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Tax Law Firms in Uganda

Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda, Managing Partner of Birungyi Barata & Advocates and one of Uganda’s foremost tax lawyers, speaks at a recent Transfer Pricing Roundtable organised by the firm. In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, he reflects on a career that has helped shape Uganda’s modern tax jurisprudence while building one of the country’s leading tax law firms.

PROFILE: Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda — The Making of One of Uganda’s Leading Tax Lawyers

Tell us a bit about the firm, Birungyi, Barata & Advocates. To the lay person, it is a prominent tax law firm… Well, we are a law firm, but we are also
March 4, 2026
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Birungyi Cephas (left) and Enoch Barata, the co-founders of top tax law firm, Birungyi, Barata & Associates

Birungyi, Barata & Associates At 20 Years: A Q&A with Cephas Birungyi and Enoch Barata on how they built Uganda’s leading tax law firm from scratch

20 years later, the firm has blossomed into one of Uganda’s most respected tax law firms, commanding more than 50% of all tax litigation in the country. The firm has also been
November 18, 2023
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Cephas Birungyi, Founding Managing Partner of Birungyi, Barata & Associates, describes the current Tax Appeals Tribunal as 'a real breath of fresh air,' commending its ability to handle about 60 matters a week—up from just a quarter of that previously. He also praises the Tribunal’s exemplary timekeeping, stating, 'No government entity, apart from the Driving Permit Office, beats them in timekeeping."

UGANDA’S TOP TAX LAWYERS:  Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda 

Cephas is a founder and the Managing Partner of Birungyi, Barata & Associates. He is an Advocate of the High Court, a commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and a registered Tax
July 13, 2023
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LEFT-RIGHT: Isaac Ssali Mugerwa, the Bluebell Legal Managing Partner, Stephen Lubowa Mwanje, a Senior Partner & Co-Founder and Claire Jean Kahunde a Commercial Lawyer and Lecturer at the Law Development Centre.

BECOMING A TRUSTED ADVISOR: Bluebell Legal—a midsized law firm built on integrity

Rarely do law firms front standards and integrity as a core strength but for Bluebell Legal, standards and integrity form a vital fibre of the firm’s corporate purpose. “We work towards providing
November 11, 2022
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Doris Akol, brings to Dentons, over 25 years of tax law expertise, most, if not all of it gained from Uganda Revenue Authority where she has worked for over two decades.

Former URA Commissioner-General, Doris Akol joins international law firm, Dentons office in Uganda

Doris Akol, the former Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner-General has joined international law firm, Dentons Uganda office as a Partner, CEO East Africa can exclusively reveal. A source has confirmed to CEO East
July 10, 2020

 

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