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- WONE Global Partner
- Partner · 3 services · Kenya
James Ngochi Ngugi
Managing Partner Ngugi & Company
Nairobi · Kenya
Overview
About James
Mr Ngugi founded the firm of Ngugi & Company Advocates in 2011, a full service law practice based in Nairobi Kenya. He spends the majority of his time working with the firm’s clients on all aspects of commercial, corporate and employment law. And supported by the business management team, he oversees firm management, quality control, client development, recruitment and training of lawyers. Before founding Ngugi & Company he was an associate with Musyoka Annan & Company Advocates for five years, where he represented financial institutions, property developers, government agencies and private clients. Previously Mr Ngugi was a legal assistant with AON IRSC in the United Kingdom (UK) and a Mutual Fund Representative with DST Systems in Kansas City in the United States (USA). He holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Sheffield in the UK, a Bachelor of Business Administration from Drury University in the USA and has attended Strathmore Universities Program for Management Development. Mr Ngugi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and was member of the Law Society of Kenya, where he sat on the regulations committee and a member of the court users committee at Milimani Commercial Courts. He is a director of Fairfield Limited a fresh produce exporter and Legal Soft East Africa Limited a legal process outsourcing provider.
At a glance
- Services led for WONE Global
- Legal & Contracting, Disputes & Resolution, Employment, Payroll & Mobility
- Home market
- Kenya · Nairobi
- Partner firm
- Ngugi & Company
- Languages
- English
- Years in practice
- 20 (since 2006)
- Other jurisdictions
- Nairobi
- Clients
- Entrepreneurs & Investors, Private Individuals & Family Businesses, Social & Public Enterprises
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Expertise
Services James leads in Kenya
Each service below is a WONE Global position for Kenya: one service, one market, with James as the named lead.
Legal & Contracting
Partner
Contracts and legal structures that work under the law of each country you do business in.
Typical work
- Review the transaction or operating model
- Prepare or adapt commercial contracts
- Identify jurisdiction-specific legal requirements
Disputes & Resolution
Partner
Resolving disputes when contracts, assets or the other side are in another country.
Typical work
- Assess the dispute and available forums
- Preserve evidence and immediate legal position
- Coordinate litigation, arbitration or negotiated resolution
Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Partner
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders.
Typical work
- Set up compliant employment arrangements
- Review payroll and employer obligations
- Address immigration or mobility requirements
A WONE Global position covers the service shown in Kenya only. Work outside it is arranged with the WONE Global Partner for that service or market.
Areas of practice
Industries
Cases this Partner handles
- How do we dismiss an employee in another country lawfully?Employment, labour & workplace disputes
- How do we hire our first employees in a new country legally?Employment, labour & workplace disputes
- Will our standard contract hold up with customers in other countries?Contracts, commercial disputes & collections
- What should our international supply agreement include?Contracts, commercial disputes & collections
- We're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?International tax planning & transfer pricing
- Our partner abroad has breached the contract. What are our options?Supply chain, product safety & consumer claims
- We're in a dispute with our partner in a company abroad. What are our options?Corporate ownership & governance
- Our partner abroad is diluting or excluding us. How do we protect our investment?Corporate ownership & governance
- All 322 legal & contracting cases →
Markets and corridors
Where James works
Nairobi · Tuesday 3 November
21:54
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Thought leadership
Published by James
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Credentials
Qualifications and standing
- Admissions and licences
- 2006
- Member of the Law Society of Kenya
- Languages
- English
Firm
Ngugi & Company
Ngugi & Company Advocates practices corporate, commercial, employment, and property law, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Our clients range from individual private clients to SMEs and large institutions across the financial services, development, government, resources, and utility sectors. Based in Nairobi, Kenya we are a…
WONE Global positions held by the firm
Each Partner firm advises under its own professional rules and regulator, and engages you directly on its own terms.
Contact
Work with James
Send your requirement to WONE Global, naming James. WONE Global confirms the firm can act, then you agree scope and fees directly with Ngugi & Company.
- Within 1 working dayWONE Global acknowledges your requirement and confirms what is involved.
- Within 3 working daysNgugi & Company runs its conflict check and WONE Global confirms your named lead.
- Within 5 working daysYou receive a scope and fee estimate and agree it directly with Ngugi & Company before any work begins.
Your consent comes first: WONE Global shares your requirement with Ngugi & Company only after telling you who it is, so the firm can check for conflicts. Nothing is published. Privacy
Not legal advice. This profile is information only. Advice comes from the firm, under its own professional rules and insurance, once you have engaged it. How professional responsibility works
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Nairobi · Kenya