Mkono & Co. Advocates

Mkono & Co. Africa is a leading East-African law firm headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Founded in 1977 by the firm’s managing partner, Honourable Nimrod E. Mkono, the firm has gradually developed to become Tanzania’s leading law firm and a prominent corporate, commercial and financial practice in the East-African region.

Mkono & Co.’s growth is reflected by the unique and dynamic team of lawyers coming from the US, Europe, India and from all over Africa. The firm has a unique mix of common law and civil law practitioners which is key to its move to the East African and Great Lakes Region.

The firm is recognized by international professional directories and has received multiple awards for its legal leadership and quality of services. The firm has been ranked in Tier one by Chambers Global since 2000 and counts several lawyers ranked as leaders in their field.

Mkono & Co. houses close to thirty lawyers in its headquarters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The firm has a branch office in Burundi and an exclusive association in Rwanda and Uganda. Mkono & Co has further formed a number of alliances with other firms practicing in other jurisdictions, such as Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius and India.

Mkono & Co. Advocates is a leading firm in the protection of intellectual property rights. The firm is actively involved in handling applications for trademarks and patents, including contentious and non-contentious work, such as licensing and franchising, trademark infringement, passing off and opposition proceedings, copyright and design right, confidential information disputes and protection. In addition, the Firm has, since its inception, provided services to commercial and private clients in a wide variety of transactions involving real property. The services include conveyance, mortgages of land, leases and title opinions and title actions.

The firm is also a member of Terralex, a worldwide network of independent law firms.