Ivan is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda, a member of both the Uganda Law Society and the East Africa Law Society. He holds professional certifications in International Commercial Arbitration (IcArb) from the University of Cincinnati & in plea bargaining from the Pepperdine University. He is also a licensed Trade Mark Agent in Uganda and is currently the Partner heading the corporate & commercial practice at the Firm.
Ivan has working knowledge in corporate affairs and has built his expertise in corporate & commercial law practice mainly through; commercial litigation, transactions advisory, corporate governance advisory, contract negotiation & management. Other areas of practice include: banking & finance, insurance, dispute resolution, tax law & policy, intellectual property, employment affairs, joint ventures, enforcement claims, due diligences and oil-gas & mining law.
Ivan also has a niche in project financing and he has advised numerous clients in this sector especially on large scale projects in Uganda and East Africa that include; agro-processing, renewable energy, infrastructure, manufacturing to mention but a few. Current assignments include; financing agreements, oil agreements, mining agreements, energy transactions and Infrastructure.
He has experienced first-hand the benefits of up skilling and building technical expertise in new and emerging areas of the law and he is keen to offer robust solution based advice to clients.
Last but not least, Ivan is a researcher, writer and historian.