2020 WINNERS – Resilience Edition

A. INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

In-House Categories

1. Private Sector Lawyer of the Year
Winner: Kevin Mwangi Gitau – Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU)
  • 2) Diana Kaeni – Kenya Airways
  • 3) Soita China – Wells Fargo Ltd
2. Public Sector Lawyer of the Year
Winner: Noordin Haji – ODPP & Emmanuel Bitta – Office of the Attorney General (Tied)
  • 3) Sheila Yieke – Commission on Revenue Allocation

Overall Categories

3. Young Lawyer of the Year
Winner: Leyla Ahmed – TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP
  • 2) Mathew Arrum – ENS Africa
  • 3) Wycklife Oyoo – Kaplan & Stratton Advocates
4. Lawyer of the Year
Winner: John Ohaga – TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP
  • 2) Arthur Igeria – Igeria Ngugi & Advocates
  • 3) Irene Kashindi – MMK Advocates

B. CORPORATE CATEGORIES

Law Firm Categories

5. SME Law Firm of the Year
Winner: G&A Advocates
  • 2) Ngeri Omiti & Bush LLP
  • 3) MMW Advocates LLP
6. Large Law Firm of the Year
Winner: ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP
  • 2) Oraro & Company Advocates
  • 3) TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP

In-House Categories

7. Private Sector Department of the Year
Winner: Legal Resource Foundation
  • 2) East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL)
  • 3) Standard Chartered Bank
8. Public Sector Department of the Year
Winner: KenGen Legal Department
  • 2) Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
  • 3) Standard Chartered Bank

C. JUDICIAL CATEGORY

9. Judge/Judicial Officer of the Year
Winner: Hon. Justice David Majanja – Milimani Civil Division
  • 2) Hon. Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi – Milimani Anti-Corruption Division
  • 3) Hon. Justice Daniel Musinga – Court of Appeal, Nairobi

D. SPECIAL CATEGORIES

10. Branch Chair’s Award
Winner: Berita Choka OGW – Senior Registrar, Ministry of Lands
11. Committed Service Award
Winner: Marysheila Oduor – TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP