Representative Industries & Sectors

Nabasa & Co. Advocates is a full-service commercial law firm based in Kampala, Uganda, providing strategic, results-oriented and business-conscious legal advisory. We support government institutions, financiers, corporate entities and investors across diverse sectors, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation and commercial protection in every transaction.

Our practice is founded on confidentiality, integrity, and precision—delivering legal solutions that move projects, investments, and policy forward.

  • Academia
  • Agriculture
  • Agribusiness
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Chemicals
  • Consulting
  • Construction
  • Consumer goods
  •  Education
  • Engineering
  • Financial services
  •  Fishing
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gas
  • Health
  • Hospitality and leisure
  • Insurance
  • ICT
  • Reinsurance
  • Energy
  • Life sciences
  • Manufacturing
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Nuclear
  • Oil & gas
  • Pipelines
  • Pensions
  • Ports
  • Public sector
  • Power
  • Rail
  • Real estate
  • Retail
  • Roads
  • Shipping
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Media
  • Timber
  • Transport
  • Water

Core Practice Areas

1. Infrastructure, Construction & PPP Advisory

• PPP structuring & concession advisory
• BOT, BOOT, EPC & bulk infrastructure contracting
• Project finance & lender security
• Government guarantee & sovereign risk allocation
• Public procurement compliance
• Construction claims, arbitration & dispute management

2. Banking & Financial Services

• Syndicated lending, secured transactions & project finance
• Capital markets & investment regulatory compliance
• AML/CFT & banking risk audits
• Insolvency, recoveries & receivership advisory
• Digital banking, FinTech & e-money compliance

3. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

• Transaction structuring and due diligence
• Asset & share purchase agreements
• Competition filings & regulatory approvals
• Cross-border corporate reorganisations
• Post-acquisition integration & governance

4. Insurance & Risk Transaction Advisory

• Insurance policy drafting & coverage review
• Allocation of construction and PPP risk
• Reinsurance treaty structuring
• Claims management, subrogation & dispute handling
• Insurance licensing, governance & regulatory compliance

5. Labour & Employment Law

• Employment contracts, HR manuals & compliance
• Termination, redundancy & restructuring
• Executive compensation & expatriate deployment
• Labour disputes, mediation & litigation
• Workplace safety and investigations

6. Immigration Advisory

• Work permits, resident visas & investor immigration
• Corporate expatriate compliance management
• Border, tax and employment alignment
• Renewal & status change applications

7. Intellectual Property (IP)

• Trademarks, patents & copyright registration
• Brand protection, anti-counterfeit enforcement & IP litigation
• Licensing, franchising & technology transfer
• IP audits & commercialisation rights

8. Litigation & Dispute Resolution

We represent clients before:
• High Court, Court of Appeal & Supreme Court
• Commercial Court, Tax Appeals Tribunal & Industrial Court
• Arbitration centres (domestic & international)
Focus Areas
• Commercial and contractual disputes
• Construction & PPP claims
• Insurance coverage & indemnity disputes
• Banking recoveries and securities enforcement
• Employment disputes & wrongful termination claims
• Intellectual property infringement actions
Our dispute approach prioritises:
• Early risk assessment
• Cost-effective resolution
• Preservation of commercial relationships
• Strategic use of arbitration and mediation where possible
Client Sectors
• Infrastructure & engineering
• Banking & financial services
• Government & public authorities
• Energy & telecommunications
• Insurance & risk markets
• Private equity & corporate investment
• Technology & IP-driven enterprises