40 Acquisition International - Issue 1 2022 Nov21606 Regarding work culture, the internal culture at CR Amanya has played a huge part in the success of the firm and Claire tells us that when recruiting she looks for attitude and a teachable mindset, as well as skill and a relevant degree. “Our staff are the respective body parts of who we are. So, the quality of service to our client is an aggregation of each individual’s respective quality of service. Our internal culture is to simply work your way up the top. With that culture, the team is strengthened by the hunger to continually improve oneself.” Recently, CR Amanya was recognised in the AI Leading Advisor 2021 (EA) Awards and bestowed with the prestigious title of Leading Corporate and Commercial Lawyer of the Year – Uganda. Now Claire’s plans for the future include crossing more borders and deepening engagement in cross-border dispute resolutions as the firm steps up its presence in sectors such as Intellectual Property, Technology and the Law. “After ten years of the firm, we are looking at the second decade as a fresh start to growing bigger,” Claire concludes. CR Amanya looks to the future with much experience and excitement. Leading Corporate and Commercial Lawyer of the Year – Uganda stablished by the eponymous Claire Amanya Rukundo, the boutique Ugandan law firm CR Amanya Advocated & Solicitors (CR Amanya) provides exquisite and tailor-made legal services and solutions for its individual and corporate clients, both domestic and international. Claire herself is a Rotarian, a UK trained lawyer, Advocate, a Commissioner of Oaths, a Notary Public, Insolvency Practitioner and a Certified Chartered Secretary with more than twelve years’ experience in legal practice. Having previously acted as Counsel and Relationship Manager to a number of leading multi-national companies operating and/or engaged in transactions in Africa such as Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, and Lloyds TSB, Claire’s work includes construction, infrastructure and real estate; insurance, banking and finance; energy and mining; corporate transactions and start-ups; intellectual property law practice; employment pensions and immigration; litigation, dispute resolution, and debt collection. “Our principal goal is a satisfied client, with our diligent and quality service,” Claire explains, speaking of what it is that distinguishes the firm from competitors. “This goal has shone so brightly since the founding of the firm and has never changed. Our niche is delivery of quality services. We would rather not accept instructions if we can’t commit our fullest professional skill to client needs. This flows naturally from our culture of respectively working our way up to the top.” There are many challenges that Claire and the team face in Uganda, for example, the enduring legacy of corruption in the administration of the Ugandan justice system. Other challenges manifest in the nature of the Ugandan market where the majority of people are below the middle class and are largely informal and don’t necessarily have appetite for formal services. “Ultimately it is a combination of a very thin paying market and uncertainties in the dispensation of justice,” Claire elaborates. “The impact of covid-19 was manifest in restrictions on movement and physical interaction, however there were unexpected benefits which are evident in our growing tech-based work culture now.” E CR Amanya Advocated & Solicitors (CR Amanya) is a leading full-service law firm based in Uganda. Offering more than 25 years’ experience the firm stands out for a variety of reasons, not least due to its hardworking, aggressive and conscientious lawyers. We find out more from the firm’s Founder, Claire Amanya Rukundo in the wake of it being recognised in the AI Leading Advisor 2021 (EA) Awards. Contact: Claire Amanya Rukundo Company: CR Amanya Advocates & Solicitors Web Address: www.cramanya.com
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