About Ligomarc
Built to deliver trust where Africa's biggest decisions are made.
Uganda-rooted and Africa-focused, Ligomarc advises enterprises, governments, financiers and infrastructure players on transactions, regulation, restructuring, disputes, technology, tax and institutional continuity. We combine finance-law depth with commercial judgment and an enduring African perspective.
At a glance
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- Kampala, Uganda
- Partners
- 7
- Network
- Andersen Global
Why Ligomarc exists
Ligomarc was founded in 2003 on a straightforward belief: that the law is a powerful tool for building resilient businesses and institutions in Africa.
Over time that belief sharpened into something more specific. We watched ambitious projects and institutions struggle — not because the vision was wrong, but because the legal, financial and governance architecture underneath it was never built to survive real conditions. Approvals took longer than the model assumed. Contracts did not hold when circumstances moved. Cashflows were not protected. Disputes arrived before anyone had designed for them.
That observation produced our operating philosophy.
Our operating philosophy
Most firms begin with the law. We begin with the economics.
We begin with the economics — the capital stack, the revenue engine, the repayment logic and the protections boards, lenders, insurers and auditors require — and then build the legal and governance architecture around them.
It makes capital deployable
Structures designed from the outset to meet what boards, lenders, insurers and auditors require — rather than being retrofitted to satisfy them later.
It improves delivery certainty
Aligning legal obligations with operational reality early, so friction and delay do not accumulate during execution.
It protects value
Enforceability, remedies and governance discipline built into the engagement, so outcomes hold when conditions change.
How the firm is governed
Consequential mandates are awarded to institutions, not to individuals who happen to share a letterhead.
Ligomarc is governed by an Amended and Restated Partnership Deed which establishes a single Partners Board as the highest decision-making organ, accountable leadership subject to annual review, and documented due process for performance and discipline — agreed measures, the right to be heard, recusal of conflicted partners, and recorded reasons.
The Deed states plainly that no role is untouchable: every partner, including the Managing Partner, is accountable under the same governance. For a lender or a development finance institution, that is the difference between key-person risk and institutional reliability.
One delivery standard
Financeability
Capital, cashflows, security and enforcement aligned as one system, so projects reach close and stay durable.
Auditability
Risk registers, decision logs, approvals routing and version control that withstand review after the fact.
Enforceability
Dispute architecture and arbitration readiness designed at the outset, because enforceability cannot be retrofitted.
Execution governance
A single accountable partner per mandate, controlled escalation, and reporting matched to the complexity of the work.
Our values
Integrity
Trust is earned through disciplined work and honest advice — including advice a client would rather not hear.
Relationships
Long-term partnerships built on respect and shared success, with client relationships held as assets of the firm.
Excellence
High standards, because our clients operate in environments where the quality of the work decides the outcome.
Innovation
Continuously improving how we structure, document, govern and deliver outcomes in a changing Africa.
Recognition
Founded
2003
Chambers
Ranked
IFLR1000
Recognised
Andersen Global
Member firm
ISO 9001:2015
Certified
Certification currency, directory band positions and network figures are being verified against firm records before publication. Nothing on this site is intended to claim recognition the firm has not been awarded.
Leadership
All people →Ruth SebatindiraSC
Founder & Managing Partner
Kabiito Karamagi
Partner
Joshua Ogwal
Partner
Complex institution. Consequential decision. Speak with a Ligomarc partner.
Tell us the nature of the matter and we will route it to the partner accountable for that work.