Mohammed Muigai Advocates | The Chambers Global Guide 2010

Position

Managing / Lead Partner

Profession

Lawyer

Years with the firm

Twenty (20)

Nationality

Kenyan

Membership in Professional Societies

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,
American Association of Trial Lawyers,
Institute of Public Secretaries,
Law Society of Kenya,
East African Law Society,
Council of Legal Education,
International Commission of Jurists International Bar
Association and Commonwealth Lawyers Association

Key Qualifications and Experience

Githu Muigai holds LLB and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nairobi and an LLM Degree from Columbia University School of Law, New York. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a member of the American Association of Trial Lawyers. He was called to the bar in 1985. In addition to the practice of law he is an Associate Professor of Public law in the School of law of the University of Nairobi. He specialises in Public law and trans-national legal practice. He is a recognized authority on business regulatory matters and in international commercial arbitration.

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Information and Communications Technology Law, Insurance and Banking Law, Investments Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Public and Private International Law Public Procurement Law Professor Muigai has also been extensively involved in drafting the Tourism Bill, 2007, The Marriage Laws Bill, The Kenya Communications Regulations 2007 and the Penal Laws Amendment Act, 2003

Award Attained	Institution	Year	Course
Ph.D. (Law)	University of Nairobi	2001	Public Law
Master of Laws	Columbia University, New York	1986	International Law
Diploma in Law	Kenya School of Law	1985	Legal practice
Bachelor of Laws	University of Nairobi	1984	Undergraduate studies

Employment record

Partner Mohammed Muigai Advocates, 16 years
Lecturer, University of Nairobi, 20 years (On leave of absence)