MMAKS Advocates is a highly specialised firm based in Kampala Uganda. We specialise in the fields of corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in banking and finance, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, employment and intellectual property. MMAKS Advocates has been consistently ranked as a leading commercial law practice in Uganda and Africa by Chambers Global Guide. We are also ranked as a Tier One law firm by IFLR 1000, The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law firms.

The Firm has 9 Partners supported by 13 Associates. With a total staff compliment of 54, MMAKS Advocates is one of the largest firms in Uganda.
Our commercial transactions team comprises a corporate advisory team and banking and finance team which cover a cross section of practice areas including and not limited to mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment advisory, projects and infrastructure, energy and mining, insurance, finance, banking, employment, real estate, immigration and general corporate and commercial advisory.

The team has two partners: Apollo N. Makubuya and Fiona N. Magona both of whom have previously been recognized by independent law firm ranking institutions like ILFR1000.

The team members have received excellent legal training and hold stellar academic and professional qualifications from leading universities such as Cambridge University, Birmingham University, Harvard University, University of Liverpool, Cornell University and University of Pretoria. This training is continually supplemented by exposure to international law firms’ practices under secondments.
Our Litigation team is made up of twelve experienced lawyers who handle litigation, arbitrations and mediations.

Members of the team have been involved in ground breaking cases, in the areas of employment law and banking law and fraud. The team has distinguished itself in the area of banking and finance litigation, commercial litigation, corporate debt recoveries, realization of securities etc.

The team also handles arbitrations, both local and international and some members of the team have distinguished themselves as highly respectable arbitrators.

In its mode of handling disputes, the team focuses on delivering commercially viable results within the peculiar circumstances of each case.

Because of its unrivalled service delivery, the team is respected by both its clients and its peers and regularly receives referrals from international law firms, as well as work alongside international law firms in multi-jurisdictional disputes.
MMAKS has a wide and extensive experience in dealing with counterfeiting and intellectual property related matters in Uganda and the East African region.

We have acted and consulted for a wide range of clients in such matters.