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Headquarters | SL Chambers, Plot 14, Mackinnon Road, Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda |
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No. of offices | 1 |
No. of attorneys | 25 |
No. of employees | 60 |
Major practice areas | Corporate & Commercial Law Practice |
Key people | Barnabas R. Tumusingize (Managing Partner), James Mukasa Sebugenyi (Senior Partner) & Nicholas Ecimu (Partner). [1] [2] |
Revenue | Unknown |
Date founded | 1980 ( Kampala) |
Founder | Paulo Sebalu & Godfrey Serunkuma Lule |
Company type | LLP |
Website | S&L Advocates Homepage |
S&L Advocates (formerly Sebalu and Lule Advocates) is a Ugandan law firm headquartered in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is a leading business law firm that was founded in 1980 by Paulo Sebalu and Godfrey Serunkuma Lule. [3] The firm is a member of DLA Piper and the DLA Piper Africa Group. [1] [2] The firm's advocates are members of various professional bodies, including the International Bar Association, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, [4] the East African Law Society and the Uganda Law Society. [1] [2] [3]
S&L Advocates advises leading local and multinational organisations across the financial services, energy and infrastructure, insurance, telecommunications, construction, hospitality and leisure, private equity and processing/manufacturing sectors, several of whom are listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, the JSE Limited and FTSE 100 index. The firm also acts for industry regulators, international financiers, the Government and governmental agencies. [5] [6] [7] [8]
S&L Advocates was formed as Sebalu & Lule in 1980 by Paulo Sebalu and Godfrey Serunkuma Lule, both distinguished legal practitioners at the time. [1]
In 2010, S&L joined the DLA Piper Group. [2]
S&L Advocates specialises in the following practice areas: banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and commercial law, commercial dispute resolution, projects and infrastructure, power (energy, oil and gas and mining), mergers and acquisitions, employment and pensions, non-profit organisations, real estate and tax. [5]
Notable transactions include:
Notable cases include: