Partner

Background

Richard has over 10 years’ practice experience advising domestic clients and multinationals on a variety of corporate and commercial transactional work including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures.

He advises on structuring, setting up as well as compliance requirements for companies in Fintech, TMT, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sectors.

Richard has made presentations at local conferences as well as authored published articles, most recently the Kenyan chapter of the Comparative Guide to Fintech.

Professional Qualifications

• 2017: Masters of Business Administration (Strategic Management), Daystar University
• 2009: Post graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
• 2008: Bachelor of Law, University of Nairobi
• 2007: Certified Public Secretary

Membership in Professional Societies

• Law Society of Kenya
• Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)

Career Summary

• 2017- Date: Partner, RSM Law LLP
• 2012-2016: Senior Associate, Wekesa & Simiyu Advocates
• 2011-2012: Associate, Ashitiva LLP
• 2010-2011: Legal Assistant, Muthoga Gaturu & Co. Advocates

Areas of Expertise

• Corporate M & A
• Commercial
• Intellectual Property
• Banking and Finance
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Employment and Immigration

Notable Experience

• Successfully representing a company in the energy sector in its Kes. 630,000,000/- tax dispute with the Kenya Revenue Authority.
• Acting for a local supermarket chain in its acquisition of various supermarkets in Nyandarua, Meru and Nakuru Counties.
• Successfully representing a media company in the precedent-setting Digital Migration Case before the Supreme Court. The case ushered the migration from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting in Kenya resulting in rapid growth in the TV broadcast industry.
• Acting for a pension scheme controlling over Kes. 1 Billion in its conversion from a Defined Benefit scheme to Defined Contribution scheme.