Arbitration, Dispute Avoidance, Intellectual Property, Litigation

Associate

Rutvi is a Barrister (UK) and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. With a strong dispute resolution background and well-founded training, she has experience in aviation, banking, debt-recovery, employment, insolvency, insurance, land manufacturing and oil & gas litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Rutvi’s penchant for detail, in-depth research and drafting skills are often called upon in complex, high-stakes commercial disputes.

She is known for her fierce commitment to client needs and provision of on-time, out-of-the-box, practical and commercially sensible solutions to clients. Her excellent research and drafting skills have benefited clients.

Notable experience include: Successfully defending a leading regional insurance company against a USD 5 million (KES 600 million) London Court of International Arbitration, arbitration claim.

Successfully defending a leading regional insurance company in a USD 1.6 million (KES 192 million) dispute over a performance guarantee issued by the company and having the matter struck out at a preliminary stage.

Successfully settling a contractual dispute worth USD 4 million (KES 4 million) between a leading provider of accommodation in hostile environments and a global oil giant.

Successfully obtained a KES 245 million (USD 2.1 million) summary judgment in favour of a global advertising giant.

Successfully obtained a USD 3.5 million (KES 420 million) summary judgment in favour of a global advertising giant.

Successfully advised a global engineering company concerning a tender dispute about a USD 1 million (KES 120 million) on-demand guarantee.

English, Swahili

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple (UK) International Bar Association Law Society of Kenya East Africa Law Society

Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law LL. M, The London School of Economics Bar Professional Training Course (UK Bar), BPP Law School, London LL. B, The University of Nottingham