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Madikizela Otieno

Associate

Madikizela is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department and her practice areas are banking & commercial disputes, succession, employment, arbitration, and general commercial contract matters.

Madikizela holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.

EXPERIENCE

  • Part of the team representing the government in a dispute concerning the constitutionality of the reintroduction of mobile money tariffs in bank-to-Mpesa transactions.
  • Part of the team representing former employees of Britam in a malicious criminal prosecution claim where the employees were charged with KES 1 billion fraud charges.
  • Part of the team representing a major real estate company in several contractual disputes involving breach of contract and the recovery of property.
  • Part of the team representing a medical services provider in negotiating and mediating a contractual dispute worth over 1 million USD.
She specialises in banking & commercial disputes, succession, employment, arbitration, and general commercial contract matters.