Partners

Dr. Tom Kabau is a Senior partner in charge of international law and research at Kabau Advocates. He is also a Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Law, Science and Technology Department at the School of Law, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. He has previously served as a Chair of Department at the Africa Nazarene University Law School. His academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Public International Law from the University of Hong Kong, and Master of Laws (LLM) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degrees from the University of Nairobi. He has previously been a Research Fellow at Utrecht University and was a Transnational Law Summer Institute Fellow at King’s College London. In addition, he has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

Dr. Kabau has various publications in the form of books, book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has also served as a peer-reviewer of articles submitted to journals. Dr. Kabau has also presented papers on diverse legal issues in international and local conferences. He has previously provided research and consultancy services to various organisations. In addition, he is a member of various professional bodies, including the Law Society of Kenya.

Specialization: Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Law and Development, Property Law, and Intellectual Property Law

Esther doubles up as the Managing Partner and head of Corporate Law at Kabau Advocates. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a CPA Finalist, a Patent Agent, a Commissioner of Oaths and a Notary Public in Kenya. She has close to ten years post bar experience in the corporate and conveyance legal fields. She possesses practical experience in a variety of commercial, corporate and conveyance transactions. The experience ranges in pertinent areas of law specifically preparation of special purpose vehicles (SPVs), drafting both national and international commercial agreements, leases, licences, concession agreements, charges to secure borrowings by companies as well as by individuals, debentures for corporate financing, transfers for shares and property generally, assignments of rights between parties among others.

In Intellectual Property matters, Esther has advised clients on various Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and has filed patents, trade and services marks, industrial designs, utility models and copyrights for various entities and also drafted NDA's, technology transfer agreements, assignments for clients etc.

Esther possesses practical experience in complex conveyance procedures specifically in negotiations for property deals, transfers of properties, real estate field, property management agreements, among others. She has vast knowledge in company law specifically in the incorporation of various types of companies, handling transfer of shares, filing of company resolutions and annual returns, winding up of companies, chattels mortgages, incorporation of societies and NGO's amongst others.

Further, Esther has also provided a wide range of tax related services to various companies and organizations. They include counsel on tax implications of various transactions, advice on tax compliance, guidance on the appropriate investment or transaction to achieve tax efficiency. As the Managing Partner of the Firm, Esther oversee the efficient running of the Firm focused on ensuring that clients are well attended to and that the Firms’ core values are adhered to the core.

Specialization: Conveyance and Land Transactions, Commercial and Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and ICT Law.