Ortus Advocates

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Overview

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Ortus Advocates is a full-service corporate and commercial law firm in Uganda with a wealth of experience and knowledge of over 20 practitioners in law, tax and business advisory services. Our key practice areas include corporate advisory, mergers & acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, project finance, project development, oil & gas, tax, and business rescue, restructuring & insolvency guiding both local and international clients across a range of industries.

Notable work

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RCC Arbitration

2025Completed £12.2M Uganda

Defended the Government of Uganda in an arbitration with RCC over delays and defects in theMbarara-Katuna road project.

Project Optim

2025Ongoing £3.8B Uganda

Advised KCBBank Uganda, in its financing of up to $10,000,000 for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP).

Project Turaco

2025Ongoing £2.6M Uganda

Advising a Scandinavian investment fund on its acquisition of a majority stake in a Ugandan Microfinance Institution.

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Address (A-Z)

Uganda - Head office

Central Region

Plot 2 Lugard Road, Nakasero Hill P.0 Box 26440 , Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, Kampala

www.ortusadvocates.com

+256 417 120 400

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Top figures

35

Employees

10

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