ANTHONY NJOGU
= more accessibility + more flexibility
Managing Partner
Dispute Resolution
anthony.njogu@ronn.law
T: +254 722 348 260
Focus: Corporate, Intellectual Property, Media and Telecoms’ disputes
"When you're under pressure, [Anthony] delivers on time. He's very accessible and very responsive, even if he's attending court."
Chambers Global 2017.
BIO
Anthony is a responsive, thorough and intuitive dispute resolution lawyer who has worked on several prominent and groundbreaking cases.
In both arbitration and litigation, clients know him for his good legal mind and understanding of commercial disputes. He is also known for being efficient, available and prepared. He has great business acumen and is highly regarded for his ability to translate business information into a legal argument.
He works with multinational clients ranging from banks and media companies to pharmaceutical companies on their constitutional, insolvency, IP, tax and public procurement matters.
EXPERIENCE
- A leading Kenyan supermarket chain: in successfully challenging a retroactive tax claim by the Kenya Revenue Authority worth over KES 100 million (USD 1 million).
- A State Client: in its successful defence in a major international commercial arbitration where the claim exceeds USD 600 million (USD 6 million).
- One of the “Big Four” professional services firms: in procurement proceedings relating to the Standard Gauge Railway project, one of the Kenya government's flagship infrastructure projects with an estimated USD 3.8 billion (approximately KES 414 million) value for the Mombasa – Nairobi phase.
- A Danish company: in a procurement appeal over a KES 7.9 billion (approximately USD 72 million) claim relating to the construction of a greenfield aviation fuel depot at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
- MultiChoice Africa and GOtv: in constitutional proceedings seeking to halt the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting in Kenya.
- Uber: in court proceedings filed by a group representing over 800 drivers in Kenya seeking to challenge the contractual terms between the parties.
- MultiChoice Africa: in competition matters before the Competition Authority of Kenya.
- Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Centre: concerning judicial review and administrative law remedies related to procurement proceedings by Kenya Bureau of Standards and before the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority.
- East African Breweries: in the dispute with a local company over the Smirnoff Black Ice with Guarana product.
- A leading global manufacturer of pharmaceutical products: in landmark constitutional proceedings dealing with property rights in pharmaceutical products.
RECOGNITION
- Chambers and Partners 2020: Band 3 | Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers and Partners 2019: Band 3 | Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers and Partners 2018: Band 4 | Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers Global 2017, and 2016: Recognised | Dispute Resolution.
- Legal 500 2017 Recommended | Dispute Resolution.
- Business Daily’s Top 40 under 40 2014.
- IP Stars 2016: Recognised | Notable Practitioner.
ADMISSIONS, EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Anthony has an LLB from the University of Nairobi and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law. Plus, he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and a Patent Agent of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute.