Patrick is a Partner and the Head of Strategy and Consulting at PKC Advocates. He has more than 15 years’ experience in the legal profession having worked as a senior corporate lawyer with leading law firms and international organizations.
Professional Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws Degree – Moi University
Master of Science in Management and Organizational Development – United States International University Africa (USIU – Africa)
Master of Law (LL.M) in Trade and Investment Law – University of Nairobi (ongoing)
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice – Kenya School of Law
Post graduate qualifications: Legal Practice, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property and Sustainability
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
Commissioner for Oaths
Notary Public
Patent and Trademarks Agent
Professional Membership:
Member, American Society of International Law (ASIL)
Member, Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS)
Member, East Africa Law Society (EALS)
Member, Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
Arthur Helton Fellow
Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) Alumni
Member, East Africa Law Society Business and Human Rights Committee
General Counsel for various multinational corporations and international nonprofit organizations
Board Member – Daraja Kenya Initiative – Supporting Daraja Academy (Championing education and empowerment of girls from marginalised rural and urban poor communities (www.daraja-academy.org)
Board Member – Kijani Institute for Cross Cultural Communication
Areas of Practice:-
Incorporation and restructuring of legal entities (companies, businesses and nonprofits)
Drafting and reviewing complex commercial contracts/agreements
Civil and commercial litigation
Immigration and work permits
Drawing wills, setting up trusts, estate planning and succession planning
Probate and Succession of Estates
Corporate Governance and regulatory compliance
Investment Due Diligence
Transaction Advisory – Energy Oil and Gases, real estate, infrastructure, public private partnerships
Provident Funds and Private Equities.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Structured Trade Finance
Project Finance
International development and rule of law consulting – Consultant Project Lead – Africa for UK based global charity, Advocates for International Development (A4ID)