Wilson K. Kalya.

Founder & Managing Partner

Wilson K. Kalya is the founder and Managing Partner of the firm. He is a an advocate, a Commissioner for oaths and a notary public who has over thirty four (34) years’ experience in the legal practice. He has acted in many of the most high profile and complex legal matters in the Court of Appeal, High Court, Industrial Courts, Magistrate Courts and Specialized Tribunals for over three decades. As a result of his unique expertise and single minded devotion to Clients, he has been retained by clients to represent them in variety of cases. He is also a recognized dispute resolution expert especially in Arbitration. His recent experience has included arbitrating over complex contractual beach disputes worth millions. He has been and remains instrumental in developing the firm’s strategic direction and embodies the firm’s core values.

Membership in Professional Societies

• Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
• Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)

Rachel C. Keino.

Partner | Head of Corporate Department.
Email: rkeino@kalyacounsel.com.

Rachel C. Keino is and Advocate and Partner and Head of Corporate Department at the firm. She has Six years’ experience in the legal practice. She has gained considerable experience in handling corporate and commercial transactions. She has continuously been engaged in advising a wide range of clients both high profile and top tier corporates in some of the most complex and prominent deals within Kenya and beyond. As the head of the Corporate Department, she has been part of ground- breaking commercial transactions.

Areas of Expertise

• General Commercial Law
• Banking law
• Finance and Securities law
• Property Law
• Conveyancing and Real estate law
• Corporate law

Membership in Professional Societies

• Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
• Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)

Karen J. Chesoo

Partner | Head of Litigation Department.
Email: chesoo@kalyacounsel.com.

Karen J. Chesoo is an Advocate, a Partner and Head of the Litigation Department. She has over five years’ experience in handling a wide range of contentious and non- contentious legal disputes. She is an able litigator who has acted in some of Kenya’s landmark and precedent setting cases. Karen has represented various clients in litigation matters in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Employment and Labour Court, Environment and Land Court, Magistrates Courts and Specialised Tribunals. She has been in active practice since her admission to the bar and has a hands-on expertise in legal matters which has enabled her to offer proper leadership in the Litigation Department.

Areas of Expertise

Membership in Professional Societies

• Law Society of Kenya (LSK)

Claire N. Karuga

Associate Advocate.
Email: karuga@kalyacounsel.com.

Claire N. Karuga is an Advocate and an able litigator with broad experience in Litigation particularly Commercial, Criminal, Family & Succession and Insurance Claims disputes litigation. She has represented various clients in litigation matters in the Court of Appeal, High Court, Employment and Labour Court, Environment and Land Court, Magistrates Courts and Specialised Tribunals.

Areas of Expertise

Membership in Professional Societies

• Law Society of Kenya (LSK)