1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 Wednesday, 9th June – Thursday, 10th June 2021 1 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 Organizer: Strathmore Law School Lead Sponsor/Partner: Bowmans Kenya Law School 2 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 EVENT BACKGROUND The last decade has been marked by significant developments and events in the Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya. In just the last ten years, we’ve seen an overhaul of legislation governing major practice areas including but not limited to the enactment of the Companies Act, 2015, the Insolvency Act, 2016, the Competition Act, 2010, the Tax Procedures Act, 2015 and the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2011. We’ve further witnessed the automation of government processes such as the business registration service accessible on the e-citizen public platform backed by the Business Registration Service Act of 2015. Besides the introduction and overhaul of new legislation and the emergence of new practice areas in Kenya’s corporate legal practice, we’ve seen the entry of international law firms in the Kenyan legal market and formation of alliances. Global law firms have entered and continue to enter into partnerships and alliances with local firms to provide their clients access to the region and tap into the local expertise of Kenyan corporate law firms. As a result of these developments, the top tier corporate law firms in the country have been instructed to advice on major transactions in Kenya and the region – which has led to more lawyers being ranked by global ranking organizations such as the IFLR 1000 and Chambers & Partners 500. The last decade has been a major and significant turning point for corporate legal practice in Kenya and as we enter into a new decade, it is imperative that we take stock of these developments and identify the key areas to improve on, in positioning Kenya as the regional nexus/hub for corporate legal practice. The Summit is organized and hosted by Strathmore Law School in collaboration with the Bowmans (Coulson Harney) as the lead Partner. About the Summit? The 1st Corporate Law Summit is proposed to be the beginning of a series of annual summits aimed at bringing together the leading corporate law practitioners and in-house counsels within the Kenyan market, to audit the Kenyan corporate legal practice and hold important discussions on the development of the practice. The summit will bring together key players from both the private legal practice and government regulators, with the hope of improving the quality and delivery of corporate law services within the Kenyan market. When? Wednesday, 9th June – Thursday, 10th June 2021 Location? Virtual. Zoom Link: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929 Passcode: 209505 Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929 Passcode: 209505 Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/ 1 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 Aims and Objectives 1. To provide a platform to discuss and audit the growth, development, challenges and opportunities of the corporate legal practice in Kenya; 2. To bring together both corporate legal practitioners, government agencies and regulators to identify the areas of improvement and build collaboration in delivering efficient corporate legal services in the Kenyan legal market; 3. To provide a forum for addressing the ever-evolving legal developments in Kenya and the relevance of the Kenyan legal framework in today’s corporate legal practice; 4. To provide a forum for corporate legal practitioners to learn from the experience and expertise of highly ranked and reputable corporate lawyers in the Kenyan legal market; and 5. To provide a networking platform and establish a sustainable network of corporate lawyers, in-house counsels and regulators in the Kenyan legal market. Target Audience The summit will target corporate legal practitioners, in-house counsels, Chief Legal/Compliance Officers/Heads of Legal, Heads of regulatory affairs, Company Secretaries, Regulators and aspiring corporate lawyers. Forum Format The 1st Corporate Law Summit will be a fully virtual event. The Event will have a plenary session at its opening that will host the managing partners of the top corporate law firms in the country to discuss the growth, development and state of the Kenyan corporate legal practice. Thereafter, there will be several thematic sessions/forums running consecutively as outlined below. The confirmed speakers for each session will be confirmed in due course. Conclusion This will mark the 1st Corporate Law Summit in Kenya and we believe it will be the beginning of a series of Kenyan and Regional summits to keep abreast of the developments and areas of growth in the corporate legal practice in Kenya. We hope you get to enjoy and learn from the Summit. Dr. Kwenjera, Dean, Strathmore University Law School 2 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT, 2021 Organizer: Strathmore Law School Lead Sponsor/Partner: Bowmans Kenya PANEL SESSIONS Session Opening Remarks (8:45am – 9:00am) Plenary Session: Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya (9:00am-10:00am) A Decade of Competition Law: Competition Legal Practice in Kenya (10:15am – 11:30am) Turnaround: Insolvency, Corporate Rescue and Restructuring Practice in Kenya (11:45am – 1:00pm) Corporate Dispute Resolution in Kenya (1:45pm – 3:00pm) Intellectual Property and Technology law in Kenya (3:15pm – 4:30pm) DAY 2 M/A and Private Equity Legal Practice in Kenya (9:00am – 10:30am) Corporate Taxation in Kenya (1:30pm – 3:00pm) Corporate Governance in Kenya (3:15pm – 4:45pm) PANELISTS & MODERATORS Topic Speakers Moderator OPENING REMARKS Hon. Justice Daniel Musinga, Alex Ndegwa & th 9 June, 2021 President of the Court of Appeal Allan Mukuki (8:45 am – 9:00 am) as Co-MC’s Plenary Corporate Legal Practice in Paras Shah – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Alex Ndegwa – Kenya Harney LLP) Bowmans Kenya th 9 June, 2021 Karim Anjarwarlla – Anjarwalla & (Coulson Harney (9:00am-10:00am) Khanna LLP LLP) James Kamau – DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates) Joyce Koech – Registrar of Companies 1. A Decade of Competition Law: Mr. Raphael Mburu – Manager, Anne Kiunuhe Competition Legal Practice in Mergers & Acquisitions, CAK – Anjarwalla & Kenya Joyce Karanja – Partner, Bowmans Khanna LLP 9th June, 2021 Nairobi, Kenya (10:15am – 11:30am) Prof. Tom Ross – Senior Associate Dean, University of British Columbia 3 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 2. Turnaround: Insolvency, Official Receiver (TBC) Noella Lubano Corporate Rescue and Joyce Mbui – Bowmans Kenya - Oraro & Co Restructuring Practice in Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP) Advocates th 9 June, 2021 George Weru – PwC Kenya (11:45am – 1:00pm) Vruti Shah – Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP) Desmond Odhiambo - Kieti Law LLP/ Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr 3. Corporate Dispute Resolution in Kiragu Kimani, SC – Dentons HHM Evans Monari – Kenya John Ohaga, SC – TripleOKLaw LLP Bowmans Kenya 9th June, 2021 (Coulson Harney – Kaplan & Stratton (1:45pm – 3:00pm) Nazima Malik LLP) 4. Intellectual Property and John Syekei – Bowmans Kenya Dr. Isaac Technology law in Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP) Rutenberg – th 9 June, 2021 Lorna Mbatia – CFL Advocates CIPIT, Strathmore (3:15pm – 4:30pm) University Liz Lenjo – Strathmore University Shem Otanga – Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr 5. M/A and Private Equity Legal Kendall Evans – Bowmans Kenya Eva Warigia – Practice in Kenya (Coulson Harney LLP) East Africa Venture th 10 June, 2021 Mahesh Acharya – ENSafrica (NBMA Capital Association (9:00am – 10:30am) Advocates LLP) Rosa Nduati-Mutero – Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP Suzanne Muthaura – MMAN Advocates Sammy Ndolo - Kieti Law LLP/Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr 6. Corporate Taxation in Kenya Daniel Ngumy – Anjarwalla & Khanna Rose Nyongesa – 10th June, 2021 LLP STRC, Strathmore (1:30pm – 3:00pm) Nikhil Hira – Bowmans Kenya University (Coulson Harney LLP) Francis Kamau – Ernst & Young (EY) Kenya 7. Corporate Governance in Kenya Winnie Jumba – Bowmans Kenya Malachi Adedeh 10th June, 2021 (Coulson Harney LLP) – Institute (3:15pm – 4:45pm) Kenneth Gathuma – BRS of Certified Secretaries Prof. Bitange Ndemo - UoN CLOSING REMARKS Chief Justice Martha K. Koome (TBC) 10th June, 2021 President of the Supreme Court of (4:45 pm -5:00pm) Kenya 4 │1ST CORPORATE LAW SUMMIT 2021 PANELISTS AND MODERATORS BIOS 1. Corporate Legal Practice in Kenya Date: Wednesday 9th June 2021. Time: 9:00am – 10:00am. Zoom details: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://bowmanslaw.zoom.us/j/98855860929 Passcode: 209505 Meeting ID: 988 5586 0929 Passcode: 209505 Streaming on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEGARhdPBp5uno7BLOUOZg Streaming on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreLaw/ SPEAKERS: PARAS SHAH Managing Partner, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Nairobi, Kenya Paras Shah is a partner at Bowmans (Coulson Harney LLP) and heads the M&A and projects practice group. He is one of the leading corporate & commercial lawyers in Kenya and specialises in private equity, mergers & acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, banking and fi nance law, privatisations, capital markets and real estate law. He has advised on some of the most important M&A and fi nancing transactions, IPOs and takeovers, listings and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions undertaken in Kenya in recent years. According to Chambers and Partners 2020, Paras is one of Kenya’s pre-eminent legal practitioners and remains a leading fi gure in the banking and fi nance market, with a plethora of high-profi le banking clientele. He possesses excellent abilities in debt fi nancing, loan facilities and sovereign bond mandates, with sources remarking that he is “super impressive all round,” and asserting that “a deal can never get stuck when Paras is involved.” KARIM S. ANJARWALLA MANAGING PARTNER, ANJARWALLA & KHANNA Karim Anjarwalla is the Managing Partner of ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K), which is generally considered the leading corporate law fi rm in Kenya and is the largest full- service corporate law fi rm in East Africa.