James Ngochi Ngugi
Managing Partner
Ngugi & Company ↗Specialties: Commercial Transactions & Litigation
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Corporate & Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) ↗ Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances ↗ Corporate Governance ↗ Commercial Contracts ↗
Regulatory & Compliance
Corporate Compliance & Risk ↗ Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) ↗ Data Protection & Privacy (GDPR, etc.) ↗ Environmental & ESG Legal Advisory ↗
Employment & Labour
Employment Law Advisory ↗ Workforce Restructuring ↗ Employment Disputes & Tribunals ↗ Industrial Relations ↗
White Collar Crime & Investigations
Corporate Investigations ↗ Fraud & Asset Tracing ↗ Defence & Prosecution ↗
Real Estate & Construction
Property Transactions & Leasing ↗ Construction Contracts & Disputes ↗ Land Use & Development Law ↗ RERA & Regulatory ↗
Intellectual Property (IP)
Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents ↗ IP Licensing & Commercialization ↗ IP Litigation ↗ Design & Trade Secrets ↗
Banking & Finance
Project & Infrastructure Finance ↗ Debt Recovery ↗ Financial Services Regulation ↗ Securitization & Structured Finance ↗
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Insolvency Proceedings ↗ Bankruptcy Advisory ↗ Restructuring & Debt Resolution ↗ IBC Litigation & NCLT/NCLAT ↗
Private Client & Family Law
Family Law (Divorce, Custody, Adoption) ↗ Wills, Estates & Trusts ↗ Private Wealth Structuring ↗ Matrimonial & Inheritance Disputes ↗
Technology & Cyber Law
IT, AI, FinTech & Blockchain Regulation ↗ Cybersecurity Law & Advisory ↗ E-Commerce & Digital Law ↗ Tech Licensing & Transactions ↗
Insurance & Reinsurance
Claims & Disputes ↗ Regulatory Advisory ↗ Policy Drafting & Compliance ↗
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Each capability opens the relevant market-specific path when a market is known.
Legal & Contracting
Contracts and legal structures that support cross-border business without leaving commercial gaps between jurisdictions.
Disputes & Resolution
Cross-border dispute strategy and resolution where contracts, assets, counterparties or proceedings span jurisdictions.
Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Employment, payroll and mobility support for businesses hiring, moving or managing people across borders.
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Energy & Infrastructure
Energy and infrastructure projects bring together regulation, capital, contracts, land, construction, supply chains and long-term operating risk.
OPEN INDUSTRY SYSTEM → INDUSTRY SYSTEMReal Estate & Construction
Cross-border real-estate and construction decisions combine ownership, development, finance, tax, contracts and local regulatory requirements.
OPEN INDUSTRY SYSTEM →Representative work and client context.
Qualifications, memberships, recognition and public activity.
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- Member of the Law Society of Kenya
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Nigeria: Banking & finance signals for energy & infrastructure businesses
Prototype WONE Intelligence on banking & finance in Nigeria, connected to Insurance & Risk Transfer and the decisions international businesses may need to make.
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South Korea: Disputes signals for energy & infrastructure businesses
Prototype WONE Intelligence on disputes in South Korea, connected to Tax & International Structuring and the decisions international businesses may need to make.
OPEN →Ngugi & Company
Nairobi based professional practice delivering multi-disciplinary advisory across corporate, commercial and cross-border mandates.
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Bring the cross-border context to WONE so market, capability and adjacent workstreams remain attached.
