Victor Mailu

With cumulative winnings of over USD 15 billion for clients on both sides of the versus, Victor is consistently called upon to advise and represent both corporate and private clients on their most important and pressing issues.

In the last decade, Victor has helped clients successfully navigate complex, high stakes disputes in diverse areas of law including corporate and commercial disputes, debt recovery, insolvency, aviation, employment, anti-bribery and corruption, and family law. He also helps clients handle and co-ordinate cross border disputes.

  • Successfully defended Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. against a UGX 6,354,466,405 (circa USD 1.6M) claim filed by Modern Lane Limited in Kampala, Uganda. This case was part of a cross-border dispute where ADRA Advocates LLP worked together with Ortus Advocates. 
  • Successfully represented a group of expatriate medical doctors against the Mediheal Group of Hospitals and obtained a KES 163,171,761 (circa USD 1M) court award. 
  • Successfully advised and represented StandardAero in a case against Airworks Kenya Limited and in so doing helped StandardAero collect USD 500,000 being monies owed. 
  • Successfully represented Araba Adebisi in a precedent-setting employment dispute against the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, an international organisation with immunity. The Court was persuaded and held that; AGRA could not assert immunity as a defence (in the case), Mr. Araba was unfairly terminated and ought to be paid USD 127,000. 
  • Successfully defending a leading regional insurance company against a USD 5M (KES 600 million) LCIA arbitration claim.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
  • LL. B, University of Nairobi
  • Law Society of Kenya
  • East Africa Law Society