About Us

Sheikh and Company Advocates was established in 2013. Since then, we have grown to offer comprehensive legal services that address the individual needs of our clients.

Our firm has experienced lawyers who are all accomplished experts in their various fields of practice.

We also have a friendly team of support staff. We work together as a team to provide sound and specialized legal representation our clients deserve.

We operate from ample, modern and well-established office suites both in Nairobi and Nakuru which are easily accessible to our clients.

Our Legal Team

Managing Partner

Partner

Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Founding Partner

Our Practice Areas

Commercial & Corporate Law

At Sheikh and Company Advocates, we support our clients in what can be a difficult legal environment. We understand that entrepreneurs, startups, private companies, SMEs, management teams and professional partnerships need quality and pragmatic advice and service at affordable cost.

We take away the legal burden from our clients enabling them to concentrate on running their businesses. We build long term relationships with our clients to enable us provide focused support. Due to our vast understanding of the law, our clients are assured of getting well rounded legal representation.

Securities and Capital Markets

Today’s dynamic world has left companies facing an unprecedented need for structured financial solutions. We Offer advice on securities and capital markets to diverse clients, whether issuers or underwriters or transactions in public and private offerings; We’ve got you covered.

These include rights Offers, private placements, Initial Public Offers, bond issues, regulatory issues, transactional structuring and compliance With Capital Markets legislation. Our experience has seen us partner with corporate finance experts in creating, structuring and developing sophisticated financial solutions.

Banking And Finance

We advise financial institutions on extensive range of financial products. In this, we are highly client-specific. We offer a wide spectrum of solutions and services that include; licensing and regulatory compliance, drafting and registration of bank security documentations and structuring of financing arrangements.

The partners of the firm have been consulted in the set up of Sharia complaint financial institutions in regards to licensing ane regulatory compliance, Due to this strength, we have been retained by all the Sharia compliant financial institutions for regular advice and security perfections for their Sharia products.

Employment and Immigration

Your occupation is Often an important part Of your identity. Whether you are an individual employee or a company owner. At Sheikh and Company Advocates, we understand that professional difficulties and disputes can arise. Most of these are capable of creating serious personal. financial and emotional problems.

Fortunately, years of experience in these legal fields have prepared us to find solutions for an array of conflicts. As experts in labour law, our clients Count on our knowledge Of Kenyan employment laws; tax laws, unfair dismissal, redundancy and all aspects of discrimination.

Litigation

Realizing that litigation is often an unavoidable necessity, we ensure that when conflicts arise, they are handled with the minimum disruption possible. We adopt a commercially sensitive approach to any such litigation, ensuring your interests are robustly protected without the worry of excessive costs.

While we conduct cost-effective litigation, we assure you that we have the technical expertise suitable to the circumstances of your case, to ensure that your interest is protected and advanced throughout the litigation proceedings, and also in the alternative dispute resolution methods as the case may require.

Probate & Estate Administration

We understand that nobody wants to think of death. But anything can happen at any time and planning for it not only gives you peace of mind and a sense of security knowing that you have done all you can to shield your loved ones by easing their burden in what will always be a difficult time for them.

We appreciate that dealing with the estate of a deceased person can seem difficult and complicated. All this comes at a difficult time for the remaining family members. This entails mountainous paper work, legal jargon and potentially delicate communication with beneficiaries.

Environment and Energy Law

In the fast growing global industry, East Africa is of special focus in the areas of environment and energy. We provide legal advice to our clients multiple interests in these areas which is vital for the growth of their investments.

We provide advice on development and concessions, production, transportation, trading compliance and regulatory affairs. 

We therefore welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you in planning and designing employment policies that ensure optimum results in tandem with protecting the welfare of your employees.

Conveyancing

Embarking on any property related transaction requires experienced legal counsel with a strong industry understanding and specialized knowledge. We have a wealth of experience in all aspects of land law and property transactions in Kenya.

Whether structuring a complex development project or just assisting in the purchase of a new home, we take a result orientated, strategic approach to negotiating, documenting and completing all aspects of property transactions.