Nairobi officeGlobal Trading Center (GTC), Westlands, 9th Floor, Suite D36
P.O. Box 18627-00100, Nairobi.
Direct line+254 704 561 831
Emailkinsleyadvocates@gmail.com
Client experienceStructured updates, discreet handling, and clear next steps
Private clients, disputes, transactions, and mineral-sector matters handled with senior-led discipline.
Better CallKinsley Advocates
Bring Dignity & HonorTo Your Legal Battles
Senior-led legal representation for disputes, consultations, transactions, and mineral-sector matters that require calm control and clear next steps.
Response StandardWithin one business day
Lead OfficeNairobi, Kenya
ApproachStrategic, discreet, outcomes-focused
Kinsley Advocates
Built for high-trust representation
Senior-led strategy, measured communication, and clear follow-through.
A refined legal partner for complex disputes, commercial mandates, private client work, and gold, mining, and mineral-sector matters.
Our legacy
A modern Nairobi practice built for steadier legal control.
Founded in 2010, Kinsley Advocates was established to deliver legal representation that feels both exacting and deeply personal. Our team works across private client and business matters with a disciplined process, measured communication, and uncompromising attention to detail.
The result is a practice that feels contemporary in service, strong in advocacy, and grounded in the long-term interests of the people and organizations we represent.
Client-first case strategy with senior oversight from intake to resolution.
Cross-disciplinary support from attorneys for personal, commercial, and regulatory matters.
Responsive communication built for high-stakes, time-sensitive decisions.
Team members with advanced degrees and guest lectures delivered in law-school and professional training settings.
Firm profile
Clear proof points that support the way the firm operates.
Firm founded with a mission to combine ethics, rigor, and access.
Lead attorneys profiled with distinct specializations.
Practice groups serving families, businesses, and individuals.
Integrated client journey from first call to final resolution.
Advanced postgraduate training represented across litigation, commercial, and minerals advisory work.
Regional touchpoints across Kenya, Rwanda, DRC, South Sudan, and South Africa.
Practice areas
Legal services organized around the pressure clients actually need solved.
A tighter overview of the matters we handle most often, with every instruction reviewed and routed by the firm.
Practice Group
Arbitration and Commercial Disputes
Strategic representation in shareholder disputes, contract breakdowns, arbitral proceedings, and sensitive commercial conflicts that require strong drafting and disciplined case management.
- Domestic and cross-border arbitration
- Commercial contract disputes
- Shareholder and partnership conflicts
- Negotiated settlements and hearing strategy
- Urgent relief and interim protection
Practice Group
Civil and Criminal Litigation
Courtroom-focused representation for clients facing criminal exposure, civil claims, and contentious proceedings where rights, reputation, and commercial leverage are on the line.
- Criminal defense and investigations
- Civil claims and contested hearings
- Litigation strategy and evidence preparation
- Regulatory and enforcement response
- French- and Swahili-facing matter coordination
Practice Group
Gold, Minerals, and Extractives
Advisory support for gold, mineral, and extractives work across Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and the DRC, including structuring, permits, counterpart risk, and disputes.
- Gold trade and mineral transaction structuring
- Mining and mineral-rights agreements
- Licensing, permits, and compliance
- DRC-facing mineral advisory
- Investor and operator dispute support
Practice Group
Crypto, Tax, Banking, and Finance
Practical guidance from attorneys for digital-asset businesses, finance-sensitive transactions, tax exposure, and banking relationships that demand commercially grounded legal advice.
- Crypto-related compliance strategy
- Tax structuring and risk review
- Banking and lender-facing matters
- Finance transactions and documentation
- Cross-border financial regulation support
Sector focus
Gold, Minerals, and Extractives
Advisory support for gold, mineral, and extractives work across Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and the DRC, including structuring, permits, counterpart risk, and disputes.
- Gold trade and mineral transaction structuring
- Mining and mineral-rights agreements
- Licensing, permits, and compliance
- DRC-facing mineral advisory
The team that supports you
A regional legal team with clearly defined strengths and cross-border range.
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Deng Majak
Managing Partner · Oil, Gas, Aviation, and Regional Consultancy
Deng Majak serves as Managing Partner and leads the firm's South Sudan desk. He advises on oil and gas, aviation, cross-border consultancy mandates, and regional commercial engagements, bringing structured leadership to matters that span East African regulatory and investment environments.
02
Ongeri Ocharo
Head of Litigation · Arbitration, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Gold, and Crypto
Ongeri Ocharo is Head of Litigation, focusing on Kenyan arbitration, criminal and civil disputes, gold-sector conflicts, and emerging crypto-related controversies. He works fluently across Kenyan, Swahili, and French-speaking client environments and is known for disciplined courtroom preparation.
03
Rohan Shah
Senior Associate · Commercial Disputes and Arbitration
Rohan Shah is a Senior Associate handling commercial disputes and arbitration for Kenyan and cross-border clients. He supports complex private-sector conflicts with strong drafting discipline, analytical clarity, and a commercially grounded approach to negotiations and hearings.
Client confidence
Clients remember the clarity, discipline, and preparation.
Client trust is earned through composure, clarity, and follow-through that holds when matters become sensitive.
“Kinsley Advocates handled a sensitive arbitration and commercial dispute with clarity, precision, and steady follow-through from first strategy call to final resolution.”
John MwangiNairobi, Kenya arbitration and commercial disputes client
“Kinsley Advocates gave our business practical legal advice that was both commercially sharp and easy to act on.”
Sarah WhitmoreUK commercial client
“Kinsley Advocates brought calm legal control to a sensitive gold and minerals matter, with commercially grounded guidance and disciplined follow-through throughout.”
John SmithDubai gold and minerals client
“The firm brought structure and calm judgment to an oil-sector matter that required regional coordination, practical advice, and communication we could trust under pressure.”
Daniel AropSouth Sudan oil and regional advisory client
Ready when you are