According to the shortlist of the candidates for the Partner of the Year (Small Practice) Award that was released, Asmahaney Saad is second on the list alongside Adeleke Alex of Adedipe, Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adelipe(Nigeria), David Burrows of Burrows Attorneys(South Africa), John Morris Ohaga of TripleOKLaw(Kenya), Liad Hadar of Hadar Incorporated(South Africa), Megan Harrington of Johnson & Richard Paul Wands, Harringon –Johnson Wands Attorneys(South Africa), Rui Lopes of Lopes Attorneys(South Africa), Veronica Vurgarellis of Lawtons(South Africa) and finally Zama Ngcobo of WMN Attorneys(South Africa).
With other partners from law firms in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria, Asmahaney Saad is the only Ugandan lawyer shortlisted and the second in entire Central and East Africa alongside Kenya’s Morris Ohaga of TripleOKLaw.
Asmahaney Saad, Esq is the Managing Partner of KTA Advocates one of the leading law firms in Uganda, a role she assumed in January 2022 from Kenneth Muhangi, Esq who is the former Managing Partner for the firm. Asmahaney Saad joined the firm in 2020.
She is an advocate with over 15 years of practicing experience, a legal consultant and an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner. Asmahaney specialized in Corporate & Commercial law, Projects and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). She has over 12 years of experience in advising local, regional and international institutions on matters including oil and gas, project financing, mining, infrastructure development, National Content(including Joint Venture Structuring), Regulatory and Compliance, Governance, Environment, Health and Safety, trade investment and market entry.
She also she serves as: Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of United Bank of Africa (UBA) Uganda Ltd, Committee Member on the Investment Advisory Committee (IAC), a Trustee to the Board Trustees of Greater Tomorrow African Initiative (GTAI).
Asmahaney Saad is Secretary General (Emeritus) to the Governing Council of the East African Law Society, an Accredited Chartered Mediator to the High Court of Uganda (Commercial Division) and an Associate Member ClArb UK.
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