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127 entries covering every platform and its service lines, every signature solution, every member of the firm, and all published insights and experience.

Platforms

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  • Agriculture & Food Security

    Agriculture remains the largest employer across Africa and the foundation of food security, rural livelihoods and agro-industrial development. Yet the sector continues…

  • Disputes & Employment

    Disputes are an inevitable feature of commerce, investment and institutional life. They arise when commercial expectations diverge, contractual obligations are…

  • Energy

    Energy is the foundation upon which modern economies are built.

  • ESG & Sustainability

    The Strategic Advisory Platforms are the market-facing architecture of Ligomarc.

  • Finance

    The Finance Advisory Platform helps clients mobilise, structure, deploy, manage, and protect capital across the entire investment lifecycle.

  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure is the backbone of every modern economy. Roads, railways, airports, ports, water systems, telecommunications networks, industrial parks, hospitals and…

  • Insolvency & Business Restructuring

    Every enterprise experiences periods of challenge. Economic downturns, market disruption, technological change, operational failures, governance weaknesses, regulatory…

  • Logistics & Trade

    Trade is the lifeblood of economic growth.

  • Manufacturing & Industry

    Africa's long-term prosperity will not be determined solely by what it extracts, but by what it manufactures.

  • Mining

    Africa possesses some of the world's richest deposits of gold, copper, cobalt, lithium, graphite, rare earth elements, iron ore, uranium, bauxite, manganese, phosphates…

  • Regulatory Strategy

    To help regulators regulate well, to help regulated enterprises engage regulation strategically, and to help African states and institutions convert continental and…

  • Strategic Interventions & Special Situations

    Not every mandate fits neatly within a traditional legal or advisory discipline.

  • Tax, Transfer Pricing & Business Succession

    Tax is one of the most significant determinants of enterprise value, investment performance and long-term wealth preservation. Sound tax planning supports capital…

  • Technology & Intellectual Property

    Technology is transforming every sector of the African economy.

Signature solutions

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  • AfCFTA Readiness Programme

    What an enterprise or a government must have in place to trade under the AfCFTA and capture its preferences: rules of origin, tariff schedules, standards and conformity,…

  • Agricultural Investment Readiness Review

    The Ligomarc Advocates Bankability Method, agriculture application. What stands between an agribusiness and commercial or development capital — aggregation and offtake,…

  • Agro-processing Accelerator

    The full path to a commercially viable processing facility: siting and land, licensing and standards compliance, offtake and supply agreements, equipment contracting and…

  • AI Governance Framework

    A board-adopted framework covering AI strategy, accountability, risk, data, ethics, procurement, assurance and regulatory compliance, together with the board papers,…

  • Bankability Review

    The Ligomarc Advocates Bankability Method, finance application. A findings report and remediation schedule that tells a sponsor exactly what stands between the project…

  • Climate Strategy, Transition & Carbon Market Readiness Programme

    Climate risks and opportunities identified, a practical transition and resilience strategy built, and carbon project eligibility, governance, contracting and revenue…

  • Constitutional & Administrative Risk Review

    The firm's signature public-law discipline. A decision, an instrument, an appointment or a transaction structure tested against constitutional and administrative-law…

  • Critical Minerals & Beneficiation Strategy

    For governments and investors: a strategy for critical mineral development, supply chain security and downstream value addition — what can realistically be processed on…

  • Customs & Border Compliance Programme

    Customs compliance strengthened, border delays reduced and regulatory risk managed — classification, valuation, origin, transit and bonded regimes reviewed, with the…

  • Data Protection Compliance & Registration Programme

    Full compliance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 and the national registration regime: lawful basis, data mapping, processor contracting, cross-border…

  • E&S Safeguards Compliance Programme

    Compliance with the standards financiers actually apply, including the IFC Performance Standards, the AfDB Integrated Safeguards System and comparable frameworks,…

  • Energy Local Content Programme

    The Ligomarc Advocates Local Content Method, energy application. A phased participation plan, enforceable supply-chain clauses and regulator-ready reporting that satisfy…

  • Enterprise Recovery Programme

    Stabilisation and implementation for a distressed business: immediate control measures, a creditor strategy, a restructuring plan and the governance to execute it — run…

  • Enterprise Tax Governance Review

    An assessment of the tax governance framework, compliance posture and strategic tax risks an organisation carries — delivered as a board-ready risk register with…

  • Factory Development Programme

    End-to-end delivery of a manufacturing facility: planning, financing, construction contracting, commissioning and the operating permits that let it run — under one…

  • Family Enterprise Continuity Programme

    Family governance, ownership structuring, tax planning and succession combined into one roadmap: who owns, who governs, who leads, who is bought out, and on what terms —…

  • Financial Close Accelerator

    End-to-end management of the path from signed term sheet to first disbursement: documentation, negotiation, approvals, conditions precedent and stakeholder coordination,…

  • Food Security Strategy

    For governments and public institutions: an integrated food security and agricultural transformation programme — policy instruments, institutional roles, financing…

  • Gender-Lens Investment & 2X Alignment Review

    An enterprise, fund or portfolio assessed against gender-lens investment criteria across ownership, leadership, employment, supply chain and product, with the…

  • Independent Business Review

    An objective evaluation of financial position, operational performance, governance and strategic options, written for the board, the lender or the investor who must now…

  • Industrial Investment Readiness Review

    The Ligomarc Advocates Bankability Method, industrial application. Land, permits, utilities, incentives and offtake arrangements resolved before capital is asked to…

  • Industrial Transformation Strategy

    For governments and enterprise groups: the policy, incentives, zones, supply chains and legal architecture that make industrialisation investable — designed against what…

  • Infrastructure Recovery Programme

    For delayed, distressed or disputed projects: a diagnosis of what actually stopped the works, a renegotiation strategy where the arrangement can be saved, and a claims…

  • Integrated Energy Project Development Programme

    One coordinated team carrying an energy project from concept to operation — structuring, permits, land, power purchase and offtake agreements, EPC and O&M contracting —…

  • Integrated Infrastructure Project Development Programme

    One coordinated team from feasibility to handover: land and wayleaves, permits and approvals, procurement, EPC and O&M contracting, financing and commissioning —…

  • Integrity, AML/CFT & Beneficial Ownership Review

    Integrity due diligence, beneficial-ownership transparency, sanctions exposure and anti-money-laundering compliance, assessed at appraisal and written into facility…

  • Intellectual Property Strategy

    Identifying, protecting, enforcing and commercialising intellectual assets — including the conversion of research, creative output and institutional knowledge into…

  • Mine Recovery Programme

    For distressed or stalled mining projects: legal, commercial and financial restructuring that preserves the resource, the licence and the workforce where the project can…

  • Mining Investment Readiness Review

    The Ligomarc Advocates Bankability Method, mining application. Tenure, licensing, ESG, community arrangements and fiscal terms assessed and remedied before investors…

  • National Priority Mandate Architecture

    The governance, legal and implementation framework for programmes spanning multiple public institutions and significant public interest — the decision rights,…

  • PPP Structuring Programme

    A bankable PPP from identification to financial close: feasibility, procurement design, negotiation, risk allocation and financing structure, built to satisfy both the…

  • Regulator Mandate & Powers Review

    A full audit of what an institution may lawfully do and where it is exposed: mandate, powers, procedures and the gaps a challenger would find first, together with the…

  • Regulatory Institution Strengthening Programme

    A diagnostic, a reform roadmap and a capability transfer programme that leave the regulator stronger in mandate, method and people, including tariff and economic…

  • State-Owned Enterprise Transformation

    Restructuring, commercialising and strengthening a public enterprise: governance reform, financial restructuring, operational improvement and the constitutional and…

  • Strategic Dispute Resolution Programme

    Integrated support from first assessment through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation and enforcement, aligned to the commercial objective rather than the…

  • Strategic Intervention Programme

    A rapid multidisciplinary intervention for an institution or enterprise facing a complex governance, operational, financial or regulatory challenge — stabilisation…

  • Trade Corridor Development Advisory

    For governments, development partners and investors: the planning, governance, financing and implementation architecture of a regional transport or trade corridor —…

  • Transfer Pricing Readiness Programme

    Policies, documentation, intercompany agreements and governance brought into alignment with domestic legislation and international standards — with the local file,…

  • Transition & Orderly Closure Programme

    End-to-end support for institutional transfer, dissolution and winding-up: asset regularisation, records management, claims adjudication, residual liability resolution…

  • Treaty Domestication Gap Analysis

    National law measured against EAC, COMESA, AfCFTA and AU Agenda 2063 commitments, delivered as a gap register and a prioritised drafting programme so that continental…

  • Utility Governance Transformation Programme

    A governance reform programme for utilities and state-owned energy enterprises: board composition and mandate, performance and accountability frameworks, commercial…

  • Workforce Restructuring & Redundancy Programme

    Legally compliant, commercially executable workforce change: restructuring, redundancy, transfer of undertakings, union and works council engagement, and the labour…

Who we serve

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African Purposes

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  • African Continental Integration

    Supporting the legal, financial, commercial, and institutional frameworks that enable the free movement of goods, services, capital, investment, and ideas across Africa.

  • African Culture & Heritage

    Helping preserve, protect, and responsibly commercialise Africa's cultural assets, creative industries, intellectual property, and indigenous knowledge while ensuring…

  • African Family Businesses

    Supporting the institutionalisation, governance, succession, financing, and long-term sustainability of African-owned enterprises across generations.

  • African Institutional Stewardship

    Strengthening the governance, capability, resilience, and effectiveness of public institutions that underpin economic development, public confidence, and the rule of law.

People

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  • Barbra Natukunda

    Barbra assists in dispute resolution matters, conducting legal research and preparing pleadings for civil and commercial litigation.

  • Elisha Tayebwa

    Elisha handles employment and labor disputes, advising clients on workforce matters and representing them in employment tribunals.

  • Faith Alowo

    Faith leads business development, connecting the firm's capabilities to the institutions that need them.

  • Fred Ssamula

    Fred manages the firm's records and documentation systems, ensuring efficient organization and retrieval of legal documents and case files.

  • Gerald Sebandeke

    Gerald is a highly skilled tax advisor at the forefront of guiding clients through tax developments and ensuring tax compliance. With over seven years of experience in…

  • Joel Otelu

    Joel provides litigation support, assisting with case preparation, legal research, and court appearances in various dispute matters.

  • Joshua Ogwal

    Joshua structures the transactions that decide whether an energy or infrastructure project reaches financial close — and whether it holds together afterwards.

  • Kabiito Karamagi

    Kabiito is the partner institutions call when a business is failing, creditors are fragmenting and someone has to restore control before value disappears.

  • Karen Kanimba

    Karen oversees financial operations, ensuring fiscal responsibility and strategic financial planning in support of the firm's growth objectives.

  • Loyce Nakanzi

    Loyce Nakanzi is an Associate in the Insolvency & Business Restructuring department at Ligomarc Advocates, supporting the firm's work on receiverships, administrations,…

  • Martin Kakuru

    Fifteen years before Uganda's superior courts and specialised tribunals, with the employment and public law practice institutions turn to when a dispute has become a…

  • Olivia Kyarimpa Matovu

    Olivia takes the disputes where a regulated sector, a state agency or an infrastructure project has too much at stake to lose — and builds them to be enforceable, not…

  • Paul Kasami

    Paul Winyi Kasami is a Senior Associate at Ligomarc Advocates, contributing to the firm's Vision 2030 & Beyond agenda to be Africa's most trusted legal and strategic…

  • Paul Mathias Nsubuga

    Paul Mathias Nsubuga is an Associate in the Insolvency & Business Restructuring department at Ligomarc Advocates, contributing to the firm's work on receiverships,…

  • Phionah Ayo

    Phionah Ayo is a Clerk in the Insolvency & Business Restructuring department at Ligomarc Advocates, providing essential support to the team's work on receiverships,…

  • Racheal Arinaitwe

    Racheal builds the governance and security documentation that lets a board demonstrate control and a lender demonstrate recourse.

  • Rita Birungi Baguma

    An INSOL International Fellow whose cross-border insolvency practice runs from Kampala through Nairobi, Lagos, London and the Cayman Islands.

  • Robert Bwambale

    Robert leads talent and development at Ligomarc, building the capability behind the firm's delivery standard.

  • Ronald Muyanja

    Ronald specializes in tax planning and compliance, providing strategic counsel to clients on complex tax matters across multiple jurisdictions in East Africa.

  • Ruth Sebatindira SC

    When a regulated institution faces a technology or tax question that will be examined by a board, a regulator and an auditor in turn, Ruth is the partner who builds the…

  • Sean Kakansa

    Sean provides comprehensive legal support for infrastructure transactions, conducting due diligence and assisting with contract negotiations.

  • Stuart Kavule

    Stuart manages court filings and case documentation, ensuring efficient administrative support for the dispute resolution team.

Insights

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Selected experience

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About the firm

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  • Constitutional Office

    Ruth Sebatindira SC served eight years as a member of the Judicial Service Commission of Uganda, a constitutional office, where she chaired the Disciplinary Committee.…

  • Operating Under Appointment

    Our Managing Partner, Ruth Sebatindira SC, served as the Court-Appointed Administrator of Uganda Telecom Limited from 2020 to 2022 — the first and largest corporate…

  • Our values

    Seven values, stated as behaviours — because a value that cannot be observed cannot be enforced.

  • State-Side International Arbitration

    Ligomarc acts on the State side in international arbitration arising from the exit and buy-out of a regulated utility concession — among the most consequential…

Main pages

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  • About Ligomarc

    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…

  • African Purpose

    Four commitments that shape how we advise.

  • Capabilities

    Fourteen Strategic Advisory Platforms, grouped in three parts.

  • Contact

    Speak with a partner. Enquiries route to an accountable person.

  • Experience

    Selected matters — problem, judgment and outcome.

  • Image credits

    Provenance and licensing for every photograph on this site.

  • Insights

    Original commentary on Ugandan and African law.

  • Ligomarc Advocates

    Strategic legal counsel for capital, enterprise and public purpose in Africa.

  • People

    The partners and team, with direct contact details for everyone.

  • Signature Solutions

    Defined advisory work that can be scoped and commissioned on its own.

  • Who We Serve

    Enterprises, governments, financiers and infrastructure players.