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Who We Are

About CK Advocates

Advocates of the High Court of Kenya

CK Advocates is a corporate and commercial law practice based in Nairobi, advising businesses and financial institutions in Kenya and across East Africa.

Our work is transactional and advisory. We act on company formation and structuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and security documentation, commercial contracts, and property transactions. We advise regulated institutions on authorisation and continuing compliance, and boards on their governance, data protection and intellectual property obligations.

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Credentials

The Lead Advocate

Kangaya A. Cerullo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over five years’ experience advising fintech, financial services, and corporate clients across African and European markets. He combines strong regulatory expertise with commercial acumen, and is a trusted advisor to executive and board-level leadership.

  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, admitted to the Roll in 2021
  • Member, Law Society of Kenya
  • LLB, Strathmore University; Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Kenya School of Law
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS); ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementor; currently pursuing the Certified Secretaries course
  • Practice areas: Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contract Law, Financial Services Law, Banking & Finance, Compliance & Governance, Intellectual Property Law, Conveyancing, Immigration Law
  • Languages of business: English and Kiswahili
Our Focus

Where Our Work Comes From

Corporate, commercial and contracts
30%
Banking, finance and transactions
25%
Regulatory and compliance
25%
Intellectual property and conveyancing
20%
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Practice areas
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Matters advised
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Clients
1
Years in legal practice
What We Do

Our Practice Areas

Licensing and regulatory advice for banks, SACCOs, insurers, fintechs and payment providers.
Trademarks, copyright, designs and licensing — from registration through to enforcement.
Commercial and residential property transactions, from official search through to registration.
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating the commercial agreements a business runs on.
Our Clients

Trusted by businesses across Kenya

Meet Our Team

Our Legal Team

Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
Legal Assistant
Paralegal
Office Administrator
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
Meet the Advocate

The Advocate

Kangaya A. Cerullo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over five years’ experience advising fintech, financial services, and corporate clients across African and European markets. He combines strong regulatory expertise with commercial acumen, and is a trusted advisor to executive and board-level leadership.

His practice spans Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Contract Law, Financial Services Law & Banking and Finance, Compliance & Governance, IP Law, Conveyancing, and Immigration Law.

Kangaya holds an LLB from Strathmore University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Kenya School of Law. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), an ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementor, and a member of the Law Society of Kenya. He is currently pursuing the Certified Secretaries course.

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Our Testimonials

Clients Say About Us

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" We came to the firm mid-way through an acquisition that had stalled. The due diligence report was the first document in the process that told us plainly what the risks were instead of listing everything. Clear advice, and it moved the deal. "
David Mwangi
David Mwangi
Finance Director, Nairobi
" Our licensing application had been going back and forth with the regulator for months. Kangaya restructured how we were presenting it and dealt with the correspondence directly. The difference in pace was immediate. "
Amina Hassan
Amina Hassan
Chief Executive, financial services
" We had been signing supplier contracts without anyone reading them properly. The firm built us a standard set of terms and a short checklist for the team. Straightforward, practical, and it has saved us arguments since. "
Peter Kamau
Peter Kamau
Managing Director, manufacturing
About Us

CK Advocates is a corporate and commercial law practice in Nairobi, advising companies, financial institutions and their boards across Kenya and East Africa.

Contact Us
5th Floor, Parklands Plaza, Ojijo Road, Parklands, Nairobi.
5th Floor, Parklands Plaza, Ojijo Road, Parklands, Nairobi