The firm was established in 1927. As of January 2008 there are 14 partners, all of whom are Kenyan citizens. Nine partners form the Commercial Department supported by nine assistants and five partners in our dispute resolution department, supported by three assistants. A further nine trainees and two para-legal staff make up our full complement. We have a large intellectual property business. This makes us the largest legal practice in East Africa.

Our clients are private and public companies from Kenya and abroad, local and international banks, development finance agencies and non-government organisations in all sectors of the economy. We advise on business law, corporate finance and capital markets, project finance, financial services, banking, power, telecommunications law, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture and horticulture. We represent clients in litigation and provide dispute resolution advice in all of these areas. The firm also works as Kenyan counsel for many international law firms and their clients from Europe, North America and South Africa.

To meet the expectations of our clients we have arranged our practice so as to provide teams of lawyers for large-scale transactions, when needed. Our transaction teams are led by experienced partners who stay closely involved in all aspects of the matter.

Kaplan & Stratton is a founder member of Lex Africa, the leading law firm network spanning 26 African countries.

Our objective is to give high quality legal and commercial advice through an efficiently managed professional practice that will facilitate our clients’ business dealings in Kenya and elsewhere in the East African region.