Advocates & Legal Consultants — Kampala
Legal counsel, held to the standard of gold.
Aurum Advocates is a full-service Kampala law firm advising investors, companies and families — with particular depth in mining, natural resources and land.
The partners, Kampala.
- Established
- 2024
- Partners
- 05
- Areas of practice
- 13
- Office
- Kampala
01The firm
Founded in Kampala in 2024, Aurum Advocates brings together partners who each lead a distinct field of law — so that every client, from an international exploration company to a family settling an estate, is advised by an advocate who knows that field in depth.
Our focus
Mining, natural resources and corporate governance — the matters where sound structure at the outset protects value for decades.
Our practice
Strategic advice for enterprises and investors, and careful representation for individuals and families, delivered with professionalism, efficiency and responsiveness.
02Expertise
Thirteen practices. One standard.
Advice across the full breadth of commercial and private client law, organised around the matters our clients bring to us.
Natural Resources & Land
Corporate & Finance
- 04Corporate & CommercialFormation, governance, mergers and the agreements that run a business.
- 05InvestmentForeign direct investment, market entry, licensing and structuring.
- 06Banking & Financial ServicesFinancial regulation, transactions, insurance, pensions and AML compliance.
- 07TaxationDomestic and international tax advisory, planning and disputes.
Disputes
Cross-Border & Private Client
03Core focus — Mining & Natural Resources
Where the law meets the ground.
We advise exploration companies, producers and investors at every stage of a mining project — so that each step, from licence to production, rests on secure legal footing.
- 01
Exploration
Prospecting and exploration licence applications, data rights and early-stage structuring.
- 02
Licensing
Mining lease and licence applications, renewals and regulatory liaison with DGSM.
- 03
Land access
Surface rights, landowner agreements, compensation and resettlement.
- 04
Compliance
Environmental and social impact assessments and ongoing NEMA / NFA obligations.
- 05
Production
Joint ventures, offtake, contractor and financing arrangements.
- 06
Disputes
Licence, land and commercial disputes, before courts and in arbitration.
Frameworks we navigate include the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022, the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM), the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the National Forestry Authority (NFA).
The mining practice04People
Led by partners, not layers.
Every practice at Aurum is headed by a partner. Clients work directly with the advocates responsible for their matter.
Male KasimPartner & Chief Executive Officer — Immigration, Investment & International Practice
Allan Atuheire KakuhikirePartner — Natural Resources, Land, Environment & Criminal Law
Nakitandwe Patricia KawisoPartner — Taxation, Family Law, Firm Finance & Administration
Kirwana Mark RhodinPartner — Employment, Civil Litigation, Corporate & Financial Services
Nambasa Esther BwogiPartner
Mugenyi Fauza KasimAssociate Advocate
05How we work
The standard we hold ourselves to.
Partner-led
Each practice is led by a partner who is directly involved in your matter — from the first consultation to its conclusion.
Clear on cost
Hourly, fixed-fee or retainer: the structure and the estimate are agreed with you at the outset, before work begins.
Discreet by default
Client information is safeguarded with the utmost care. Confidentiality is a professional duty and a firm value.
Responsive
Enquiries receive a reply within one working day, and clients are kept informed of every significant development.
06Insights & client guides
Straight answers to the questions clients ask first.
Kampala office
Discuss your matter in confidence.
Tell us briefly what you need. An advocate will respond within one working day to arrange a consultation in person, by video or by phone.