Education
- New York State Board of Law Examiners, Certification (Bar course) – 2023
- Northeastern University, Master of Laws (LL.M) – 2017
- Makerere University, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with Honours – 2012
- Law Development Centre, Diploma in Legal Practice – 2014
Admissions
- Attorney and Counsellor at Law in the state of New York
- Advocate in the Republic of Uganda
Countries In Which Practiced
- Uganda
- United States of America
Memberships
- East Africa Law Society
- Uganda Law Society
- American Bar Association
Publications
‘A critique of the Implementation of Environmental Law in Uganda centered on the Kaveera Ban’ Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Laws Degree.
Languages
- English
- Luganda
Joanne, a Senior Associate in the Firm, has 10 years’ experience handling Corporate & Commercial transactions in Employment law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Intellectual Property.
She is adept at contract review, conducting due diligence exercises for our domestic and international clients, handling Real Property transactions, drafting credit facility documents for various international banks. With respect to Intellectual Property, she is engaged in registration of trademarks, copyright, patents and industrial designs. She also carries out Company Secretarial services for several clients.
She is licensed to practice law, both as an Advocate in Uganda and as an Attorney and Counsellor at law, in the state of New York. In 2017, Joanne worked at Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in the USA.
