Education
- Makerere University, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with Honours – 2015
- Law Development Centre, Diploma in Legal Practice – 2016
Admissions
- Advocate in the Republic of Uganda
Countries In Which Practiced
- Uganda
Memberships
- East Africa Law Society
- Uganda Law Society
Publications
- Co-author of ‘Environmental & Climate Change Law, 2019.’ International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) Uganda chapter.
Languages
- English
- Luganda
Edwin is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and the courts subordinate thereto. He is a Senior Associate in the Firm with 8 years’ experience in the Corporate & Commercial department.
His practice majorly covers Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Commercial transactions, Project Finance, Infrastructure, Insolvency, Energy, Oil & Gas, Capital Markets, Company Secretarial Services, Aviation Law, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Employment Law, Public Private Partnerships, Competition Law, Procurement and Litigation, Tax & compliance.
Edwin provides advisory services to a wide range of clients on regulatory and compliance matters.
Sample Transactions
Banking & Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Employment Law
Energy, Oil & Gas
Capital Markets
- Advised the Lenders Consortium of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) on the USD 3.5 Billion financing for the project in Uganda and Tanzania.
- Advised Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) on their USD 100 Million facility to Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited to construct 2 barges for the transportation of petroleum products on Lake Victoria.
- Advised Equity Bank Uganda Limited and Equity Bank Kenya Limited on a syndicated loan facility to a real estate developer in Uganda.
- Advised Trade and Development Bank (TDB) on its USD 45 Million facility to a leading tobacco franchise in Uganda.
- Advised ABSA Mauritius Bank Limited on its USD 12.5 Million facility to a Mauritian entity, the parent company to a leading pharmaceutical franchise in Uganda.
- Advised the Standard Bank of South Africa on its USD 5.5 Million financing to the parent company of a leading real estate developer in Uganda.
- Advised Oppenheimer Partners on its 75% acquisition of Hariss International Limited, the makers of all Riham products in Uganda.
- Advised Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) on its acquisition of a stake in Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited, the leading transporter of petroleum products on Lake Victoria.
- Advised EXEO Capital on its acquisition of a significant minority in Amos Dairies Limited, a leading dairy processing and manufacturing entity in Uganda.
- Advised Olea Partners, a leading insurance broker in Africa on its acquisition of a majority stake in Ballpack Insurance Limited, an insurance intermediary in Uganda.
- Advised Eurapharma SA on its acquisition of a stake in Africa Chemist and Beauty Care Inc, the parent company of the Goodlife Pharmacy brand in Uganda.
- Regularly advises Goodwill Ceramics Uganda Limited (a Tile manufacturing company in Kapeeka), National Aviation Services (former ENHAS), RwandAir on all employment matters.
- Represented a litigant in the Industrial Court of Uganda over a dispute of unfair dismissal against a financial institution and settled the same in favour of the client.
- Advised Berkeley Energy Renewables Singapore Limited on the conduct of a due diligence on 4 energy companies to ascertain compliance with the Laws of Uganda including review of key energy project documents.
- Advised Total Energies BV on its licensing and regulatory requirements for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
- Advised Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on its negotiations for the renewal of the UMEME Concession.
- Advised Airtel Uganda Limited on the selling and marketing restrictions in foreign jurisdictions during their Initial Placement Offer (IPO), the largest commercial transaction in Uganda in 2023.
- Advised Airtel Uganda Limited on its post IPO continuing obligations in accordance with the Laws of Uganda.
