Timothy Kanyerezi Masembe

Timothy Kanyerezi Masembe is the Managing Partner of the Firm and he heads the litigation department of the firm. His practice focuses mainly on commercial litigation, arbitration as well as corporate and commercial law.

He is a Barrister-at-law and a Member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, UK. He holds an LLB (Hons) (London) degree and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1992. In addition he holds a Diploma in Legal Practice of the Law Development Centre in Uganda.

Timothy is one of the leading litigators in Uganda, and has appeared in many ground breaking cases involving banks. He was recently granted a special license to appear in the courts of Tanzania.

Timothy has also been consistently ranked as a Band 1 commercial lawyer by the Chambers Global Guide. He has been an external lead counsel for the Bank of Uganda and has thus been at the centre of the reconstruction and improvement of Uganda’s entire banking sector.

In addition, Timothy has recently been appointed as a member of the Capital Markets Authority Board.