Jemimah Jehopio is a commercial lawyer whose core practice area is corporate and commercial law, and legal and regulatory compliance. Jemimah advises corporate and financial entities on a wide range of legal, regulatory and transactional matters, working with in-house counsel, within the business operation and as local counsel.
Experience has included advising:
- A leading public company on its listing of a corporate bond.
- AFGRI for its acquisition of Mascor’s John Deere dealership in Uganda (including local anti-trust clearance).
- Fresh Del Monte for its 70% share subscription in a local agri-processing and export company.
- Alterra Capital in connection with a 99.9% strategic shareholder exit and reorganisation in Abacus Pharma, East Africa’s leading parenteral drug manufacturer.
- African Development Bank in connection with the proposed Partial Credit Guarantee Agreement worth US$ 2,000,000 granted to the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership.
- A leading regional banking group on license applications to the Central Bank of Uganda under the National Payment Systems Act.
- A leading multinational energy company on a comprehensive legal and regulatory compliance review of its business operations, including developing a dynamic compliance dashboard.
- A leading mobile money operator licensed under the National Payment Systems Act on aligning its corporate governance requirements with regulatory standards prescribed by the Central Bank of Uganda.
- An international humanitarian and development organisation on the legal, regulatory and tax implications of cross-border lending to Ugandan businesses.
- A tier-one Ugandan commercial bank on the legal efficacy and enforceability of digitizing lending process and collateral documentation.
- A global media organisation on the regulatory classification and compliance requirements applicable to the operations of its bureau in Uganda.
- A leading multinational energy company as in-house counsel (on secondment) on a wide range of legal, regulatory and transactional matters.
- Local and international clients on company incorporation, due diligence, mergers, acquisitions, and ongoing legal and regulatory compliance mandates.
Professional Qualifications
- Called to the Ugandan Bar
Education
- Law Development Centre, Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Uganda Christian University, LLB
- Makerere University Kampala, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry.
Memberships
- East African Law Society.
- Uganda Law Society.