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Name |
Crispine Odhiambo |
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Position |
Partner |
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Called to Bar |
2006 |
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Degrees |
LL.B (Nairobi), KSL (Diploma in Law) |
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Practice Areas |
Projects (Energy & Infrastructure), M & A, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Regulatory Reform |
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Languages |
English, French, Kiswahili |
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Membership in Professional Societies |
- Member, Law Society of Kenya
- Member, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) – Kenya Branch
- Committee Member – Law Society
- Committee on Legislation and Law Reform
- Fellow, International Lawyers for Africa
- Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of the United Kingdom – Kenyan Branch
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Biography |
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Crispine is a graduate of both University of Nairobi’s Law School and the Kenya School of Law and a 2007 participant in the International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) Scholarship Programme with Linklaters LLP (London), College of Law and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
He has got extensive experience in Transactional advisory work, Telecommunications and ICT, Project finance and corporate restructurings including M & A, Divestitures, PE investments and capital markets.
He has recently been involved in a number of Corporate Financing Transactions including a multilateral Loan Transaction for Kenya Electricity Generating Limited to upgrade its Geothermal Facilities, a development finance for a private university, development of regulatory rules and other reforms in the Petroleum Sub-sector on behalf of the Ministry of Energy, Development of an EAC Policy and Law on anti-counterfeiting, piracy and other Intellectual property Violations, Tax Advisory to a Mombasa based Bulk Handling company and Review and providing legal Advisory services to the Communications Commission of Kenya. |
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Experience |
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- Partner at Mohammed Muigai Advocates, Nairobi (Corporate and Commercial Department) – 2008
- Associate at Linklaters LLP, London Corporate and Finance Practice Group (2007)
- Associate at Mohammed Muigai Advocates (2005-2007)
- Rapporteur Consultant for the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (2005)
- Research Assistant at Konrad Adeneur Foundation , Nairobi (2005)
- Researcher with Kenya National Council of Law Reporting (2004)
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Notable Cases/ Deals |
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- Advising Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on the Acquisition of EABS Bank Limited by way of a 75% share purchase. EABS Bank has since been renamed Ecobank Kenya Limited.
- Advising on Kshs. 0.32 Billion Project Finance for development of the Proposed Inoorero University.
- Consultant to the East African Community on the development of an EAC Policy on Ant-counterfeiting, piracy and other IPR Violations.
- EAC Consultant (Legal and Regulatory Issues) on the Feasibility Study for the EAC Broadband Infrastructure Network (EAC-BIN)
- Ongoing Advisory to Safaricom Limited on Licensing and other Market Regulatory Issues
- Advising Kenya Pipeline Company and the Ministry of Energy on the Collateral Financing issues subsequent to irregularities in the management of the system and developing new regulatory tools and commercial terms.
- Advising Kenya Pipeline Refineries Limited and the Ministry of Energy on new Petroleum Regulatory framework.
- Advising a leading local educational Institution in a Private Placement Scheme as it seeks to raise funds by way of equity for a development of a Private University
- Drafting of the draft Kenya Communications Regulations 2007 for the Kenya Communications Commission (November 2006 to January 2007).
- Advising on regulatory issues to state institutions including the Kenya Airport s Authority, Kenya Communications Commission, Telkom Kenya limited and private institutions including multinational corporations, financial institutions and banks, Kenyan and foreign companies.
- Advising a leading Private Hotel Company operating in the Tsavo area on disputes of access, and development Plans of expansion with the Kenya Wildlife Services in December 2006.
- Advised the Purchasers in multi-asset acquisition and takeover of three Kenyan air operators on behalf of Aircrafts Contracts Kenya Limited/Aircrafts Contracts South Africa Limited.
- Advised Longhorn Kenya Limited acquisition of Sasa Sema Publications and in the assignment conducted Transactional Due Diligence, drafted the various Transaction Agreements, Company resolutions and obtained necessary regulatory approvals.
- Currently advising the Kenya School of Professional Studies Limited on a Private Placement to raise funds for the establishment of Private University
- Legislative drafting – involved in drafting of The Kenya Tourism Bill 2007 for the Ministry of Tourism (2007).
- Legislative drafting – involved in drafting of draft Kenya Communications Regulations 2007 for the Kenya Communications Commission (November 2006 to January 2007).
- Advising the Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen) in the months preceding it’s Initial Public Offer (“IPO”) in 2005 on aspects of outstanding claims by and against the company by various suppliers, the prospects of such claims and recommendations on how to conclude such claims.
- Advising a Licensed Fund Manager in disputes relating to qualifications of its directors with the Capital Markets Authority and the continued operation of the Fund as a Collective Investment Scheme.
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