Gilbert Kelemogile Ofetotse - Botswana
2011 seconded to White & Case LLP
Gilbert holds an LLB from the University of Botswana.
He is an Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer and
admitted to practice in the High Court of the Republic
of Botswana. Gilbert has practised with the law firms of
Kgalemang & Associates Attorneys and Rahim Khan
and Company, having had a stint in the Attorney
General's Office as State Counsel. His areas of interest
are Aviation, Banking and Finance and Corporate Law.
He is currently an Assistant Legal Officer with the Civil
Aviation Authority of Botswana.
Etornam Adoboe - Ghana
2011 seconded to Clifford Chance LLP
Etornam Adoboe is an Associate at Oxford & Beaumont
Solicitors. He was called to the Ghana Bar in 2010 where
he was awarded the prestigious John Mensah Sarbah
Prize for being the overall best graduating student of
the Ghana School of Law. He received his LLB in 2008
from the University of Ghana where he also received
the coveted Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill Prize as the best
graduating student. He also holds a Bachelor of Science
(BSc) degree in Business Administration with a major in
Accounting. Prior to law school, he worked as an audit
and tax associate at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ghana
where he provided business assurance and tax advisory
services to leading local and multinational companies in
Ghana and West Africa.
Benjamin Kpakpo Sackar - Ghana
2011 seconded to Lathamm Watkins LLP
Benjamin holds an LL.M from Harvard Law School, and
recently sat the New York Bar exams. Prior to Harvard,
he was actively engaged in private legal practice as
an associate at Ntrakwah & Co, a corporate and
commercial law practice. As a transactional practitioner,
Benjamin has experience in negotiation and structuring
of transactions, and has advised on, and structured a
number of corporate and commercial deals involving
domestic and international entities in both the private
and public sectors. He is a member of the Ghana Bar
Association and also an active member of the Accra
Ridge Church Evangelism Committee.
Kenya
Cecil Lazaro Kuyo - Kenya
2011 seconded to Watson Farley Williams LLP
Cecil graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2007.
Cecil, is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and
a member of the Law Society of Kenya. He joined the
firm of Ochieng', Onyango, Kibet & Ohaga Advocates
based in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2007 and he is an Associate
in the firm's litigation department. Cecil specializes in
commercial litigation involving banking law, company
law, security documents and alternative modes of
dispute resolution.
Aron Ambia - Kenya
2011 seconded to SJ Berwin LLP
Aron is an associate at Kaplan & Stratton Advocates.
Aron holds an LLB degree from the University of Nairobi
where he graduated in 2007 and was one of the best
students in his class. Aron was admitted to practice as
an advocate of the High Court of Kenya in October
2009. Aron's areas of practice include corporate law,
commercial contracts, intellectual property law and
general commercial law. Aron is a member of the Law
Society of Kenya and he serves in the Legislation and
Law Reform Committee. Before joining Kaplan & Stratton,
Aron worked at Innovative Lawyering, a Kenyan legal
research and consultancy firm specialising in intellectual
property, ICT and constitutional law.
Sunduzwayo Madise - Malawi
2011 seconded to SNR Denton LLP
Sundu holds a BSc (Physics & Maths) and LLB (Hons)
from the University of Malawi. He has just completed his
LLM (International Trade, Investment & Finance Law)
from the University of Western Cape (UWC), South
Africa where he also tutored Law of Insolvency. Sundu
is an Attorney of the High Court and Supreme Court
of Malawi having turned to law after a career in
engineering. He has practised as a Senior Legal Aid
Advocate in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional
Affairs and now works at the University of Malawi as a
Lecturer of Law and a Legal Practitioner with Messrs
Barnet & James, Attorneys and Law Consultants.
Sundu's areas of interest are Financial Service
Regulation (specialisation), International and Regional
Trade Law and Labour Law. He is also a practising
Human Rights Practitioner and Defender and has just
completed a term as a Board Member of the Human
Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC). He runs an
NGO, the Labour Resources Centre, providing pro
bono labour law services. He is keen sports-fan and
watches all the major sports. He specially follows the
"Gunners", McLaren-Mercedes F1 Team, The "Swiss
Maestro", "The Rock" and the "Tiger".
Adesegun Agbebiyi - Nigeria
2011 seconded to Allen & Overy LLP
Adesegun Agbebiyi obtained a Bachelor of Laws
degree from the University of Lagos, in 2006 and was
called to the Nigerian Bar in 2007. Adesegun is also a
member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
Adesegun joined Aluko & Oyebode immediately after
his call to Bar in 2007. His main area of practice is
Project and Corporate Finance and he is a key member
of the Firm’s Project and Corporate Finance practice
and has played important roles in several large financing
transactions in the Nigerian market including a number
of award winning transactions.
Olabisi Makanjuola - Nigeria
2011 seconded to Herbert Smith LLP
Olabisi holds a Bachelor's degree in law from the
Obafemi Awolowo University
He is senior counsel at Olaniwun Ajayi LP. Olabisi has considerable experience in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and has also advised on a number of big ticket transactions involving project finance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.
Olabisi plays cricket and football and is an avid fan of Premiership side Chelsea Football Club.
Nelisa Mali - South Africa
2011 seconded to Hogan Lovells International LLP
Nelisa holds an LLM ( Commercial Law) from the
University of Cape Town South Africa. Nelisa started her
career as a State Prosecutor, she then lectured at Walter
Sisulu University. Subsequent to her graduating her
LLM she joined Deloittes South Africa where she was
trained as a Tax consultant. She later joined South
African Revenue Service(SARS). Nelisa is currently
running her law firm in Pretoria and East London.
Specialising in Tax and Commercial Law. She also
lectures at the University of South Africa.
Nelisa is a chairperson of SARS Tax Appeal Board and also chairs the Law Society of the Northern Province Tax Law Committee.
Ali Abdelrahman Khalil - Sudan
2011 seconded to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Ali holds LLB and LLM from University of Khartoum with
the highest prizes for academic performance. He has
just finished, in 2011, an LLM programme at King's
College London in international financial and commercial
law. He was admitted to the Sudanese Bar in 2001 and
since then he has been working as advocate and legal
counsel in Shami & Partners law firm in Sudan mainly in
corporate, finance, general commercial practice and
litigation. He also had worked as part-time lecturer of
law. Ali is active in human rights protection and law
reform in Sudan.
Lotus Menezes - Tanzania
2011 seconded to Slaughter & May
Lotus Menezes is a commercial lawyer with extensive
experience advising international and local clients on
energy projects on power generation, public procurement,
land rights, purchase of gas electricity tariff setting,
project license and permit. Lotus previously worked
for Mkono & Co Advocates and is currently at Ako
Law. She is involved in a number of community
projects including teaching salsa to children in homes,
organising art exhibitions, a percentage of the proceeds
of which go to charity.
Thomas Alex Nguluma - Tanzania
2011 seconded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Thomas works for Rex Attorneys in the corporate,
banking and project finance department. Thomas
specializes in corporate, banking, financial services and
Intellectual Property. He also contributes to different law
journals and recently assisted a Partner at Rex to
produce an article on "Bankruptcy Law Client Strategies
In The Middle East And Africa".
Amine Babacheikh - Tunisia
2011 seconded to Nabarro LLP
Amine Babacheikh graduated at the University of Juridical,
Political and Social Sciences in Tunis, then completed a
Master in Common Law obtained with honours. He was
admitted at the Tunisian Bar Association in May 2010
and multiplied his experiences in various law firms;
meanwhile he remained close to the academic world
as he taught competition and commercial law in his
university. He currently works in CMB Lawyers and
Counsels in Tunis, he practices mostly Corporate Law.
Being very close to media (being also a producer and radio host at Tunis International Radio) makes him particularly interested in Media Law, a growing field that he reserves for his Ph.D.
Brenda Mahoro - Uganda
2011 seconded to Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Brenda is a commercial lawyer currently working with
MTN Uganda Limited, as a Commercial Legal Advisor.
She has experience as a Commercial Legal Editor for
the Commercial Division of the High Court on a pilot
project for the Uganda Commercial Law Reports.
Brenda is a member of the Ugandan Law Society,
and East African Law Society.
Brenda Ntambirweki - Uganda
2011 seconded to DLA Piper LLP
Brenda is an Associate with Sebalu and Lule Advocates
in the Banking and Finance department. She holds a
Bachelor of Laws degree (First Class Honours) from
Makerere University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal
Practice from the Law Development Centre in Kampala
and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University
of Oxford. Brenda's practice areas are banking law and
corporate finance law, with experience in debt and
equity finance and project finance, and training in antitrust
and corporate insolvency law. Brenda is a member
of the Ugandan Law Society, the East African Law Society
and the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Uganda.
Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe - Zambia
2011 seconded to Trinity International LLP
Mulambo was admitted as an advocate of the High
Court for Zambia in June 2001. He subsequently gained
the right of audience before the Supreme Court of
Zambia in June 2004. Mulambo worked as counsel
for Barclays Bank Zambia PLC before very recently
returning to private practice with the firm of Malambo
& Co. He holds an LLM in Construction Law and
Arbitration from the Robert Gordon University of
Aberdeen Scotland, an LLB from the University of
Zambia, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators and a qualified Chartered Secretary.
A budding golfer, Mulambo is an avid rugby fan
and former player.
Thembeni Sigogo - Zimbabwe
2011 seconded to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Thembeni is the Deputy Director of Government and
Legal Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister
Zimbabwe. Prior to this, she worked briefly at Honey
and Blackenberg. In her spare time, she works as a
volunteer in a programme called "Champions for Life".
This is a programme targeted at children born H.I.V
positive, with the objective of giving them hope and a
sense of destiny.