Alan S. Shonubi (SC)

Alan S. Shonubi (SC) is a Senior Partner and one of the founding Partners of the firm, focusing on Corporate Law. He specialises in all corporate and commercial law matters.

Dr. Alan has considerable experience advising both local and international business entities in areas of public private partnerships, banking and project finance, technology and telecommunications, real estate, oil and gas, privatisation and de-regulation, aviation, mergers and acquisitions, as well as general business practices, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.

As local counsel, he advised ABSA Bank Limited, acting through its ABSA Capital Division, and Barclays Bank Uganda in the provision of a syndicated loan facility of US$100 million to a local telecommunications company. The transaction was awarded Project Finance Deal of the Year in the Africa TMT category by Euromoney.

Dr. Alan was awarded the IFLR Africa Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. He is recognised as a Senior Statesman in matters of General Business Law by Chambers Global, and as one of Uganda’s leading lawyers in matters of energy, technology and communications, real estate, oil and gas, mining, and natural resources by IFLR1000. Chambers Global describes him as a “practitioner who is highly regarded for his experience in the corporate and commercial arena.”

He has been invited to speak at international and regional forums such as the IBA regional conference and the Africa Loans Market Association on the subjects of mediation and arbitration, CSR and legal risk. He previously served as Chairman for Uganda Breweries and the National Library of Uganda, and as a Director on the boards of local and regional companies such as East African Breweries, Golf Course Holdings and AAR Health Services. He also serves as chairperson on the Board of Trustees for the Kampala School for the Physically Disabled. He is a Senior Counsel of the High Court of Uganda, a Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths.