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.