Clear counsel you can act on.
From buying land and planning a family estate to licensing a virtual asset business under Kenya's new VASP regime, we give individuals, families and companies practical advice and see the work through.
Most clients come to us at one of three moments: buying or protecting property, planning for their family, or building a business in a regulated market.
Buying, selling, leasing or developing property in Kenya, with the checks done before money changes hands.
Protecting what your family has built, now and for the next generation.
Licensing and compliance for payments, digital lending, tokenisation and virtual asset businesses.
Each matter is supervised by a partner and handled by a named team chosen for what it needs.
Acquisitions, sales, leases, charges, joint ventures and land disputes on residential, commercial and development property.
Explore real estate and conveyancing servicesWills, family trusts, probate, letters of administration and the orderly transfer of family wealth.
Explore family & succession servicesLicensing, regulatory compliance and structuring for payments, tokenisation, Web3 and data-driven businesses.
Explore fintech and virtual asset servicesCompany formation, governance, shareholder arrangements and the contracts that run your business.
Explore corporate and commercial servicesContracts, policies, redundancy, terminal dues and workplace disputes, for employers and employees.
Explore employment and labour servicesRegistration, governance and donor documentation for NGOs, PBOs, foundations and social enterprises.
Explore non-profit and social enterprise servicesWe also act on banking and debt recovery, and on commercial disputes, arbitration and mediation. Tell us about your matter.
The Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 brought exchanges, wallet providers, token issuers and brokers under licensing by the Central Bank of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority. We help you work out which regulator applies, build the compliance framework and get the application right first time.
Transition window closes 4 November 2026. If you were operating before the Act commenced, speak to us now about your position.
Read next: the 4 November 2026 deadline · how to apply · documents checklist · costs & capital
An honest view of your position and its risks, even when it is not the answer you hoped for.
Your matter is handled by a named team, and your information stays within it.
A partner supervises every instruction, from first advice to final document.
You will know who is handling your matter, what happens next and when you will hear from us.
Founding & Managing Partner · Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
Mary leads the firm and its practice groups, with a focus on property and conveyancing, succession and family wealth, fintech and virtual asset regulation, and corporate transactions.
Mary's legal experience spans the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK), Kimani & Michuki Advocates, one of Kenya's leading law firms, and corporates across Africa and beyond. She holds an MSc in Human Rights from Glasgow Caledonian University, and her commitment to access to justice runs through a long record of work in refugee rights and gender justice.
“Good legal advice should make a decision easier, not harder. My job is to give clients clarity they can act on.”
Get a sense of cost and scope before you speak to us, or handle a defined task at a fixed price.
Defined legal services at a price agreed up front.
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Open the tools →Practical starting points for common documents.
Browse templates →Instruct us and track your matter without visiting the office.
Get started →What an official search tells you, and how to verify the seller before you commit.
Read the guide → SuccessionWhich grant your family needs, depending on whether there is a valid will.
Read the guide → Fintech & VASPA step-by-step guide to licensing a virtual asset business with the CBK or CMA.
Read the guide →Can't find what you need? Get in touch and we'll point you in the right direction.
Book online through our consultation page, call +254710914579 or +254721256928, or message us on WhatsApp. Consultations take place at our Garden Estate office or remotely, depending on the matter.
Yes, for a range of defined services listed on our Fixed-fee Services page. For other matters we agree the scope with you and give a written estimate before work begins. Our guide to legal fees in Kenya explains how fees are made up.
Yes. We advise on regulatory classification under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025, prepare licence applications, and draft the governance, AML/CFT and consumer-protection documents the regulators expect. See our VASP licensing services.
At a minimum, an official title search, verification of the seller's identity and authority, a check for encumbrances and land rates or rent arrears, and a budget covering stamp duty and registration costs. We carry out this due diligence before you sign or pay a deposit. Our guide to the costs of buying property is a good place to start.
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