Katende & Sempebwa Co. Advocates

KATS is as close as you get to a market leader in Uganda the first port of call on big ticket deals for many international firms and global companies.

Founded in 1969. We are celebrating over 50 years of providing world class legal and advisory services.

Founding Partners are John W. Katende and Prof. Frederick Sempebwa. KATS is Uganda’s largest and leading law firm. Over sixty (60) full time legal and support staff. Full-service law firm providing all legal and advisory services categorised under: Transactional & Advisory, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Business Support and Pro bono. Internationally ranked as the number one law firm in Uganda year after year by Chambers and Partners: Global Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, IFLR 1000: Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms and the Legal 500; the premier benchmark league tables for lawyers worldwide.

Winner -Capital markets deal of the year 2020: Airtel Africa IPO in the IFLR Sub-Saharan Africa Awards 2020

Winner -M&A deal of the year: American Tower Corporation/Eat on Towers Africa in the IFLR Sub-Saharan Africa Awards 2020

Unparalleled client roster. Our major clientele comprises of major international and local corporations, financial institutions, the Government of Uganda and other nations, non-governmental organisations, airlines, oil companies, insurance companies, cutting edge technology firms, most of the prominent individuals in the nation’s economy and other sectors.

Member of LEXAfrica – Africa’s first and largest Legal Alliance comprising of over six hundred (600) lawyers in twenty-five (25) jurisdictions across Africa.

Boasts of talented, highly qualified and experienced lawyers some of whom, uniquely in this market:

Recognized as market leaders in their areas of expertise and specialization.

Are dual-qualified and licensed to practice in the State of New York, London and across East Africa.

Graduated from some of the world’s leading law schools including Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, London School of Economics etc.

Have had practical legal training at other world renown international firms including some of the UK’s magic circle law firms.

The Firm is probably the most visible on energy and infrastructure projects and it is also the most often recommended port-of-call for international clients.

IFLR 1000 - Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms