Godwin Wangong’u is the Senior Partner of the firm. He was admitted to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya in 1988. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. Mr. Wangong’u began his legal practice with Nyachae & Company Advocates in 1988.He later established the firm Wangong’u & Company Advocates before merging with G.M Mboya & Co. Advocatesin 2004. He has broad and extensive experience in Corporate and Commercial law. He is a Patent and Trade Mark agent, a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public. He is also a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. He heads the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group and is a member of the Real Estate, Banking and Finance Practice Group.

His areas of expertise include:

• Corporate Finance
• Mergers and Acquisition
• Corporate Restructuring and Reorganisation
• Capital Markets
• Privatisations & PPP’s
• Tax Law Planning
• Technology Media and Telecoms
• Intellectual Property Energy and Infrastructure

Gladys Mboya is the Managing Partner of the firm. She was admitted to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya in 1992. She has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from the University of Warwick (UK). She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UK) and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. Additionally, she has attained certification in Aviation Finance from the Euro Money Legal Training School (UK) and certification in Micro-finance as a tool of poverty alleviation, from International Development Law Organisation in Rome, Italy.

Mrs. Mboya began her legal practice with the firm of Hamilton, Harrison & Mathews in 1990. Later she joined Agricultural Finance Corporation as a legal officer. In 1999 she established the firm of G.M Mboya & Company Advocates and later merged with Wangong’u & Co. Advocates in 2004. She is a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public. She is also a member of the Law Society of Kenya, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. She heads the Real Estate, Banking and Finance Practice group, the Estate Planning and Administration Practice group and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Practice group.

Her areas of expertise include:

• Banking and Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Aviation Law
• Estate Planning and Administration
• Capital Markets
• Employment and Labour Laws
• Real Estate
• Energy and Infrastructure

Peter M. Waiyaki is the Partner responsible for Strategy and Development. He is an accomplished practitioner ranked as a Top Commercial Lawyer by Chambers Global and IFLR 1000 over several years. He was admitted to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya in 1992. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. Peter previously worked as the founding Chief Executive of the Central Depository & Settlement Corporation in Kenya and oversaw the automation of the clearing, delivery and settlement of trades on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

He is heavily involved in capital markets transactions and advisory work and counts among his clients the securities exchange, the central depository, investment banks, fund managers and stock brokers. He has been heavily involved in initiatives to introduce REITS, Derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. He has successfully advised Stanlib Kenya Ltd in the establishment, and listing of units of the first listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Kenya: the Stanlib Fahari I-REIT an income REIT. He is currently working for several other clients who expect to list REIT securities on the NSE. Peter is also a notary public, a certified public secretary and an arbitrator. Peter sits on boards of several private companies and charitable organizations.

His areas of expertise include:

• Capital markets
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate finance
• Arbitration and dispute resolutions
• Corporate restructuring and re-organizations
• Energy
• Real estate structuring

June Njoroge-Ngwele is a Partner at the firm. She is a graduate of the Makerere University Uganda and the Kenya School of Law; she holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Diploma in Law. She also holds a Certificate in Insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute of London.

She is the Partner in charge of legal assistants.

She is a member of both Real Estate, Banking and Finance Practice Groups and the Estate Planning & Administration Practice Group.

Her areas of expertise include:

• Real Estate
• Banking & Finance
• Estate Planning & Administration

CG Mbugua is a Partner at the firm. He is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and the Kenya School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Diploma in Law. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Sunderland. He has been with the firm since 2006 and was admitted to the roll of advocates in 2008. Mr. Mbugua is a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public.

His areas of expertise include:

• Corporate Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privatisation
• Capital Markets
• Corporate reorganizations and restructuring

Kimani Njane is a Partner at Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates. He is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree. He also holds a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and is currently undertaking his Masters of Law (Public Finance and Financial Services Law) at the University of Nairobi. He was enrolled to the bar of advocates of the High Court of Kenya in 2010.

He began his legal practice with Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates as a Legal Assistant rising to the position of Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Department.

He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.

His areas of expertise include:

• Corporate Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Public Private Partnerships
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Capital Markets

Sylvia Kang’ethe is a Partner at the firm. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a finalist of the Certified Secretary Course.

She is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.

Her areas of expertise include:

• Real Estate Practice
• Banking & Finance Law
• Company Secretarial Practice
• Corporate and Commercial Law