Where Legal Precision Meets Strategic Vision
A premier Kenyan law firm delivering sophisticated legal counsel across corporate, commercial, regulatory, and international law. We combine deep local expertise with a global perspective to protect and advance your interests.
"We are not merely legal advisors — we are strategic partners committed to your success."
OLAS is a distinguished Kenyan law firm built on a foundation of intellectual rigor, ethical integrity, and an unwavering commitment to client outcomes. We serve a diverse clientele spanning corporations, financial institutions, government entities, international organisations, and high-net-worth individuals.
Our attorneys bring deep expertise across multiple disciplines of law, enabling us to offer seamlessly integrated legal solutions to the most complex challenges in today's rapidly evolving business and regulatory environment.
OLAS provides full-spectrum legal representation across eight core disciplines, each led by attorneys with demonstrated expertise and a track record of delivering results in complex, high-stakes matters.
Sophisticated counsel on corporate structuring, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex commercial transactions across industries.
→Expert legal advisory on financial products, regulatory compliance, lending, structured finance, and capital markets transactions.
→Comprehensive contract management, regulatory compliance advisory, and effective dispute resolution through litigation and ADR.
→Cross-border trade advisory, international tax planning, data protection compliance, and intellectual property protection strategies.
→End-to-end legal support for infrastructure projects, PPPs, project finance, construction law, and energy sector mandates.
→Strategic tax planning, treaty analysis, transfer pricing, and advisory on bilateral tax agreements across African and global jurisdictions.
→Legal advocacy at the intersection of climate policy, environmental law, and the renewable energy transition across East Africa and beyond.
→Rigorous legal research, evidence-based policy advocacy, and bespoke training programmes for organisations and legal professionals.
→We begin by thoroughly understanding your business objectives, risk appetite, and the commercial context in which you operate. No assumption is made; every mandate begins with deep listening.
Our multidisciplinary team develops bespoke legal strategies that are commercially astute, risk-aware, and aligned with your specific goals — drawing on our expertise across practice areas.
We execute with precision, speed, and meticulous attention to detail. Our team remains proactive in communication, ensuring you are informed and confident at every stage of the process.
OLAS advises on the full spectrum of corporate and commercial transactions, from company formation and governance to multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions. We act for buyers, sellers, boards, management teams, and financial advisors on landmark transactions across East Africa. Our counsel is commercially driven, legally rigorous, and focused on delivering value at every stage of the deal.
Our Banking & Finance practice advises banks, financial institutions, borrowers, and investors on a wide range of financing transactions and regulatory matters. We provide expert legal guidance that ensures transactions are structured efficiently, securely, and in full compliance with Kenya's evolving financial regulatory framework and international standards.
We offer comprehensive counsel on commercial contracts, regulatory frameworks, and the full spectrum of dispute resolution mechanisms. Whether your matter calls for skilled negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation before the courts, OLAS brings strategic clarity and tenacious advocacy. Our Common Reporting Standards (CRS) advisory ensures our clients remain fully compliant with international information exchange obligations.
OLAS serves clients operating across borders with integrated advisory on international trade law, cross-border taxation, data protection compliance, and the full portfolio of intellectual property rights. We help businesses enter new markets, protect their innovations, and navigate the complex web of international regulatory obligations with confidence.
Our Projects & Infrastructure team provides end-to-end legal support for major infrastructure and development projects across East Africa. We advise project developers, lenders, contractors, government counterparties, and equity investors on the legal structuring, financing, procurement, and execution of transformative infrastructure projects in transport, energy, water, and technology sectors.
OLAS has specialist expertise in international tax law, advising multinational corporations, investors, and governments on the structuring and interpretation of bilateral tax treaties, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) frameworks, and cross-border tax obligations. We help clients navigate Kenya's tax treaty network and optimize their international tax positions within the bounds of the law.
At OLAS, we believe the law is a powerful instrument for a just and sustainable future. Our Climate Justice practice combines deep environmental law expertise with an unwavering commitment to equity, advising on renewable energy projects, climate finance, environmental compliance, and climate litigation across East Africa. We partner with governments, developers, NGOs, and communities to advance the green energy transition.
OLAS maintains a dedicated Legal Research & Policy division that produces high-quality legal analysis, supports legislative and policy reform, and delivers bespoke training programmes. We work with governments, international organisations, civil society, and private sector entities to develop evidence-based policy recommendations and build legal capacity across the region.
Eight integrated practice areas under one roof allow us to deliver holistic legal advice that addresses all dimensions of your matter — commercial, regulatory, and strategic — without the need for multiple advisors.
Rooted in Kenya with a deep understanding of East African business environments, OLAS seamlessly handles cross-border mandates and international transactions through our extensive network of legal partners across Africa and globally.
We are trained lawyers who think like business people. Our legal strategies are always anchored in commercial reality — we seek the outcome that creates the most value for our clients, not just the legally correct answer.
Our clients trust us with their most sensitive matters. We maintain the highest standards of professional confidentiality and are guided by the ethical rules of the Law Society of Kenya in every engagement.
In fast-moving matters, response time matters. OLAS operates with urgency and efficiency, providing timely, actionable legal advice that keeps our clients ahead of the curve and in control of their outcomes.
Law is not static. Our attorneys stay at the cutting edge of legal developments through continuous professional development, international training, and active participation in legal reform at the national and continental level.
"The law is reason, free from passion — and at OLAS, we bring both reason and resolve to every matter entrusted to us, ensuring our clients receive nothing less than extraordinary legal representation."
Schedule a confidential consultation with our team. Whether your matter is urgent or complex, OLAS is ready to provide the expert legal counsel you need to make informed decisions with confidence.
All enquiries are treated with strict confidentiality in accordance with our professional obligations and the LSK rules of conduct.