Sebalu & Lule

Sebalu & Lule Advocates and Legal Consultants is a Ugandan law firm headquartered in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is a leading business law firm that was founded in 1980 by Paulo Sebalu and Godfrey Serunkuma Lule.[3] The firm is a member of DLA Piper and the DLA Piper Africa Group.[1][2] The firm's advocates are members of various professional bodies, including the International Bar Association, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the East African Law Society and the Uganda Law Society.[1][2][3]

Sebalu & Lule
Headquarters East African Development Bank, Plot 4, Nile Avenue, Kampala, Uganda
No. of offices1
No. of attorneys25
No. of employees60
Major practice areasCorporate & Commercial Law Practice
Key peopleBarnabas R. Tumusingize (Managing Partner), James Mukasa Sebugenyi (Senior Partner) & Nicholas Ecimu (Partner).[1][2]
RevenueUnknown
Date founded1980 (Kampala)
FounderPaulo Sebalu & Godfrey Serunkuma Lule
Company typeLLP
Websitewww.sebalulule.co.ug

Sebalu & Lule advises leading local and multinational organisations across the financial services, energy and infrastructure, insurance, telecommunications, construction, hospitality and leisure, private equity and processing/manufacturing sectors, several of whom are listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange and FTSE 100 index. The firm also acts for industry regulators, international financiers, the Government and governmental agencies.[4][5][6][7]

History

Sebalu & Lule was formed in 1980 by Paulo Sebalu and Godfrey Serunkuma Lule, both distinguished legal practitioners at the time.[1]

In 2010, Sebalu & Lule joined the DLA Piper Group.[2]

Work Profile

Sebalu & Lule specialises in the following practice areas: banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and commercial law, commercial dispute resolution, projects and infrastructure, power (energy, oil and gas and mining), mergers and acquisitions, employment and pensions, non-profit organisations, real estate and tax.[4]

Notable transactions include:

Notable cases include:

  • Successfully acted for the National Social Security Fund, Uganda statutory provident fund, in its challenge of a US$20 million arbitral award before the Supreme Court of Uganda.[9]
  • Successfully acted for Standard Chartered Bank Uganda before the East African Court of Justice in a multi-million dollar dispute founded upon a claim on a guarantee issued by Standard Chartered Bank Uganda.[10]

Associate firms

Awards & Rankings
  • The 2014 IFLR1000's financial and corporate law rankings for Sebalu & Lule indicate that it is a Tier 1 financial and corporate law firm. The firm is also ranked as a Tier 1 energy and infrastructure law firm by the same legal directory.[11]
  • Sebalu & Lule is ranked as a Band 1 Ugandan law firm in the 2014 edition of Chambers & Partners.[2][12]
  • Barnabas Tumusingize is ranked as a Band 1 general business law expert in the 2014 edition of Chambers & Partners. James Mukasa Sebugenyi and Nicholas Ecimu are ranked as Band 2 and Band 3 general business law experts respectively by the same publication.[13]

See also

References
  1. "IFLR1000 Reviews". IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
  2. "Band 1: Sebalu & Lule Advocates and Legal Consultants". Chambers Global.
  3. "About Us". Sebalu & Lule.
  4. "Practice Areas". Sebalu & Lule.
  5. "MTN takes $3.7m battle back to Three Ways Ltd". The Observer.
  6. "Banks file defence in charges case". New Vision.
  7. "UBC resurrects Ntinda land case". Daily Monitor.
  8. (among notable deals, under Project Finance, in roundup article "Merrill bailed out by Temasek; Herbert Smith on Abu Dhabi power plant; Ropes & Gray heads up Bain Capital takeover", Anonymous. International Financial Law Review (Feb 2008)
  9. "NSSF wins court case against Alcon, saves UGX 60b". NSSF Uganda.
  10. "EACJ Dismisses Alcon International Limited Dispute". MEACA.
  11. "2014 Rankings". IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
  12. "Sebalu & Lule Advocates and Legal Consultants". Chambers Global.
  13. "RANKED LAWYERS". Chambers Global.
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