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Announcement - New member of The Lawyer Network in Kenya

Published: Tuesday, March 3, 2020

We are delighted to announce that John Ohaga of 'TripleOKLaw LLP' has joined The Lawyer Network. John has joined the network as our exclusive Commercial Arbitration member in Kenya.

John Morris Ohaga is the Managing Partner at TripleOKLaw LLP Advocates. JMO, as he is known to his friends and colleagues, is a focused individual and is celebrated as a formidable leader, inspiring every team in the firm to strive for the best results in any situation.

His career spans more than 26 years’ during which he has been involved in numerous complex litigation matters as well as high value domestic and international arbitration cases. His expertise in the area has seen him attain the rank of Chartered Arbitrator from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). John is acknowledged as an expert practitioner in several areas of law such as administrative law, banking & finance, constitutional law, competition law, employment & labour law, property law, public procurement and sports law. He advises numerous blue-chip companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, many private companies, and some of Kenya’s largest State Corporations. He sits on the boards of several companies and public tribunals.

John has been consistently recognized for his high-quality work and expertise in dispute resolution, including in this years’ Legal 500 Rankings 2019, Chambers Global Rankings 2019 and Best Lawyers. John was declared the 2010, 2016 and 2017 winner for Kenya in the Litigation category by the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards. As part of his passion for arbitration, John heads a movement of practitioners changing the landscape of alternative dispute resolution through several committees that accredit and train lawyers in the field of alternative dispute resolution.

John has been the Convener of the Law Society of Kenya’s Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the last five (5) years. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and having recently attained the rank of Chartered Arbitrator is now on the CIArb Presidential Panel of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is an experienced arbitrator and is recognized by Chambers Global as one of the leading arbitrators in Kenya. He sits on the board of the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration established under the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration Act, No. 26 of 2013 where he chairs the Legislative Review and Accreditation Committee. He is also an Accredited Mediator and is a member of the Mediation Accreditation Committee established under the Section 59A of the Civil Procedure Act where he chairs the Accreditation Sub-Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Sports Disputes Tribunal which is established under the Sports Act, 2013 and also chairs the Appeals Committee of the Advertising Standards Board.


If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with John via the below profile.


We welcome John to the network and look forward to working with him on future transactions.

John Ohaga
TripleOKLaw LLP
Country:
Kenya
Practice Area:
Commercial Arbitration
Phone Number:
+254 (709) 830 100
Fax:
N/A - Cell: +254 (0)709 830 100
John Morris Ohaga is the Managing Partner at TripleOKLaw LLP Advocates. JMO, as he is known to his friends and colleagues, is a focused individual and is celebrated as a formidable leader, inspiring every team in the firm to strive for the best results in any situation. His career spans more than 26 years’ during which he has been involved in numerous complex litigation matters as well as high value domestic and international arbitration cases. His expertise in the area has seen him attain the rank of Chartered Arbitrator from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). John is acknowledged as an expert practitioner in several areas of law such as administrative law, banking & finance, constitutional law, competition law, employment & labour law, property law, public procurement and sports law. He advises numerous blue-chip companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, many private companies, and some of Kenya’s largest State Corporations. He sits on the boards of several companies and public tribunals. John has been consistently recognized for his high-quality work and expertise in dispute resolution, including in this years’ Legal 500 Rankings 2019, Chambers Global Rankings 2019 and Best Lawyers. John was declared the 2010, 2016 and 2017 winner for Kenya in the Litigation category by the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards. As part of his passion for arbitration, John heads a movement of practitioners changing the landscape of alternative dispute resolution through several committees that accredit and train lawyers in the field of alternative dispute resolution. John has been the Convener of the Law Society of Kenya’s Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the last five (5) years. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and having recently attained the rank of Chartered Arbitrator is now on the CIArb Presidential Panel of Arbitrators. He is also a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is an experienced arbitrator and is recognized by Chambers Global as one of the leading arbitrators in Kenya. He sits on the board of the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration established under the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration Act, No. 26 of 2013 where he chairs the Legislative Review and Accreditation Committee. He is also an Accredited Mediator and is a member of the Mediation Accreditation Committee established under the Section 59A of the Civil Procedure Act where he chairs the Accreditation Sub-Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Sports Disputes Tribunal which is established under the Sports Act, 2013 and also chairs the Appeals Committee of the Advertising Standards Board.

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