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Uganda
Democratic Republic of The Congo
Kampala
Kenya
Trends and Developments Contributed by: William Kasozi and Brian Banana Baine AF Mpanga AF Mpanga was founded in 2003, and since then has established itself as a leading full-ser - vice corporate-commercial law firm in Uganda and the East African region. As a testament to this, the firm has been consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners for the last ten years. Its clients include local commercial banks as well as regional and international de - velopment banks. The firm has previously acted for and advised the Central Bank and maintains good relations with the Capital Markets Author -
Rwanda
Tanzania
ity. It is also retained to act for and advise the Uganda Bankers’ Association, an umbrella or - ganisation bringing together all the commercial banks in the country. AF Mpanga is a founder member and lead adviser to the Financial Tech - nologies Services Providers’ Association, an organisation bringing together players in the financial technology and payments services sub-sectors and is a regional market leader as regards the regulation of financial technology and payments.
Authors
William Kasozi is the head of the banking and finance practice at AF Mpanga Advocates. He has over 20 years’ experience in banking and finance law practice. His expertise spans a
Brian Banana Baine is an associate in AF Mpanga’s corporate team. His practice focuses on banking and finance, cross-border financing transactions, mergers and
broad range of areas, including development banking, commercial banking and banking regulation. He advises clients on transactions in project finance, banking and finance, syndicated lending, mergers and corporate acquisitions, and corporate advisory work. In addition to advisory, he conducts specialised litigation for banking clients mainly involving debt recovery, restructuring and insolvency. He served as the firm’s managing partner for nine years until 2019. During this time, he oversaw tremendous growth in the business success of the firm. He serves on a number of boards and is chairman of the board of a regulated institution in the financial sector.
acquisitions, regulatory compliance and general corporate law. He has gained experience in working with domestic and international lenders in connection with drafting and negotiating finance documents and securitisation. He has also advised both domestic and international clients on cutting- edge corporate transactions.
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