest Financial Inclusion Vehicle (FIVE)
- responAbility Investments AG
- Finance Trust Bank Uganda Limited
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
- Mandela Auto Spares Limited