Firms in the spotlight: Kaplan & Stratton Advocates

Kaplan & Stratton is one of the largest law firms in East Africa, offering a comprehensive range of legal services for domestic and international clients, with a focus on the financial and commercial sectors.

Established in 1938, the firm boasts over 85 years of experience, comprising 21 partners. The Commercial Department consists of twelve partners, while the Dispute Resolution Department has nine. The partners are supported by over 40 qualified associate lawyers and over 80 paralegal and 80 support staff, including interns.

Kaplan & Stratton is a full service firm dealing with both contentious and non-contentious matters and clients include private and public companies from Kenya and abroad, as well as local and international banks, development finance agencies and non-government organizations across various sectors. The firm advises on business law, corporate finance, capital markets, project finance, banking, power, telecommunications law, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, and horticulture. They also handle litigation and provide dispute resolution advice in these areas.

Kaplan & Stratton also serves as Kenyan counsel for numerous international law firms and their clients, primarily from Europe, North America, Asia, and South Africa. The firm organises its practice areas in such a way to provide specialised teams for large-scale transactions, led by experienced partners who oversee all aspects of the matter. The objective is to deliver high-quality legal advice through a professionally managed practice, facilitating clients’ business dealings in Kenya and the broader East African region.

Kaplan & Stratton is a member of LEX Africa, Africa’s first pan African legal alliance focused solely on Africa. It comprises of a network of independent leading law firms spanning 30 African countries. Founded in 1993, LEX Africa has an unmatched record of 30 years of assisting and advising clients on their African business activities. It remains Africa’s largest legal alliance giving clients access to over 600 lawyers and effectively covers the entire African continent. Each member is a full service independent law firm with expert knowledge and experience on both local laws and the local business, political, cultural and economic environment. This depth of knowledge and ability to provide cross-border transaction support is an invaluable resource for businesspersons and investors in Africa. LEX Africa is a “one stop shop” for cross border and local legal solutions. LEX Africa’s provides further value add to clients by producing business and specialist guides annually on a variety of topics, including Mining in Africa, Insolvency and Restructuring and a recently launched guide to Foreign Judgment and Arbitral Awards in Africa. LEX Africa has demonstrated a long standing and continued commitment to Africa since its foundation in 1993. LEX Africa is present in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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