Karanu Kanai and Co. Advocates is a well-established Kenyan law firm headed by two lawyers, Nancy Karanu and Julia Kanai.
The firm which is located Fortis Suites, Office Suite No.5 on 7th Floor, Hospital Road, Upperhill, specializes in Banking and Security, Property/ Conveyancing Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution in various Courts and Tribunals, Intellectual Property Law, Succession, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Public Procurement Appeals, and Debt Collection.
Nancy Karanu who heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, graduated from Makerere University, Uganda.
Nancy has vast experience in Litigation having represented corporate and individual clients at the High Court, Court of Appeal and various Tribunals. Nancy has also considerable experience in Intellectual Property and has assisted numerous brand owners in registration of Trademarks in Kenya and within the region. She has also appeared on numerous occasions before the Registrar at the Kenya Industrial Property Institute in opposition matters. Nancy is well known for her specialist IP practice and has been recognised in Chambers Global Listing of the World’s Leading Law Firms (“Chambers”) 2016 in the Intellectual Property Category. She was also ranked in the Managing IP” 2016, the leading international publication on Intellectual Property, based on global interviews with Intellectual Property law firms and multinationals clients.
On the other hand, Julia is the Partner in charge of the Commercial and Conveyancing Department. She is specialized in Conveyancing and Property law, Bank Securities and Finance, Company law. She is a graduate of University of Nairobi. Julia also has experience in the formation of private and public companies and unincorporated associations.
The services broken down
Banking and securities
The firm advises banks and financial institutions on the structuring of financial products, secured lending, securities perfection and asset financing.
Property law/ real estate transactions
They act for clients in all real estate matters including giving advice on commercial, industrial, residential and retail transactions. Whether structuring a complex development.
Corporate and commercial law
Their team has experience on a wide range of Corporate and Commercial matters and works closely with our clients to provide tailored services
Commercial litigation and dispute resolution
They have experience and give advice on all aspects of commercial litigation/dispute resolution both prior to the commencement of the litigation process and thereafter.
Employment law
The firm advise both domestic and international companies on contentious and non-contentious employment law and employee benefits matters.
Intellectual property
The Firm has a robust Intellectual Property division that undertakes to advise on the acquisition, exploitation, use and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Debt collection
The Firm also undertakes debt collection services to a diverse client base and particularly bank client’s and pharmaceutical companies. The firm has an internal debt collection team.
Immigration and relocation
The Firm also assists foreign clients in obtaining work permit for their international employees. We also advice our international clients who are opening offices in Kenya on their legal obligations
Value add service
The firm periodically trains clients.
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