George Odera

Walker Kontos (in strategic alliance with Norton Rose Fulbright)
Advocate at the Litigation and Commercial Departments May 2022 – Present
Top matters:
• Drafting pleadings and submissions in complex commercial disputes, including the recovery of a secured facility of over USD 40,000,000 by a corporate bank from a defaulting company.
• Drafting pleadings and submissions for a bank against KRA’s decision to issue additional assessments of value added tax and withholding tax liabilities totaling over USD 3,000,000.
• Providing tax advisory to a company regarding the tax liability of recharacterisation of preference shares equity as debt.
• Providing legal advice to a company on the applicability or otherwise exemption of stamp duty tax to various commercial instruments.

Africa Legal Network (ALN) Kenya - Anjarwalla & Khanna
Lawyer at the Litigation Department February 2022 – May 2022
Top matters:
• Drafting pleadings and submissions in tax disputes, most notably for a multinational company in appealing a KES 1 billion Value Added Tax assessment by the Kenya Revenue Authority.
• Assisted in authoring legal alerts.
• Drafting pleadings and submissions in respect of an appeal by the Kenya Revenue Authority against the unconstitutionality of the 1% minimum tax.
• Assisted in the preparation of the East Africa Law Society’s memorandum on the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly opposing amendments to the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act.

Ashitiva Advocates LLP
Trainee Advocate
May 2021 – February 2022 Principal roles and responsibilities:
• Commercial and tax advisory to clients in the Corporate & Commercial Department
• Conduction of legal audit, due diligence and regulatory compliance in novel and complex transactions including health informatics, business establishment for independent power producing, and telecommunications licensing.
• Drafting and reviewing security agreements, share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements and contracts in mergers & acquisitions, conveyancing, and telecommunications licensing transactions.

1. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Strathmore University, July 2015-June 2019
2. Diploma in Business Management, Strathmore University, Jan 2019-Mar 2020
3. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), CFA Institute, Jan 2023- Present