Experienced Advocates and Legal Consultants
Meet our Advocates and Legal Consultants
Patrick G. Barugahare
Senior Partner
Patrick G. Barugahare (Senior Partner) is the founder of the Firm.
He holds a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from Monash University, Australia and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B Hons, Upper Second Class) from Makerere University Law School. He also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) from the Law Development Centre, Kampala, Uganda. Patrick is a senior legal practitioner with a combined legal practice experience in both Australia and Uganda of over twenty (20) years. He has undertaken many legal and regulatory framework studies in Uganda for government and non-government development agencies. Patrick also has extensive experience in private legal practice and manages all the commercial law and legal consulting work of the Firm. Patrick is highly committed to ensuring all clients are provided with high quality, individually tailored and confidential legal advice. He works closely with clients, advising and helping them achieve their desired outcomes. Patrick is a Commissioner of Oaths and a Notary Public.
Patrick is a Member of Uganda Law Society (ULS) and East African Law Society (EALS). He is also a Member, Law Institute, Victoria, Australia and a Solicitor, High Court and Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Victoria (Australia).
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Absalom Mubangizi
Partner
Absalom holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) and a Bachelor of Laws degree
(LL.B Hons, Second Class-Upper Division) from Makerere University Law School. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) from the Law Development Centre, Kampala, Uganda. Absalom Mubangizi has also undertaken specialised training in trial advocacy with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) and the International Law Institute (ILI). He joined the firm in 2009 after working at the Uganda Law Reform Commission where he gained experience in law reform, law revision and legislative drafting. Absalom’s area of specialization is taxation law and practice. His LL.M Degree dissertation entitled “Corporate Income Tax and Investment Behaviour in Uganda” focused on the relationship between Uganda’s corporate tax regime and corporate finance decisions and corporate structuring. He is currently enrolled for the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) at the Chartered Institute of Taxation (IOT), UK, with emphasis on International Taxation, Transfer Pricing and a research paper/thesis on taxation within the East African Community (EAC).
He has had over ten (10) years of legal practice with the Firm during which he has handled diverse commercial litigation and transaction work and other work undertaken by the Firm. He is a member of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) and East African Law Society (EALS).
Absalom was admitted to partnership in July 2019.
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Kamugasha Nganwa Benjamin
Consultant
Ben Kamugasha holds an LLB (Hons) degree from the Faculty of Law,
Makerere University and a M.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics, London University. (Majoring in Personnel Management, Institutions and Processes). Mr. Kamugasha has wide experience in the area of Human Rights. He was the Permanent Secretary in the Uganda Ministry of Constitutional Affairs at the time of the constitutional making process of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, a position which exposed him to human rights issues. He is also an institutional and organizational specialist.
Mr. Kamugasha is affiliated to the Firm and undertakes wide ranging legal, policy and institutional consultancy work in close collaboration with the legal consultancy division of the Firm. He has undertaken many legal, policy and institutional reform studies in the water, sanitation, environment and human rights sectors at both national and regional levels.
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Joseph Okia
Advocate
Joseph Okia is an Advocate with BKA Advocates. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma
in Legal Practice (Dip. LP) from the Law Development Centre (LDC), Kampala, Uganda and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB.Hons) from Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda (UCU). Joseph’s practice is biased towards corporate and commercial litigation, human rights and social justice.
Outside the firm, Joseph is a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law, Uganda Christian University (UCU). Joseph is a Member of Uganda Law Society (ULS) and East African Law Society (EALS).
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Yvette Kyabagye Karamu
Advocate
Yvette Kyabagye Karumu is a holder of a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B Hons)
from Makerere University, Kampala and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) from the Law Development Centre, Kampala (LDC). She is an Advocate with BKA Advocates.
Yvette’s areas of professional interest include corporate and commercial transactions, land transactions, environment and natural resources law and litigation. She undertakes legal research across diverse areas of practice. Yvette is a Member of Uganda Law Society (ULS) and East African Law Society (EALS).
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Charity Byakagaba Rachel
Advocate
Charity Byakagaba Rachel is a holder of a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B Hons)
from Uganda Christian University, Mukono and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) from the Law Development Centre, Kampala (LDC). She is an Advocate with BKA Advocates.
Charity’s areas of professional interest include corporate and commercial transactions, land transactions, ADR and litigation. She undertakes legal research across diverse areas of practice. Charity is a Member of Uganda Law Society (ULS) and East African Law Society (EALS).
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Milton Zziwa
Advocate
Milton Zziwa is a holder of a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B Hons)
from Uganda Pentecostal University, Fort portal, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) from the Law Development Centre, Kampala (LDC). He also holds a Diploma in Law from the Law Development Centre. He is an Advocate with BKA Advocates.
Milton’s areas of professional interest include corporate and commercial transactions, land transactions, ADR and litigation. He undertakes legal research across diverse areas of practice. Milton is a Member of Uganda Law Society (ULS) and East African Law Society (EALS).
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Rebecca Luyiga
Administrator
The Firm has a dedicated and experienced support team headed by Rebecca Luyiga.
She is assisted by Lydia Nassuna, Ivan Ssonko and Ruth Komugisha.
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Lydia Nassuna
Support Staff
Ruth Komugisha
Support Staff
Ivan Ssonko
Support Staff