Irene Namuli

HEAD, CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICE (ALP UGANDA)

Practice Areas

Professional Qualifications and Memberships

  • Master of Laws (LLM) in Corporate Finance Law, University of Westminster.
  • Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip LP), Law Development Centre.
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons), Makerere University.
  • Member, Uganda Law Society.
  • Member, East Africa Law Society.
  • Affiliate, Africa Legal Network

Short Biography

Irene Namuli is the Head of the Corporate and Commercial Department and has previously worked with several financial and private entities. She is a leading corporate and finance lawyer, versed in general corporate commercial law with expertise in corporate financing, capital markets, banking, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, regulatory compliance and business advisory offering tailored homegrown solutions for businesses across Africa’. Her areas of specialization and experience include banking law, corporate finance, project finance, all manners of commercial structures and advisory services such as joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, manufacturing, licensing and distribution agreements, divestments, mergers and acquisitions; labour advisory, immigration practice, corporate restructuring and government and regulatory compliance.

Top Matters

  • Advised corporate organizations on the matters relating to corporate governance and compliance.
  • Advised investments in large business development projects across Africa;
  • Undertaken restructuring of various large enterprises in Uganda.
  • Rendered business advisory and transaction structuring advice to corporate and government agencies in areas of corporate finance, land transactions, acquisitions, mergers and private equity investments.
  • Managed clients in Private Bank services at top ranked banks in Uganda;
  • Provided specialized financial services solutions to private individuals and corporations.

Publications

Mediation Services

The ALP Conflict Resolution Hub Mediation Service provides the most advanced global rules intended to assist parties and mediators to take maximum advantage of the flexible procedures available in mediation for the resolution of disputes quickly and economically.
The Mediation Service guides parties that opt for Dispute Management Clauses in their project contracts wherein the parties to the contract can jointly appoint a mediator to work together, in a more collaborative and mutually beneficial environment and oversee that their contracts proceed smoothly.

Arbitration Services

The ALP Conflict Resolution Hub Arbitration Service is based on the most efficient Arbitration Rules which help the parties and arbitrator to use the best available global practice for the resolution of domestic and international disputes quickly and economically by way of administered arbitration on global standards.
Additionally, the Arbitration Service provides for the appointment of emergency arbitrators, which allows the parties in need of emergency interim reliefs to make such applications even before the constitution of the regular arbitral tribunal.

Conciliation Services

The ALP Conflict Resolution Hub Conciliation Service provides an impartial, fast and effective conciliation operating to a uniformly high standard in both the public and private sector.
Participation in the Conciliation Service processes is voluntary, and so are the outcomes.Solutions are reached only by consensus whether by negotiation and agreements facilitated between the parties themselves or by the parties agreeing to settlement terms proposed by the Hub Conciliation Officer who treats as confidential all information received during the course of conciliation and the service is informal and non-legalistic in practice.

Ombudsman Services

The ALP Conflict Resolution Hub Ombudsman Service is a confidential, impartial and informal service that facilitates the resolution of disputes. A Hub Ombudsman helps parties analyze problems and assists in identifying options and can, only if requested, become involved in trying to resolve issues.
What’s more, the Hub Ombudsman Service alert managements to systemic trends and issues and makes recommendations for necessary changes in their fields.