AI Issue 6 2018

46 Acquisition International - Issue 6 2018 TASLAF Advocates and Consultants is a boutique law firm located in Kampala, Uganda; and offers a full range of services to meet clients’ personal and business legal requirements. We profiled the firm as we look to gain an insight into the firm’s outstanding achievements. ASLAF provides blended legal and tax services to the most innovative and impactful organisations operating in Uganda & East Africa. With a highly specialist, innovative and experienced teamof lawyers and consultants, the team is consulted on significant transactions in each of the practice areas where the team is credited for combining an understanding of legal and regulatory compliance in Uganda and experience in complex international transactions. The firm’s clients include Ugandan and international impact/private equity funds, oil and gas companies, financing institutions, construction companies, and the leading multinational social enterprises & non- profits/NGO’s operating/looking to set up and expand in East Africa Embedded in the company ethos is the firm’s dedication to putting the client first and gaining a true understanding of the clients hopes for the project and their desired outcome. The skilled team’s team approach combines experience, credentials and knowledge of a wide-range of tax and legal issues, allowing the practice to provide quality and cost- effective solutions that are designed to help clients realise their goals. The team builds long-term relationships thanks to its striking ability to deliver top end services across every area of the law. Above all, each individual is a single point of contact for everything a client needs in the practice area of tax, legal and advisory services, meaning there is unlikely to be any chance of miscommunication. Boasting an enhanced reputation across the industry, the brand name TASLAF represents the values that it embraces and this signifies the strengths of the company which help to entice clients to the business, as it shows that they can count on the team to demonstrate in delivering on its promises. Furthermore, there are many other aspects which enable the company to differentiate itself apart from its rivals in the sector. As a service-based industry, the legal practice is driven by personal relationships and reputation. Potential clients choose law firms based on reputation and who they are familiar with or are recommended to. Therefore, if a firm is providing better service to a client, the client is likely to form a long-lasting business relationship with the firm. Clients typically switch law firms only if they are unhappy with Company: TASLAF Advocates & Consultants Contact: Joseph O. Okuja Address: Plot 11A, John Babiiha (Acacia) Avenue, Kololo, P.O. Box 28392 Kampala, Uganda Phone: 00256 750 333 800 Website: www.taslaf.com Providing Personal Services for Professional Results T 1806AI64 the services, and the team at TASLAF ensure that the client’s expectations are not only matched but succeeded. At the heart of the firm’s business, is its customer service. As such, the team utilise their experience and knowledge to understand the client’s needs and objectives, working with them to achieve effective and creative solutions which benefit the client. Endeavouring to make themselves available to clients, the team goes the extra mile for the customer by travelling to their premises to discuss matters if this is seen as an easier option than attending appointments at the office. Some clients find legal matters stressful, and the knowledgeable team at TASLAF consider mediation as a quick way of resolving disputes wherever possible, in line with its focus on the provision of timely advice and practical solutions. Delivering excellent results on a consistent basis, is how TASLAF has been able to establish itself as a leader within the financial industry. The firm’s combined skills and practical experience in tax, legal, audit and financial accounting promotes quality of advice, something which the team prides itself on. With its practice being solution-based, client site visits enhance the firm’s understanding of who they are working with and how they can best reach the desired outcome on both sides. As part of its customer service, the team keeps its clients informed through ‘tax and legal alerts’ about legal developments, while using its knowledge and experience to solve their problems and ensure success in all undertakings. Moreover, an additional benefit of working with TASLAF is that specialised skills are not concentrated in isolated pockets within the practice. Instead, a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration exists across the firm, ensuring that skills are deployed to match the unique requirements of each of its valued clients. Ultimately, there are many reasons as to why clients choose to work with TASLAF, but the firm’s long-term vision and ability to deliver excellent results is key in this respect. The team is committed to confidentiality, accountability, flexibility and possessing the ability to work to tight deadlines.