Branmark Advocates

Who We Are

Branmark Advocates is a well-established Corporate & Commercial law practice firm duly approved by the Uganda Law Council, providing legal services in and outside Uganda.

Branmark Advocates offers the services of a multi-disciplinary team with in-depth knowledge of the Ugandan Market, the East African Region and the African Continent at large with a deep understanding of their various legal, economic, cultural and social specificities.

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial

We provide a broad range of corporate and commercial law related services and solutions in areas of banking and finance, private equity, business law, corporate mergers, acquisitions and insolvency. Such services include but are not limited to strategic corporate advisory, commercial due diligence, financial and tax due diligence, business disposals (divestures), vendor services, restructuring services, transactional services etc.

Banking and Finance

Our banking and finance field involves advising our clients on matters of regulatory compliance, formation of banking institutions, lender solutions, reviewing lender borrower contracts, litigation on matters of banking and finance.

We provide advisory services to financial institutions on trade finance, corporate and commercial loans, mortgages, leasing, derivatives (bonds, treasury bills and swaps), investment banking (mergers & acquisitions, public listing & transactions) etc.

Energy

Today’s turbulent Energy sector requires specialist legal advisers well versed with the global geopolitics, economics and regulation. At Branmark Advocates, we have a market leading team of global advisers on oil & gas exploration and production, midstream activities, power generation, distribution and supply, Mergers & Acquisitions, regulatory and commercial dispute resolution mechanisms. We have a dedicated energy disputes team which focuses specifically on disputes arising in the oil & gas and electricity/power sectors. We also possess commendable expertise in drafting and interpretation of energy agreements including farmout agreements, JOA, well services contracts, Unitization agreements, lifting agreements, Master services agreements among others.

Tax advisory and litigation

We provide strategic legal tax consultancy services, Tax planning, representation before tax tribunals, tax advisory services, filing returns. We also provide tax structuring services such as tax planning in the early stages of a transaction, advisory on tax free viz-a-viz taxable acquisitions, devising alternative deal structures, post-acquisition tax restructuring among others.

Intellectual property

With a wide increase in innovations there often is a need of for protection of the different intellectual properties that come along with innovation. Therefore, intellectual property is one of the fast-growing areas, that require kin interest and knowledge on how to develop the same. At Branmark Advocates, we offer advice about intellectual property laws broadly and also offer the same about rights under intellectual property.

Minerals

In the mining sector, our services include advising clients on matters of regulatory compliance, formation of mining companies, Commercial due diligence, Financial and tax due diligence, Capital raising advisory, Mergers and acquisitions, Transactional services, Lobbing among others.

Fintech

With a noticeable development and growth of the financial technology, we as a law firm are equipped with extensive experience and knowledge to provide legal expertise and services to financial technology companies, service providers as well as users of the financial technology services.

Land transactions

Our team has specialist expertise in all manner of commercial property transactions from residential holdings to recreation and large industrial properties. Branmark Advocates can assist with a comprehensive range of commercial property matters, including: Leases and purchases- both freehold and leasehold, due diligence, Commercial property disputes and legal challenges, Investment acquisitions, Acquisition and disposals of commercial property among others.

Projects and Infrastructure

The field of Construction contracting be it International or Domestic, provides great risks as much as potential rewards. It is prudent upon contracting parties whether they be banker, contractor, subcontractor, engineer etc. to get the best legal advice regarding their rights as well as concomitant obligations in their respective roles in the construction process. The potential for claims and disputes is great.

At Branmark Advocates, we help our clientele to address key concerns right from negotiating to contract drafting, claim prevention and handling, dispute resolution etc. Our expertise built over the years enables us to identify and eliminate potential sources of conflict before the agreement is signed.

Arbitration

Over the years, we have developed expertise in the area of Arbitration, specifically, International Commercial Arbitration, the UNCITRAL Model Law, Domestic Arbitration Laws, Drafting and Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements, Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Arbitration of International Oil, Gas & Energy disputes among others.

Litigation

As a firm we often represent and act for our clients in all sorts of matters before courts of law and any other judicial and administrative bodies, offer proper advice to our clients in matters that require litigation.

we also do represent our clients in alternative dispute resolution namely Arbitration, Negotiations and Mediations.