Biography
Melanie is a lawyer who holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nairobi. In addition, she is currently pursuing accreditation in Mediation from the Mediation Training Institute of East Africa.
With her avid knowledge in the Commercial Law sphere, she has engaged in numerous Banking Securities transactions including the registration and preparation of various security instruments and general legal agreements among others. Further to this she has also equipped herself in the conveyancing field for various residential and commercial developments, as well as having a proper legal grasp on aspects involving transfer and ownership of land.
Melanie in addition to her expertise in the commercial field, she has also participated in numerous litigation briefs that have enabled her to sharpen her skills in the department. She has shown her
Passion for the legal profession and continues to be motivated to provide innovative legal solutions and make a positive impact on the firm.
Membership
- Law Society of Kenya
- Member- Kenya Industrial Property Institute.
- Member- International Bar Association-
- Member- Kenya Bankers Association Legal Affairs and Compliance Committee.
- Member- Leasing Association of Kenya.
Notable Assignments
The first job is an Associate with Amely law firm practicing in risk management litigation in 1992. Since 2011 , he has served as the Practice Group Leader at our law firm with thoroughness
- Lead support in project financing for large debt financed transactions (including loan syndication with other lenders) comprising commercial malls, roads construction and manufacturing concerns.
- Was a member of the joint task force formed by the office of the president to implement Annuity Financing for construction of low Volume Seal (Rural) Roads.
- Certified Fraud Examiner.
- Participated in the pilot programme on alternative dispute resolution mechanism in Kenya.
- He was instrumental in advising on and developing a window for sharia compliant for financial products for ABC Bank and received extensive training in Islamic finance.
- Successfully Completed the licensing of a non-dealing online Foreign Exchange Trading Broker at the Capital Markets Authority, granting our client the license to operate as such under the Capital Markets Act (Cap 485a laws of Kenya) and the Capital Markets (Online foreign Exchange Trading) Regulations 2017
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