The Firm acknowledges the intersect between infrastructure development and public private partnership and how the collaboration between public and private entities provides a forum for sharing of responsibilities and risks.

Additionally, the Firm recognizes the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in the promotion of local and international investment in various industries.  Notably, the Firm sits in the panel of the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) and it is thus well versed with all matters relating to operating within the EPZ.

In the area of law relating to Special Economic Zones and Export Processing Zones, the Firm offers the following services:

  1. Assisting both local and international investors in setting up in either SEZ or EPZ this includes: assisting clients in the preparation of the Project Proposals; engaging the Special Economic Zones Authority or the Export Processing Zones Authority in getting approvals for the project proposals; registration services of the entities involved; and assisting the investors in getting approvals and/or licences from National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). 
  2. Offering tax legal advisory relating to operating within the Special Economic Zone or the Export Processing Zone. 
  3. Offering real estates related services with regard to the negotiating, drafting and review of the lease agreements.

In the area of Infrastructure and Public Private Partnership, the Firm offers the following services:

  1. Advice on legal structuring of the various forms of public private partnerships agreements including; private finance initiative, concessions, Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Design Build Operate (DBO), Build Own Operate (BOO), Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT), Build Lease Operate Transfer (BLOT), Design Build Finance Operate (DBFO), Operation and Maintenance Contract (OM), Design-Build (DB), leases/affermage, joint ventures, supply and management contracts, partial divestiture or full divestiture. The advice is in all phases of the PPP processes from the initiation stage to the final stage.
  2. The Firm undertakes liabilities analysis, conduct of legal due diligence and tax advisory related to public private partnerships.
  3. Advising on the authorizations / licenses / permits required for projects.
  4. The Firm represents clients in reviewing and assessing the requests for government support, transaction structuring and planning, environmental planning, risk analysis and mitigation, financing, project assessment, construction, operation and management and dispute resolutions.