Clients note Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews‘s employment team’s capacity for ’handling high-profile commercial and public interest cases', being a prime choice for local and foreign clients across a range of industries, especially telecommunications, finance, retail, and aviation, among others. The team’s portfolio of cases includes the full breadth of contentious and non-contentious employment areas, including redundancies, harassment claims, collective bargaining agreements, benefits and pension due diligence, and regulatory compliance of employee policy, to name a few. The department is headed by its senior partners; unfair termination and restructuring expert Michi Kirimi, Lorna Mainnah, who is an expert in transaction-related employee mandates, and Richard Omwela. Ezra Makori is a key member of the team for employment litigation, especially cases pertaining to labour unions.

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Testimonials

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‘The key strengths they have in litigation expertise, handling high-profile commercial and public interest cases and its corporate advisory services across all sectors.'
'They lead in advising us on complex immigration issues, employment matters and other corporate matters blending traditional and modern legal practices.’
‘In-depth knowledge of employment litigation/matters which I directly handle with the firm.’
‘Very responsive team, quick to assist and provide guidance when called upon. Easy to engage with.’

Key clients

German School Society
Wells Fargo Limited
G4S Kenya Limited
Airtel Networks Kenya Limited
CMC Motors Group Limited
Federation of Kenya Employers
Amini Uwazi Limited
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Kenya Kazi Services Limited
Gulf Energy Limited

Work highlights

Defended a client in a claim lodged by 63 claimants seeking approximately Kenya Shillings 1.6bn, where a substantial part of the claim was dismissed, and the claim amount was reduced by over 90%.
Defending a private security services company sued by 245 former employees who are seeking approximately USD911,850.74 for unfair and wrongful dismissal from employment.