Founding Partner & Team Leader

Martin Musigire.

Founder of PACT Advocates. Over 10 years in practice across litigation, corporate governance, energy and sports law.

Martin Musigire
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Founding Partner & Team Leader
EMAIL
martinmusigire@pactadvocates.com
PHONE
+256 700 134 925
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Biography

Martin Musigire is the Founding Partner of PACT Advocates and a Ugandan lawyer with over 10 years of practical legal experience. Prior to founding PACT Advocates, he worked with three law firms, gaining broad exposure across a wide range of legal practice areas. He represents both local and multinational companies, bringing a commercially grounded and strategically astute approach to every mandate.

Martin specialises in Energy and Natural Resources, Corporate Governance, Land Conveyancing, and Sports Law. He has represented blue-chip financial institutions, including DFCU Bank, Finance Trust Bank, and Bank of Baroda, in complex debt recovery mandates, and has advised the boards of numerous upscale companies on governance structures, succession planning, and the management of conflicts of interest.

He currently serves as part of the team engaged to draft the debt write-off policy for the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), and is concurrently pursuing advanced studies in Corporate Governance at institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Areas of expertise
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Represents clients in the High Court and subordinate courts across civil and commercial disputes, including successfully defending the Registered Trustees of the Kampala Archdiocese in a matter exceeding UGX 2 billion.
Corporate Governance
Advises corporations, boards, and institutional investors on governance frameworks, board composition, succession planning, and conflict-of-interest management.
Energy & Natural Resources
Strategic counsel on regulatory compliance, licensing, and transactional matters in the extractives and energy sectors within East Africa.
Sports Law
Advises sports bodies, athletes, and commercial partners on contractual, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Makerere University
Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Law Development Centre
Postgraduate Diploma in Tax, East African School of Taxation
Corporate Governance (ongoing), UK & Ireland
Career
2026–Present
Founding Partner & Team Leader, PACT Advocates
2018–2026
Partner, LMN Advocates
2016–2018
Associate Advocate, Okalang Law Chambers
2013–2016
Associate Advocate, Rutiba & Co. Advocates

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