Legal practice, teaching, public service, governance and scholarship.
I am a Ugandan Advocate whose professional work spans private legal practice, university teaching, public-sector legal leadership, regulation, institutional governance and legal scholarship.
My legal work includes civil and commercial litigation, constitutional and administrative law, employment and labour relations, land matters, procurement, insurance, regulatory matters and institutional advisory work. My current practice includes preparation and review of legal opinions, pleadings and submissions, supervision of case preparation and litigation strategy, and representation before courts, tribunals and arbitration panels.
Across private and public institutions, I have advised Boards, Councils and senior management on governance, compliance, legal risk, contracts, policy, records, strategic planning, budgeting and institutional protection. My work has included Board papers, governance instruments, policy manuals, statutory records and legal-risk management systems.
I have held senior legal roles at Makerere University, the National Environment Management Authority, the Uganda Communications Commission, the Ministry responsible for East African Community Affairs and the Uganda Investment Authority. These roles combined legal advisory work with regulation, policy development, institutional management and dispute resolution.
At Makerere University, I served as a Teaching Assistant and Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Commercial Law. I taught Business Law, Company Law, Law of Contract, Banking and Negotiable Instruments, International Economic Law, Law of Treaties, Administrative Law, Family Law and Civil Procedure. I also supervised more than 60 dissertations and research papers and have continued to mentor advocates and legal professionals.
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My current legal practice includes senior advisory work on commercial transactions, regulatory decisions, employment matters, insurance, land, procurement and operational contracts. I prepare and review legal opinions, pleadings and submissions, supervise case preparation and litigation strategy, and work across courts, tribunals and arbitration panels.
As Director of Legal Affairs, I advised the University Council and Management, coordinated legal work across the institution and managed a substantial portfolio before courts and University adjudicatory bodies.
At the National Environment Management Authority, I combined legal leadership, Board advisory work, environmental regulation, litigation, policy and institutional governance, including work connected with major environmental and national development matters.
As Head of Legal Affairs at the Uganda Communications Commission, I led legal and governance advisory work in a regulated sector, combining Board support, licensing, compliance, enforcement and dispute resolution.
At the Ministry responsible for East African Community Affairs, I worked on interpretation, harmonisation and domestication of regional legal instruments, EAC integration, regional negotiations and legal advisory work.
My earlier roles combined World Bank-supported investment work and university teaching. At the Uganda Investment Authority I handled contracts and legal issues connected with investment infrastructure, while at Makerere University I taught law and business-law subjects and supervised research.
Capabilities developed through legal practice, regulation, institutional leadership, public service, teaching and scholarship.
Advanced legal research, issue identification, interpretation of legislation, precedent analysis and preparation of reasoned legal opinions and submissions.
Case strategy, evidence and procedural review, supervision of litigation teams, arbitration and tribunal work, and management of large case portfolios.
Board and Council advisory, policy development, institutional compliance, risk management, records governance and protection of institutional interests.
Strategic planning, budgeting, performance management, staff supervision, mentorship and professional development across legal and institutional teams.
Experience in communications regulation, environmental governance, regional integration, international legal instruments and public-sector decision-making.
Published legal authorship and continuing research on artificial intelligence, legal research, precedent, judicial discretion, transparency and judicial independence.
The dedicated Career page gives my full chronology. This profile summarises the principal areas of responsibility across the institutions in which I have served.
I provide senior legal advisory and litigation support, including governance and Board support, regulatory guidance, contracts, policy development, compliance and mentorship.
As Director of Legal Affairs, I advised Council and Management, coordinated more than 500 matters, and worked on contracts, land and conveyancing, policies, external counsel, legal records and institutional risk.
I headed legal and corporate affairs, led civil and criminal environmental litigation in more than 300 matters, supported environmental law and policy reform, Board governance and national development projects including Kingfisher and Tilenga.
I led legal and governance advisory, licensing, regulatory compliance, enforcement, litigation, contracts, Board support, departmental planning and communications-sector legal-framework work.
I worked on interpretation, harmonisation and domestication of EAC treaties, protocols and regional laws, cross-border legal advisory, regional negotiations, legal reporting and institutional risk.
I handled high-value contracts, project and land instruments, procurement and compliance work connected with the Kampala Industrial and Business Park and other investment infrastructure.
My education combines formal legal training with professional development in governance, management, legislative drafting, contracts and research.
I am pursuing a PhD in Law and Politics, with research focused on artificial intelligence, legal research and Uganda’s Judiciary.
I undertook postgraduate legal study at Makerere University, including advanced legal analysis and international commercial-law components.
I completed professional legal training at the Law Development Centre and was admitted and enrolled to the Bar in 2001.
I graduated in the Upper Division before entering legal practice and university teaching.
Selected professional training and certification appearing in his curriculum vitae.
Research Skills Certificate.
Mentorship programme and professional certification.
Corporate governance and role of Boards of Directors; management of domestic and international contracts.
Good corporate governance, effective minute taking and company secretarial practice.
Public Administration and Management.
Project Planning and Management; Legislative Drafting.
My scholarship includes three published legal books and continuing research on AI-assisted legal research, precedent, judicial discretion, transparency and judicial independence.
I have published three legal works on Uganda’s court system, arbitration and the Industrial Court.
View Books ↗My doctoral and article-based research addresses responsible integration of AI into legal research and judicial processes.
Explore AI Research ↗My recent publications examine AI-assisted legal research, precedent, access to justice, digital inclusion and responsible governance.
View Articles ↗I am a member of the Uganda Law Society and the East Africa Law Society.