Oscar M. Kariuki
Partner and Head of Corporate Commercial & M&A; Real Estate, Construction, Banking & Finance
Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
- East Africa Law Society
Education
- Admitted into the Roll of Advocates as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya | 27th June 2018
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Advocates Training Programme | January 2016 to July 2017 Kenya School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) | October 2010 to May 2014 University of Nairobi
PROFILE
Oscar provides experience in Corporate & Commercial Law, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Construction Law, Capital Markets, Intellectual Property & ICT Law and Immigration Law.
Oscar began his career at Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Kenya as a Legal Assistant in the Licensing and Approvals Department where he was engaged in: review of applications for licensing including applications by Securities and Derivative Exchanges, Investment Banks, Fund Managers, Stockbrokers, Investment Advisers, Authorized Depositories, Collective Investment Schemes, and Real Estate Investment Schemes; review of applications for approvals for issue and/or listing of securities and private transfers; legal compliance review of applications for various approvals such as rights issues, share splits, mergers & acquisitions, shareholder circulars, bonus issues and private transfers; review of notices, announcements and advertisements by market intermediaries, listed companies to assess their suitability for publication; and fit and proper assessments of directors and key personnel of market intermediaries to determine compliance with corporate governance requirements.
Oscar successfully completed his pupillage at the firm of Muma & Kanjama Advocates. He joined the Firm’s Commercial Department upon admission to the bar as an Associate and rose through the ranks to become Senior Associate and Department Lead, Commercial Department. Oscar left Muma & Kanjama Advocates after 7 years at the Firm to join KKN Law LLP Advocates as Partner.
Oscar is highly skilled in interpreting laws, rules, and regulations for corporate organizations, providing advice on administrative policy, employment issues, regulatory compliance issues and litigation strategies. Well versed in conducting legal research, analysing of legal problems, interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations; preparing legal documents and handling commercial contracts as well as in privacy and data protection related matters.
Relevant Experience
- Successfully prepared applications and assisted local and international corporations seeking licenses and approvals from government agencies including assisting a renown online foreign exchange broker operating in over ten countries (Windsor Brokers) to set up in Kenya as (Windsor Markets Kenya Limited) and obtain a license from the Capital Markets Authority.
- Successfully prepared comprehensive service and management agreements including software management agreements for a number of companies in the telecommunications and IT sector.
- Negotiated and structured development financing through joint venture agreements and set up of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for land owners and developers.
- Successfully structured numerous organizations including incorporation and restructuring of sole proprietorships (business names), partnerships, companies including successful start-ups, trusts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), societies and foundations among others.
- Successfully prepared and perfected securities comprising charges, debentures, guarantees and indemnities (personal & corporate) and security rights over movable properties for various financial institutions including Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited, Equity Bank Kenya Limited, Ecobank Kenya and LSK SACCO Society Ltd to secure in relation to amounts totalling billions of Kenya Shillings.
- Successfully assisted Clients with discharging their properties through registration of Discharge of Charge and other relevant documents at the Land Registry.
- Successfully assisted Clients with registration of inhibitions, cautions and restrictions to secure threatened interests in properties.
- Offered advisory to developers and management companies in relation to new and old developments regarding application of the Sectional Properties Act 2020 and processed sectional titles for the development/estate units.
- Successfully assisted land owners in Nairobi County with properties whose titles have been gazetted by the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning as bearing land reference numbers that have been converted to new parcel numbers through the Ardhi Sasa portal as part of the digitalisation of land information and management systems.
- Successfully assisted land owners with lost title documents including Title Deeds, Certificates of Title, Certificates of Lease and other conveyance documents to replace the same.
- Successfully assisted Clients in registration of Declarations of Trust and Specific and General Power of Attorney.
- Successfully complete sale and purchase processes and attended to registration of conveyances for numerous properties for individuals and corporations notably the purchase and charge of a building at the Nairobi CBD valued at over Kshs.500,000,000.00, a property along Mombasa Road valued at over Kshs.300,000.00 among other high value properties.
- Successfully assisted Clients with completion of succession processes through transmission of properties to the respective beneficiaries upon issuance and confirmation of grants.
- Successfully assisted with tax advisory and structuring in property sale, transmission, lease and purchase transactions in relation to the applicability and payment of capital gains tax and stamp duty and obtaining exemptions where applicable.
- Successfully completed change of use and extension of lease processes for numerous Clients.
- Successfully assisted with commercial lease negotiation, preparation and renewal for a go downs complex based in Industrial Area and a Mall based in Nairobi.
- Successfully undertook registration and renewal of Intellectual Property rights for numerous corporations including copyright and trademark registration and renewals and offered advisory on intellectual property protection in relation to numerous contracts including in technology and telecommunications transactions. Prepared comprehensive non-disclosure agreements for numerous corporations especially start-ups to ensure intellectual property protection.
- Successfully guided numerous clients in obtaining and renewal work permits including change of permit classes and assisted with obtaining permanent residency and in regularisation of dual citizenship.
- Successfully conducted legal and governance audits for a number of SMEs operating in the manufacturing and finance sectors.
- Recently successfully advised an SME on compliance with data protection and privacy laws and adoption of best practices.
Oscar M. Kariuki
Partner and Head of Corporate Commercial & M&A; Real Estate, Construction, Banking & Finance
Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
- East Africa Law Society
Education
- Admitted into the Roll of Advocates as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya | 27th June 2018
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Advocates Training Programme | January 2016 to July 2017 Kenya School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) | October 2010 to May 2014 University of Nairobi
PROFILE
Oscar provides experience in Corporate & Commercial Law, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Construction Law, Capital Markets, Intellectual Property & ICT Law and Immigration Law.
Oscar began his career at Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Kenya as a Legal Assistant in the Licensing and Approvals Department where he was engaged in: review of applications for licensing including applications by Securities and Derivative Exchanges, Investment Banks, Fund Managers, Stockbrokers, Investment Advisers, Authorized Depositories, Collective Investment Schemes, and Real Estate Investment Schemes; review of applications for approvals for issue and/or listing of securities and private transfers; legal compliance review of applications for various approvals such as rights issues, share splits, mergers & acquisitions, shareholder circulars, bonus issues and private transfers; review of notices, announcements and advertisements by market intermediaries, listed companies to assess their suitability for publication; and fit and proper assessments of directors and key personnel of market intermediaries to determine compliance with corporate governance requirements.
Oscar successfully completed his pupillage at the firm of Muma & Kanjama Advocates. He joined the Firm’s Commercial Department upon admission to the bar as an Associate and rose through the ranks to become Senior Associate and Department Lead, Commercial Department. Oscar left Muma & Kanjama Advocates after 7 years at the Firm to join KKN Law LLP Advocates as Partner.
Oscar is highly skilled in interpreting laws, rules, and regulations for corporate organizations, providing advice on administrative policy, employment issues, regulatory compliance issues and litigation strategies. Well versed in conducting legal research, analysing of legal problems, interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations; preparing legal documents and handling commercial contracts as well as in privacy and data protection related matters.
Oscar M. Kariuki
Partner and Head of Corporate Commercial & M&A; Real Estate, Construction, Banking & Finance
Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
- East Africa Law Society
Education
- Admitted into the Roll of Advocates as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya | 27th June 2018
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Advocates Training Programme | January 2016 to July 2017 Kenya School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) | October 2010 to May 2014 University of Nairobi
PROFILE
Oscar provides experience in Corporate & Commercial Law, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Construction Law, Capital Markets, Intellectual Property & ICT Law and Immigration Law.
Oscar began his career at Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Kenya as a Legal Assistant in the Licensing and Approvals Department where he was engaged in: review of applications for licensing including applications by Securities and Derivative Exchanges, Investment Banks, Fund Managers, Stockbrokers, Investment Advisers, Authorized Depositories, Collective Investment Schemes, and Real Estate Investment Schemes; review of applications for approvals for issue and/or listing of securities and private transfers; legal compliance review of applications for various approvals such as rights issues, share splits, mergers & acquisitions, shareholder circulars, bonus issues and private transfers; review of notices, announcements and advertisements by market intermediaries, listed companies to assess their suitability for publication; and fit and proper assessments of directors and key personnel of market intermediaries to determine compliance with corporate governance requirements.
Oscar successfully completed his pupillage at the firm of Muma & Kanjama Advocates. He joined the Firm’s Commercial Department upon admission to the bar as an Associate and rose through the ranks to become Senior Associate and Department Lead, Commercial Department. Oscar left Muma & Kanjama Advocates after 7 years at the Firm to join KKN Law LLP Advocates as Partner.
Oscar is highly skilled in interpreting laws, rules, and regulations for corporate organizations, providing advice on administrative policy, employment issues, regulatory compliance issues and litigation strategies. Well versed in conducting legal research, analysing of legal problems, interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations; preparing legal documents and handling commercial contracts as well as in privacy and data protection related matters.
Relevant Experience
- Successfully prepared applications and assisted local and international corporations seeking licenses and approvals from government agencies including assisting a renown online foreign exchange broker operating in over ten countries (Windsor Brokers) to set up in Kenya as (Windsor Markets Kenya Limited) and obtain a license from the Capital Markets Authority.
- Successfully prepared comprehensive service and management agreements including software management agreements for a number of companies in the telecommunications and IT sector.
- Negotiated and structured development financing through joint venture agreements and set up of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for land owners and developers.
- Successfully structured numerous organizations including incorporation and restructuring of sole proprietorships (business names), partnerships, companies including successful start-ups, trusts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), societies and foundations among others.
- Successfully prepared and perfected securities comprising charges, debentures, guarantees and indemnities (personal & corporate) and security rights over movable properties for various financial institutions including Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited, Equity Bank Kenya Limited, Ecobank Kenya and LSK SACCO Society Ltd to secure in relation to amounts totalling billions of Kenya Shillings.
- Successfully assisted Clients with discharging their properties through registration of Discharge of Charge and other relevant documents at the Land Registry.
- Successfully assisted Clients with registration of inhibitions, cautions and restrictions to secure threatened interests in properties.
- Offered advisory to developers and management companies in relation to new and old developments regarding application of the Sectional Properties Act 2020 and processed sectional titles for the development/estate units.
- Successfully assisted land owners in Nairobi County with properties whose titles have been gazetted by the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning as bearing land reference numbers that have been converted to new parcel numbers through the Ardhi Sasa portal as part of the digitalisation of land information and management systems.
- Successfully assisted land owners with lost title documents including Title Deeds, Certificates of Title, Certificates of Lease and other conveyance documents to replace the same.
- Successfully assisted Clients in registration of Declarations of Trust and Specific and General Power of Attorney.
- Successfully complete sale and purchase processes and attended to registration of conveyances for numerous properties for individuals and corporations notably the purchase and charge of a building at the Nairobi CBD valued at over Kshs.500,000,000.00, a property along Mombasa Road valued at over Kshs.300,000.00 among other high value properties.
- Successfully assisted Clients with completion of succession processes through transmission of properties to the respective beneficiaries upon issuance and confirmation of grants.
- Successfully assisted with tax advisory and structuring in property sale, transmission, lease and purchase transactions in relation to the applicability and payment of capital gains tax and stamp duty and obtaining exemptions where applicable.
- Successfully completed change of use and extension of lease processes for numerous Clients.
- Successfully assisted with commercial lease negotiation, preparation and renewal for a go downs complex based in Industrial Area and a Mall based in Nairobi.
- Successfully undertook registration and renewal of Intellectual Property rights for numerous corporations including copyright and trademark registration and renewals and offered advisory on intellectual property protection in relation to numerous contracts including in technology and telecommunications transactions. Prepared comprehensive non-disclosure agreements for numerous corporations especially start-ups to ensure intellectual property protection.
- Successfully guided numerous clients in obtaining and renewal work permits including change of permit classes and assisted with obtaining permanent residency and in regularisation of dual citizenship.
- Successfully conducted legal and governance audits for a number of SMEs operating in the manufacturing and finance sectors.
- Recently successfully advised an SME on compliance with data protection and privacy laws and adoption of best practices.
Relevant Experience
- Successfully prepared applications and assisted local and international corporations seeking licenses and approvals from government agencies including assisting a renown online foreign exchange broker operating in over ten countries (Windsor Brokers) to set up in Kenya as (Windsor Markets Kenya Limited) and obtain a license from the Capital Markets Authority.
- Successfully prepared comprehensive service and management agreements including software management agreements for a number of companies in the telecommunications and IT sector.
- Negotiated and structured development financing through joint venture agreements and set up of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for land owners and developers.
- Successfully structured numerous organizations including incorporation and restructuring of sole proprietorships (business names), partnerships, companies including successful start-ups, trusts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), societies and foundations among others.
- Successfully prepared and perfected securities comprising charges, debentures, guarantees and indemnities (personal & corporate) and security rights over movable properties for various financial institutions including Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited, Equity Bank Kenya Limited, Ecobank Kenya and LSK SACCO Society Ltd to secure in relation to amounts totalling billions of Kenya Shillings.
- Successfully assisted Clients with discharging their properties through registration of Discharge of Charge and other relevant documents at the Land Registry.
- Successfully assisted Clients with registration of inhibitions, cautions and restrictions to secure threatened interests in properties.
- Offered advisory to developers and management companies in relation to new and old developments regarding application of the Sectional Properties Act 2020 and processed sectional titles for the development/estate units.
- Successfully assisted land owners in Nairobi County with properties whose titles have been gazetted by the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning as bearing land reference numbers that have been converted to new parcel numbers through the Ardhi Sasa portal as part of the digitalisation of land information and management systems.
- Successfully assisted land owners with lost title documents including Title Deeds, Certificates of Title, Certificates of Lease and other conveyance documents to replace the same.
- Successfully assisted Clients in registration of Declarations of Trust and Specific and General Power of Attorney.
- Successfully complete sale and purchase processes and attended to registration of conveyances for numerous properties for individuals and corporations notably the purchase and charge of a building at the Nairobi CBD valued at over Kshs.500,000,000.00, a property along Mombasa Road valued at over Kshs.300,000.00 among other high value properties.
- Successfully assisted Clients with completion of succession processes through transmission of properties to the respective beneficiaries upon issuance and confirmation of grants.
- Successfully assisted with tax advisory and structuring in property sale, transmission, lease and purchase transactions in relation to the applicability and payment of capital gains tax and stamp duty and obtaining exemptions where applicable.
- Successfully completed change of use and extension of lease processes for numerous Clients.
- Successfully assisted with commercial lease negotiation, preparation and renewal for a go downs complex based in Industrial Area and a Mall based in Nairobi.
- Successfully undertook registration and renewal of Intellectual Property rights for numerous corporations including copyright and trademark registration and renewals and offered advisory on intellectual property protection in relation to numerous contracts including in technology and telecommunications transactions. Prepared comprehensive non-disclosure agreements for numerous corporations especially start-ups to ensure intellectual property protection.
- Successfully guided numerous clients in obtaining and renewal work permits including change of permit classes and assisted with obtaining permanent residency and in regularisation of dual citizenship.
- Successfully conducted legal and governance audits for a number of SMEs operating in the manufacturing and finance sectors.
- Recently successfully advised an SME on compliance with data protection and privacy laws and adoption of best practices.
