About the firm
Kinsley Advocates was built to deliver legal representation that feels refined, responsive, and steady under pressure. We represent private clients, businesses, investors, and operators that value sharp preparation, clear communication, and commercially grounded legal strategy.
Our operating model is simple: senior-led intake, measured communication, and advocacy that protects both legal position and client confidence.
Our story
We have grown into a dependable legal partner for families, founders, investors, and operating businesses that need calm advice, strong representation, and a team that can move fluidly across disputes, transactions, and cross-border instructions.
Our mission
We aim to bring discipline and clarity to every matter by combining technical excellence with candor, respect, and a premium client experience that remains steady even when the underlying issue is not.
What clients feel
How we work
The firm’s internal standard is simple: communicate clearly, prepare thoroughly, and stay composed when the matter becomes demanding.
We simplify legal pressure into choices clients can understand, evaluate, and act on.
We handle each matter with restraint, discretion, and the composure serious representation demands.
Every brief, negotiation, filing, and conversation is built on disciplined preparation.
Several members hold master's degrees and regularly contribute to legal education through talks and law-school sessions.
Our legal team
Managing Partner
Oil, Gas, Aviation, and Regional Consultancy
Deng Majak serves as Managing Partner and leads the firm's South Sudan desk. He advises on oil and gas, aviation, cross-border consultancy mandates, and regional commercial engagements, bringing structured leadership to matters that span East African regulatory and investment environments.
Head of Litigation
Arbitration, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Gold, and Crypto
Ongeri Ocharo is Head of Litigation, focusing on Kenyan arbitration, criminal and civil disputes, gold-sector conflicts, and emerging crypto-related controversies. He works fluently across Kenyan, Swahili, and French-speaking client environments and is known for disciplined courtroom preparation.
Senior Associate
Commercial Disputes and Arbitration
Rohan Shah is a Senior Associate handling commercial disputes and arbitration for Kenyan and cross-border clients. He supports complex private-sector conflicts with strong drafting discipline, analytical clarity, and a commercially grounded approach to negotiations and hearings.
Partner
Gold, Minerals, and Strategic Advisory
Aline Uwase is a Rwandan legal consultant advising on gold and mineral transactions, strategic minerals consulting, and investor-facing project support. Her MSc-level training strengthens the firm's technical perspective on extractives, compliance, and advisory structuring.
Partner
DRC Minerals, Francophone Advisory, and Cross-Border Transactions
Jean Ilunga supports clients operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo across mineral-rights, project advisory, French-language commercial coordination, and extractives-related engagements. He brings strong regional insight to DRC-facing mineral matters and counterpart negotiations.
Partner
Crypto, Tax, Banking, and Finance
Nomsa Naidoo advises from the South African market on crypto regulation, tax exposure, banking relationships, and finance mandates. She supports clients that need a practical view of digital-asset risk, financial structuring, and compliance-sensitive transactions.
