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James Ngochi Ngugi
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James Ngochi Ngugi

Managing Partner

Ngugi & Company ↗

Specialties: Commercial Transactions & Litigation

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Mr Ngugi founded the firm of Ngugi & Company Advocates in 2011, a full service law practice based in Nairobi Kenya.  He  spends the majority of his time working with the firm’s clients on all aspects of commercial, corporate and employment law. And supported by the business management team, he oversees firm management, quality control, client development, recruitment and training of lawyers.   Before founding Ngugi & Company he was an associate with Musyoka Annan & Company Advocates for five years, where he represented financial institutions, property developers, government agencies and private clients. Previously Mr Ngugi was a legal assistant with AON IRSC in the United Kingdom (UK) and a Mutual Fund Representative with DST Systems in Kansas City in the United States (USA).   He holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Sheffield in the UK, a Bachelor of Business Administration from Drury University in the USA and has attended Strathmore Universities Program for Management Development.   Mr Ngugi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and was member of the Law Society of Kenya, where he sat on the regulations committee and a member of the court users committee at Milimani Commercial Courts.  He is a director of Fairfield Limited a fresh produce exporter and Legal Soft East Africa Limited a legal process outsourcing provider.  
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LAW

Corporate & Commercial

Regulatory & Compliance

Employment & Labour

White Collar Crime & Investigations

Real Estate & Construction

Intellectual Property (IP)

Banking & Finance

Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Private Client & Family Law

Technology & Cyber Law

Insurance & Reinsurance

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Legal & Contracting

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Disputes & Resolution

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Employment, Payroll & Mobility

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Transactions & Deals

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Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity

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Corporate & Entity Services

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Technology, Data & Cyber

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Intellectual Property & Brand Protection

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Trade, Customs & Supply Chain

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Banking & Capital Access

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Finance & Treasury

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Insurance & Risk Transfer

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Leading Government and Corporate organizations
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CERTIFICATIONS
  • Member of the Law Society of Kenya
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Ngugi & Company

Ngugi & Company Advocates practices corporate, commercial, employment, and property law, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Our clients range from individual private clients to SMEs and large institutions across the financial services, development, government, resources, and utility sectors. Based in Nairobi, Kenya we are a…

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EMAIL james@ngugiadvocates.com Send email → PHONE +254 720742771 Call direct →
OFFICE LOCATION 6th Floor No. 12 Agip House Haile Selassie, Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi · Kenya
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