Milly Minayo Mbedi
Senior Corporate And Commercial Associate
Nairobi,Kenya
Summary
Highly motivated and hard-working corporate and commercial law lawyer with 11 years experience in advising on merger and acquisition transaction, intellectual property ownership, licensing and transfer and advising on commercial contracts.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Associate
Oraro & Company Advocates
Nairobi (County), Kenya
09.2018 - Current
- Drafted, negotiated and reviewed an array of commercial agreements including software development agreements, software licence agreements, maintenance agreements, payment services agreement, trademark assignment agreements, trademark licence agreements
- Reviewed and advised on corporate policies, procedures and programs such as third party privacy policies, human resource policies, data protection policies etc
- Led, managed and conducted legal due diligence in connection to a variety of merger and acquisition transactions and advised on risks in transactions
- Advised senior business leaders on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters including data protection, intellectual property licensing and assignment, mining law, anti-money laundering law, public private partnerships, labour and employment issues, and drafting employee contracts, employment handbook and policies
- Mentored and trained junior lawyers and trainees about the law
- Distilled complex regulations to help clients easily understand how legal obligations impacted their business
- Undertook client trainings and provided advice on a variety of legal and commercial issues including on legislation on financial technology in Kenya
- Pursued intellectual property registrations for various clients and advised on intellectual property ownership, protection and licensing strategies
- Drafted legal alerts, legal publications and submissions to legal directories for purposes of ranking of the firm in the corporate and commercial and project practice
- Managed client relationships.
Associate
Anjarwalla & Khanna
Nairobi (County), Kenya
03.2014 - 08.2018
- Drafted and reviewed an array of commercial agreements including software development agreements, software licence agreements, maintenance agreements, payment services agreement, trade mark assignment agreements, trade mark licence agreements
- Reviewed and advised on corporate policies, procedures and programs such as third party privacy policies, human resource policies, data protection policies etc
- Led, managed and conducted legal due diligence in connection to a variety of merger and acquisition transactions and advised on risks in transactions
- Advised on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters including data protection laws, intellectual property licensing and assignment, mining law, labour and employment issues
- Mentored and trained junior lawyers and trainees about the law
- Distilled complex regulations to help clients easily understand how legal obligations impacted their business
- Pursued intellectual property registrations for various clients and advised on intellectual property ownership, protection and licensing strategies
- Drafted legal alerts, legal publications and submissions to legal directories for purposes of ranking of the firm in the corporate and commercial and project practice
- Provided direct assistance to senior lawyers and partners on matters arising in the course of day-to-day provision of legal services to leading international and domestic corporate clients.
Seconded Lawyer
Aga Khan University Hospital
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Conducted a legal compliance audit of the legal department
- Drafted and advised on a wide range of contracts and leases
- Assisted the head of legal in planning, organizing, implementing and controlling legal and risk management activities and operations for the company
- Advised on the pension status of the company
- Assisted in preparing the quarterly internal audit reports
- Advised management on various labour related issues including the termination of employees
- Attended management meetings and provided preliminary advice on legal issues.
Trainee Lawyer
Anjarwalla and Khanna Advocates
03.2012 - 03.2014
- Drafted and reviewed contracts, legal documents and ancillary deliverables.
- Conducted legal due diligence and prepared the due diligence report.
- Conducted research and prepared legal opinions on various areas of law.
- Assisted in advising on labour and employment issues, and drafting employee contracts, employment handbook and policies.
- Attended client meetings and provided advice on a variety of issues.
East Africa Community Youth Ambassador
Nairobi (County), Kenya
08.2012 - 09.2013
- Responsibilities
- Organised seminars in universities in Kenya to sensitize youth on the East Africa Community integration process
- Prepared presentations on youth issues and presented them at high level conferences
- Prepared reports
- Undertook budgeting and fund sourcing
- Drafted policies on youth issues in conjunction with other community based organisations and non-governmental organisations.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Law
Kenya School of Law
Nairobi, Kenya 01.2012 - 01.2014
LLB - Law
Moi University
Kenya 08.2008 - 12.2011
Skills
Drafting and coordination skills
undefinedAffiliations
East African Law Society
Law Society of Kenya
Timeline
Senior Associate
Oraro & Company Advocates
09.2018 - Current
Seconded Lawyer
Aga Khan University Hospital
03.2017 - 08.2017
Associate
Anjarwalla & Khanna
03.2014 - 08.2018
East Africa Community Youth Ambassador
08.2012 - 09.2013
Trainee Lawyer
Anjarwalla and Khanna Advocates
03.2012 - 03.2014
Postgraduate Diploma - Law
Kenya School of Law
01.2012 - 01.2014
LLB - Law
Moi University
08.2008 - 12.2011