Brigitte Kusiima B.

Brigitte Kusiima B. is a Partner at the firm. Her primary practice area is Employment Law. She specialises in commercial and corporate law, and her expertise includes employment and immigration law, advising both local and international clients across financial institutions, telecommunications and aviation.

She has worked on a wide range of employment-related matters. She has drafted and/or reviewed HR manuals for several firms, both local and international, and has litigated a number of cases in the industrial court, setting precedents in employment law-related matters. She was also seconded to the East African Development Bank in Kampala, where her core tasks included updating its electronic loans and leases securities register, preparing legal opinions, and drafting loans, employment and similar documentation.

Her expertise in these areas has earned her recognition from IFLR1000, which has tagged her as a Rising Star in financial services, technology and communications, as well as aviation matters in Uganda. She is also a dual nominee in the Women in Law awards under the Uganda Law Society and has been recognised by a national daily newspaper as one of the influential women in the profession.

She has been invited on a number of occasions to facilitate at the Makerere Law School as part of the mentoring programme and has co-authored various articles on topics in her area of practice.

She serves as a Board Director to a number of companies, providing guidance on good corporate governance practices. She serves as a Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths and a Chartered Certified Company Secretary accredited by the Chartered Governance Institute (UK and Ireland).

She holds an LLM (Hons) from the University of East London, a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, Uganda, and a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, Uganda, where she earned the Uganda Law Society Accolade in recognition of her excellent performance as the third top graduate of her academic year. She is a member of the East Africa Law Society, the Uganda Law Society and the Industrial Court Users Committee.