Practice Areas
About Me
Dorothy is the Managing Partner at OO&K. She is a Certified Professional Mediator (CPM), a registered Patents and Trademark Agent, and has specialized in Migration and refugee law. Dorothy has over 11 years post admission practice focusing on advising and representing leading domestic, regional, and international companies, private companies, and some of Kenya's largest State Corporations and County governments. She counsels on all aspects of foreign investments in Kenya, Migration, Immigration, Human rights, corporate, commercial, and Refugee Law for both individual clients and entities setting up in Kenya.
In addition, Dorothy is an astute litigant who has excelled in the suits she has handled over the past decade. Her unique way of litigating of always spotting that small window of opportunity to catch her opponents off guard has often resulted in prompt orders in favour of our clients
Achievements
- Successfully handling the unprecedented case of impeachment of the Speaker of Kisumu County Assembly where the court ordered the restoration of the speaker back to the office.
- As a registered patent and trademark agent, Ms. Omboto is well versed in the World of Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the African Regional Intellectual Property.
- Organization (ARIPO) and the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) requirements and regulations. She is duly qualified and knowledgeable in Intellectual Property, patents and trademarks procedures, registration, consultations, drafting and objections for the benefit of both our local and international clients.
- She serves on several Boards of Management where she holds the legal portfolios and offers sound legal advice. They include; Kisumu Urban Apostolate Programmes (KUAP-PANDIPIERI), Lean on Me foundation, and Milele Afya.
Education
- Masters of Laws (LLM) Migration and Refugee Law from the University of Daresalaam (UDSM), Tanzania
- Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Moi University, Kenya.
Memberships
- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
- The East Africa Law Society (EALS)
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya)
- Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA Kenya)
Area of Expertise
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Conveyancing & Real Estate
- Corporate & Commercial
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment and Labour Law
- Environmental Law
- Oil, Gas & Energy
- Maritime & Admiralty Law
- Legal Consultancy
- Private Clients
- Public Private Partnerships
- Public Procurement
- Secretarial Services
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Tax Law