Eric Liyala

“I love working closely as part of a team, advancing ideas and building up businesses, which is why you’ll so often find me with my feet on the ground (not up on a desk). I derive pleasure supporting the ideas and projects my clients care about most. This frees them to focus on their work, their lives, and their businesses. And that matters as much to me as it does to them. At Liyala & Associates Advocates, we don’t just counsel, but invest in the success of each client, partnering with them to achieve their business goals.”

Eric holds a Bachelors of Law Honours Degree (LLB) from the Makerere University and is a holder of Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, from The Law Development Center in Kamapla. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and High Court of Kenya, Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. He worked as a trainee in the law firm of Okello Oryem and Co. Advocates in Kampala and as an Associate at Lukorito and Co. Advocates in Nairobi. He also worked for Moi University as part of the In-House Legal Counsel team for more than six years where he advised the University on regulatory matters, employment, public procurement, education, conveyancing as well as monitored pending court and arbitration proceedings and advised the Moi University Board on a variety of legal matters. His work routinely involves inter alia; business startups and formation, regulatory compliance and regulatory engagement, legal audits, bid proposal review and advice, commercial contract drafting and negotiations and protection of intellectual property. In addition to his corporate transactional practice, Mr. Liyala prides himself on his perceptive commercial drafting skills, astute business acumen and delivering legal services that make business sense. He mostly enjoys providing early strategic advice to clients that either avoids or helps resolve a dispute and allows the client to maintain a business relationship.