Katende Ssempebwa

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rdf:langString LEXAfrica

rdf:langString John W. Katende & Professor Frederick E. Ssempebwa

rdf:langString John W. Katende , Professor Frederick E. Ssempebwa , Samuel S. Sserwanga , Soogi K. Katende , Arthur M. Katende , Sim K. Katende .

rdf:langString Katende Ssempebwa & Co. Advocates commonly known as KATS is a Ugandan law firm whose headquarters are in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is the country's longest-standing premier league corporate commercial firm founded in 1969. It is the biggest full-service Ugandan firm in terms of numbers and a member of the LEXAfrica network. The firm's managing partner is . Co-founding partner Professor ’s advice is sought on Uganda's constitutional matters and on regional mandates. Over the years, the firm has advised governments, non-governmental organizations, multinationals, and other business entities. One of the noteworthy deals saw the firm give a hand to Warid Telecom Uganda on its $500 million merger with Bharti Airtel in 2013. The firm also advised the Government of Uganda on the development of a $3 billion oil refinery - the first of its kind in Uganda. The firm played a pivotal role in Uganda's U-turn on the death penalty in 2007 by helping to prove to the Constitutional Court that the death penalty for murder and other offenses was unconstitutional. Katende Ssempebwa had earlier on played a fundamental role in erasing all sub-sections of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda that had in 1966 abolished traditional institutions from the country. Simultaneously, the firm also managed to come up with relevant laws that enabled the return of all the properties that had been forcefully confiscated from Buganda and other Kingdoms by former Ugandan regimes. These constitutional amendments eventually led to the coronation of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and other traditional rulers in 1993.

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rdf:langString Intellectual Property

rdf:langString Business support

rdf:langString Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

rdf:langString Solicitor & Transactional work