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Stella Maris Nakalema

Stella Maris Nakalema

Junior Associate, S&L Advocates

Stella is a Projects and Infrastructure lawyer whose core practice focuses on complex energy advisory, infrastructure development, energy and commercial transactions, project structuring and development, project finance, construction and procurement.

Stella provides legal and strategic advisory support across the project lifecycle including transaction structuring, regulatory engagement, risk identification, contractual advisory and stakeholder support with a particular interest in sustainable infrastructure development.

She is an adept, technically astute and commercially minded legal advisor. She is affable with commendable people skills.

Experience has included advising:

  • Supporting the team acting for IFC/WBG on the legal and regulatory review, gap analysis and reform of Uganda’s IPT framework.
  • Supporting a leading construction company on the potential development of student housing infrastructure facilities in public university in Uganda.
  • Supporting an international construction company and a national company on their collaboration in the development of housing and road infrastructure projects in the Republic of Gabon.
  • Supporting an international construction company in the development of housing projects in the Republic of South Sudan.
  • Supporting the team acting for Egis Road Operation S.A.S in the transition and parliamentary committee inquiry in connection with the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway.
  • Supporting the team advising an international company on legal and regulatory entry into Uganda’s transportation, financial services, digital lending and asset financing sectors.​

Professional Qualifications

  • Advocate admitted to the High Court of Uganda.

Education

  • Law Development Centre, Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. LP)

  • Makerere University

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Memberships

  • Member of the Uganda Law Society.