SHEILA AKINYI ONYANGO
Email: SOnyango@kapstrat.com
Position: Senior Associate
Practice Area: Litigation
Sheila Onyango's Bio
Sheila Onyango is a senior advocate of the High Court of Kenya, admitted in 2017. She has considerable experience in Employment, Labour Relations & Retirement Benefits, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Construction Disputes and Arbitration & Mediation. She also practices preventive lawyering geared towards ensuring legal due diligence and dispute avoidance.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of Kenya
ADMISSIONS
- Advocate – High Court of Kenya
- Commissioner of Oaths
- Notary Public
EDUCATION
- Kenya School of Law – Postgraduate Diploma (Bar Qualifications)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology – Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- University of Nairobi- Master of Laws (LLM)- Public International Law & International Relations
LANGUAGES
- English
- Swahili
- French
EXPERIENCE
- Advising and representing clients in commercial and civil disputes, labour relations and employment claims, matrimonial disputes and construction claims.
- Negotiating various settlements on behalf of clients that result in out-of-court resolution of disputes, withdrawal of actions and reduced compensation to parties involved.
- Successfully defended various employment disputes on matters relating to redundancy, summary dismissal, termination, collective bargaining agreements, industrial action and discrimination.
- Successfully defended a class action claim where former employees alleged unlawful declaration of retirement.
- Successfully defended various clients in malicious prosecution claims.
- Successfully defended a number of construction claims initiated by contractors on projects worth millions.
- Defended various Work Injury (WIBA) claims that led to a significant reduction in compensation awarded.
- Assisted in the successful defence of an international construction claim worth millions.
- Assisted in a complex and protracted succession dispute.
- Participated in various due diligence audits.