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Legal insight. Commercial perspective.

Strategic legal counsel for businesses, institutions and individuals navigating complex transactions, disputes and regulatory environments in Uganda.

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The Firm

Practical legal advice grounded in commercial understanding.

Okecha Baranyanga & Co. Advocates partners with businesses, financial institutions, government agencies, development organisations and private clients to navigate Uganda’s legal and regulatory landscape.

From Umoja House on Nakasero Road, Kampala, we combine legal excellence with commercial insight to protect interests and support sustainable outcomes.

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What We Do

Counsel across transactions and disputes.

Two pillars of the practice — commercial work and dispute resolution — supported by banking, real estate, employment and regulatory advice.

Commercial Transactions

Corporate, banking and investment matters handled with a clear commercial brief and practical documentation.

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Dispute Resolution

Litigation, arbitration and negotiated outcomes for businesses and institutions facing high-stakes disputes.

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Expertise

Expertise for complex legal and commercial matters.

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Highlights

Experience that informs our advice.

  • Part of the legal team that successfully represented a client facing corruption-related charges in Washington DC brought by a USA-based investigative and policy organisation.

    White Collar Defence White collar / Cross-border United States

  • Successfully represented a client dismissed by Uganda’s oldest university, with an award of UGX 127 million.

    Employment Higher education Uganda

  • Successfully represented an international paint company in a USD 1.5 million lawsuit against a Chinese state-owned company operating in Uganda.

    Commercial Litigation Manufacturing / Trade Uganda

  • Successfully represented Hass Petroleum (U) Ltd against Source Oils in a USD 200,000 breach of contract suit.

    Commercial Litigation Petroleum retail Uganda
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Our Offices

Rooted in Kampala. Serving clients across Uganda.

Plot 20 Nakasero Road, 5th Floor, Umoja House — in the heart of Kampala’s commercial district — with an additional office in Arua.

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Why OBM

Counsel that sees beyond the legal question.

Commercial perspective, partner-led service and local insight — so advice stays practical under pressure.

Experience

Matters spanning commercial disputes, transactions and institutional work across Uganda and beyond.

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Our Team

Partners and associates who combine courtroom experience with commercial judgement.

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Local Insight

A Kampala base at Umoja House, Nakasero, with an additional office serving clients in Arua.

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Michael Baranyanga Okecha

Michael Baranyanga Okecha

Managing Partner

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