East African Law Chambers (EALC) assists local and global clients with cross-border transactions across a wide range of sectors. Managing partner Stella Ndikimi is a specialised corporate and commercial lawyer, and advises clients active in the private and public sectors. The group also includes the experienced commercial litigator and arbitrator Juvenalis Ngowi, who leads the dispute resolution practice; Thomas Sipemba, who leads the energy and natural resources practice and is a mining expert; and George Fernandes, who specialises in telecoms, media and tech.
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Key clients
- Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V (FMO)
- CRDB Bank Plc
- Archer Exploration Corp.
- Tembo Gold Corp.
- AFD
- Avions De Transport Regional, G.I.E (ATR)
- City Lodge Hotels Limited
- NIRAS Tanzania Ltd
- Avions De Transport Regional, G.I.E (ATR)
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
- Total Energies (East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP))
Work highlights
- Advising Tembo Gold Corporation on the acquisition by Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Ltd of exploration tenements in the Lake Victoria Goldfield through a share swap transaction also involving Tembo by Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Ltd.
- Advised Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V (FMO) on the restructuring of the facility to Off-Grid Electric Tanzania Limited, the work involving reviewing the amended and restated facility agreement, advising on the local law issues as well as preparing the amended and restated security documentation including the security assignment, charge over accounts and specific charge.
- Advising CRDB Bank Plc on a Global SME financing by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stella Ndikimi, Juvenalis Ngowi, Thomas Sipemba, George Fernandes