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Steve Kimathi

Partner

Steve is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public.

He has vast experience in Commercial Transactions, Conveyancing, Employment and Labour Relations, Immigration, Family Law and Criminal Law. His provision of these services spans over 14 years’ in legal practice, having represented Clients in numerous sensitive, complex, novel and prominent transactions/matters within the Country.

Steve's main areas of Practice are Litigation (in Arbitration Tribunals and before the Kenyan Judiciary in various matters such Claims under Contract Law, Construction Industry disputes, Intellectual Property Claims, Probate Matters, Matrimonial Causes, Criminal Matters, Employment and Labour Relations Matters and disputes involving negotiable instruments and other bearer instruments) and Commercial Transactions (including but not limited to preparation of commercial contracts, corporate restructurings, transaction legal due diligence work, banking, finance and insurance advisory, employment advisory, private equity, investments, employment law and aspects of land transactions).

Some of the notable cases he has handled are:

1. Represented a Senior Government Official who was charged with fraud in relation to the construction of Kshs 63,000,000,000 Kimwarer and Arror Dams Scandal. After a review of the case, the charges were later dropped;
2. Represented a Global Engineering Construction Services Company in a dispute filed by a Global Bank in respect to the financing of the construction of a USD $500,000,000 petroleum products pipeline;
3. Represented one of the  largest Cement, Mining and manufacturing companies in the region in employment related class action suits valued at $500,000,000;
4. Represented KBS Management Limited in a Kshs 750,000,000 Employment and Labour relations class action suit filed by over 700 former employees;
5. Successfully represented one half of the consortium that was awarded the Kshs. 5,600,000,000 Teachers Medical Insurance Scheme in proceedings before the Public Procurement Administrative Board;
6. Represents one of the largest companies in the world dealing in professional Original Design and Equipment Manufacturer (ODM/OEM), supplier for LED lighting products and also a leading manufacturer for LED lighting products in a $900,000 fraud claim;
7. Represented 2 foreigners charged with being in possession of $700,000,000 and €600,000,000 in fake currency (equivalent to Kshs 190,000,000,000 the largest haul of counterfeit currency in Africa);
8. Represents corporates in respect to transactions worth Kshs 1,600,000,000 from Chase Bank and represented individuals charged with transactions valued at Kshs 29,000,000,000 that led to the collapse of Imperial Bank.
9. Succesfully defended a Mobile distributer in a USD $9,000,000/- claim filed by Microsoft Mobile OY with respect to the supply and distribution agreement.

Steve is a holder of a Masters Degree in Public International Law (Distinction University of Kent), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and featured in the 2017 Business Daily Top 40 under 40 Men list and described as a "highly rated Lawyer." He was the team Leader of A&S when it was awarded runners up in the SME Law Firm of the Year category of the Nairobi Legal Awards 2021.