Andrew Mochu — Consultant

Contact: +254 791 159 333 · [email protected]

Background

Andrew Mochu is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer and Consultant at OLM Law Advocates LLP, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya (admitted 2017) with over seven years of experience. He represents local and international clients in Kenyan courts, tribunals, and quasi-judicial bodies.

Andrew crafts legal strategies tailored to clients’ needs for effective risk management and cost-efficient dispute resolution. His expertise includes commercial litigation, civil disputes, employment matters, constitutional review cases, and ADR mechanisms like arbitration and mediation.

Before joining OLM Law Advocates LLP, Andrew developed his dispute resolution expertise at CM Advocates LLP, focusing on commercial and corporate disputes and enforcement of court judgments.

Areas of Practice

  • Dispute Resolution & ADR
  • Probate and Succession
  • Land & Property Law
  • Tax Law
  • Family Law
  • Employment & Labour Law

Professional Experience

  • Representing a lender in the High Court of Kenya, where the court ruled the lender could sell charged land valued at KES 400 million to recover a loan on default.
  • Representing one of Kenya’s largest pharmaceutical companies against a trademark infringement and passing-off claim by an Indian company, which the High Court dismissed.
  • Acting for a private client in a company dispute on minority shareholder rights and dividend payments, where the court ordered payment of KES 7 million in withheld dividends.
  • Acting for a private client in arbitration proceedings on a claim for KES 20 million.
  • Securing a court judgment of KES 1.5 million for an individual in a personal injury insurance claim.
  • Recovering various debts for a corporate client through settlement and enforcement of court judgments.
  • Representing a Kenyan company on tax matters before the Tax Appeals Tribunal and the High Court.
  • Representing an individual in a church dispute regarding the contested nomination of a church official.

Qualifications

  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya (admitted 2017)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Nairobi
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law

Professional Memberships

  • Law Society of Kenya
  • East Africa Law Society

Languages

  • English (fluent)
  • Swahili (fluent)