Andrew is a leading banking, finance and regulatory services practitioner. He also handles insurance, taxation, privatization and de-regulation law, and all aspects of commercial litigation. Andrew heads the banking and finance department of the firm. He has experience in advising international and local clients on commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation.
He has acted for government and its institutions and agencies, as well as the private sector in Public and Private Partnerships, earning him a good understanding of private and public sector needs. He was seconded to Barclays Bank, Uganda, as a legal consultant to assist in the legal integration following Barclays’ acquisition of a financial institution.
• Acted as Ugandan local counsel to TBD as lender and the SBSA as the security agent in respect of a USD 36,000,000 facility to Kinyara Sugar Limited. The purpose was to finance the development of a 40 Mega Watts (MW) Bagasse fired co-generation power plant in Uganda to be operated by Kinyara Sugar Limited.
• Advised FMO in respect of a USD 5,000,000 to Watu Credit Uganda Ltd in relation to local law matters of the transaction to finance the borrower’s electric motorcycle financing portfolio in Uganda. Drafted the corporate authorisations required to be provided by the Borrower, assisted with collection and confirmation of conditions precedent and attended to post closing local law matters such as perfection of the finance documents.
• Advised Nedbank Limited on the restructuring (by way of amendment) of the Note Issuance Deed entered into with Kalangala Infrastructure Services Limited. His roles involved drafting the English Law Amendment Deed to the Note Issuance Deed, preparation of corporate authorisations and issuance of an English Law and Ugandan Law opinion in respect of the transaction. Undertook the perfection of the transaction documents with different registries and offices in Uganda.
• Acting for FirstRand Bank Limited and the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited in respect of a re-financing facility to the Bandwidth and Cloud Services Limited for purposes of refinancing loans from Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd, Cordiant Emerging Loan Fund IV and European Investment Bank.
• Advised FMO in respect of a USD 10,000,000 to EV Assets Management Limited in relation to local law matters of the transaction to finance the borrower’s capital expenditure towards acquisition of electric motorcycles.
• Advised an investment company established under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in respect of a USD 5,000,000 term loan facility and a 1,500,000 revolving working capital facility to JKCC General Supplies Ltd, a private limited liability company incorporated in Uganda that is in the business of processing, storing, packing and selling coffee beans.
• Advising AFD in respect of an unsecured EUR 40,000,000 facility to the Uganda Development Bank Limited. The scope of work involves reviewing the French law facility agreement, drafting and registration of corporate authorisations and issuance of a Ugandan law opinion for each transaction.
• Chambers Global, 2010, -2026- highly recommended lawyer (corporate and commercial practice) in Uganda
• IFLR1000, 2008, – 2025- leading lawyer (corporate and commercial practice) in Uganda.
• Legal500, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024- leading lawyer in Uganda.
• IFLR1000, 2023, 2024- highly regarded.
• Legal500, 2025, -leading partner.
• QLTS (English Solicitor training course), Solicitor Regulation Authority, UK
• LLM (with Merit) Commercial and Corporate, Law University of London, UK
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Development Centre – Kampala
• LLB (Hons) (Upper Division), Makerere University Kampala
• Advocate, Courts of Judicature, Uganda
• Solicitor, England and Wales
• Notary Public of Uganda
• Uganda Law Society
• Law Society of England and Wales
• East African Law Society
• International Bar Association
• He co- authored an article on understanding the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in uganda. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the legal framework underpinning the AEOI obligations, the entities responsible for compliance, the specific requirements imposed, and the consequences of non-compliance in Uganda.
• He co-authored an article on which analyzed the Tax Bills, 2025.