Stephen Tumwesigye Email & Phone Number

Stephen Tumwesigye is The Managing Partner at TASLAF Advocates. He specializes in Impact Finance and Private Equity, Tech and Energy Law. Before starting TASLAF, he worked as a legal and tax consultant with Deloitte- East Africa. Stephen is a pioneer impact finance lawyer in Uganda and has advised impact finance, private equity and other investment funds setting up in the East African region including lobbying for their registration with the Capital Market’s Authority and other regulatory bodies.Stephen has acted for multinational construction entities and financing agencies involved in high profile infrastructure projects. His experience includes advising clients on tax and legal aspects of setting up in Uganda, structuring joint venture agreements and advising on all aspects in the Procurement, Engineering and Construction value chain. This is in addition to participating in high level litigation involving employment, tax and construction disputes. Stephen has also advised on the set up some of the leading Tech companies in Uganda and advised on the financing for leading app and software developers in Uganda. He has been involved in the setting up, restructuring and continues to advise leading multinational non profits, foundations and other philanthropic entities. He has a deep understanding of the new NGO regulatory environment. He has served as a mentor in the Yunus Social Business Foundation and The Tony Elumelu Enterprenuership Program and is a regular speaker at conferences involving finance for development. He coordinates the firm's flagship pro bono project that offers free legal services to innovative social enterprises in their startup stage. He holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and was a beneficiary of the Open Society Foundations Scholarship.

Listed skills include Litigation, Public Private Partnerships, Mergers, Infrastructure, and 21 others.