Overview

George Philip is a Trainee Advocate at O’Bang Law. He graduated from Strathmore University with a Bachelor of Law Degree, and he is currently undertaking the Advocates Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law. He successfully completed a Data Protection Course that was being offered by the Strathmore Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT). He brings vast experience and exposure in corporate legal compliance, contract drafting and review, dispute resolution, and legal research across various sectors.

George has previously handled tasks involving management of regulatory standards, court filings, and the preparation of legal memoranda for various departments. His professional interests are deeply rooted in commercial transactions, intellectual property, and litigation practice. He has:

  1. When working at Tourism Promotion Services (Management) Limited, he successfully created a legal compliance matrix for Tourism Promotion Services (Kenya) Limited to be used by the hotels in Kenya and other African markets.
  2. When working at Tourism Promotion Services (Management) Limited, he was part of the team that advised Serena Hotels and developed agreements dealing with the provision of labour, support, and preventive maintenance across Serena Hotels in Kenya and Tanzania.
  3. He was part of the team that conducted training to hotel managers and human resource representatives on the legal requirements for employment as per the Employment Act (Cap 226).
  4. When working at Tourism Promotion Services (Management) Limited, he was part of the team that advised Serena Hotels and developed agreements on a transaction concerning backup and cloud management services for their data.

Honours & Awards

  1. Strathmore, CIPIT – Data Protection.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

  1. Company formation & governance.
  2. Commercial contracts.
  3. M&A & corporate transactions.
  4. Regulatory & compliance.
  1. Public offerings and listings.
  2. Debt capital markets.
  3. Private placements and equity raises.
  4. Collective investment schemes and funds.
  5. Regulatory compliance and market conduct.
  6. Market infrastructure and intermediaries
  1. Lending & syndicated finance.
  2. Structured & capital markets finance.
  3. Security, collateral & asset finance.
  4. Regulatory & compliance.
  5. Restructuring & insolvency.
  6. Payments, fintech & digital banking.
  1. Regulatory compliance.
  2. ESG reporting & disclosure.
  3. Supply chain & human rights due diligence.
  4. Environmental permitting and impact.
  5. Corporate governance and incentives.
  6. M&A and transactions.
  1. Tax compliance & filings.
  2. Tax planning & structuring.
  3. Transactional tax (M&A, financings).
  4. Transfer pricing & international tax.
  5. Indirect taxes (VAT/GST, customs).
  6. Tax controversy & dispute resolution.
  7. Employment & payroll tax.
  8. Tax incentives & credits.

Appointment

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