“KATS is one of the oldest and largest Firms. They have been around for a very long time and virtually all of us were part of the Firm and learnt our law there…it is a brand and an aura.”

– IFLR 1000 – Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms

Katende, Ssempebwa & Company alumni have a prominent network in the fields of law, finance, business and other professions. Former KATS Associates include Judges, Professors, Managing Directors, Corporation Secretaries and Partners in other well-regarded law firms founded by KATS alumni, here are some of them:

As we count down to our 50th Anniversary, we will be adding alumni every week.

Judiciary / Government Service

Hon Mwesigwa Rukutana
–Deputy Attorney General

Ret. Justice Elizabeth Ibanda Nahamya
–Judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) UN

Justice Anna Mugyenyi Bitature
–Justice of the High Court

Justice Christopher Madrama
–Judge Court of Appeal

Justice Irene Nambatya
– Magistrate

Law Dons

Dr. John Jean Barya –
Assoc Prof. Department of Public and Comparative Law at Makerere University, School of Law

Dr. David J Bakibinga –
Professor of Commercial Law at Makerere University, School of Law

Dr. Juliet Kamuzze –
Managing Partner FIDES Legal, attached to the Department of Public and Comparative Law at Makerere University, School of Law

Private Practice

Peters Musoke –
Name Partner at Shonubi Musoke

George Omunyokol –
Name Partner at Omunyokol & Co. Advocates

Francis Buwule –
Name Partner at Buwule Mayiga & Co. Advocates

Apollo Makubuya –
Name Partner at MMAKS

Phillip Karugaba –
Country leader ENS Uganda

Timothy Masembe Kanyerezi –
Name Partner at MMAKS

William Kasozi –
Managing Partner of Bowmans, AF Mpanga

Matthias Nalyanya –
Managing Partner of Lex Uganda

Fred Sentomero –
Name Partner at OSH Advocates

Edmund Wakida –
Partner at Lex Uganda

Cornelius Henry Mukiibi –
Name Partner at C H Mukiibi & Company Advocates

David Ssempala –
Name Partner at KSMO Advocates

Stephen Opolot –
Name Partner at OS Kagere & Co. Adovcates

Charles Dalton Opwonya –
Name Partner at Opwonya & Company Advocates​

Esther Kemigisha Tayebwa –
Name Partner at KTN Advocates

Brian K. Emurwon

Deox Tibeingana –
Name Partner at Tibeingana & Company Advocates

Phillip Mark Mugisha –
Partner at Signum Advocates

In-House Counsel

Dorothy Masifa Ochola –
Company Secretary Standard Chartered Bank

Isaac Teko –
Bank of Uganda

Peace Nagenda –
Aristoc Booklex