Swaleh Kanyeki – LL.M (UK), LL.B (Khartoum)
Senior Partner | Head of Mergers and Acquisitions
Swaleh Kanyeki is a distinguished legal practitioner and Senior Partner at Swaleh, Mwangi & Company Advocates, where he brings over 30 years of expertise in corporate, commercial, and Sharia-compliant legal practice. He is a recognized authority in Islamic finance and transnational business law.
Previously, Swaleh served as a Sharia Board Member at Gulf African Bank Limited, Kenya’s premier Islamic bank, where he played a key role in developing Sharia-compliant financial frameworks in the region. He also worked at Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) as Director of Legal Affairs and Senior Legal Counsel, leading the development of corporate legal, commercial, and investment policies that protected Etisalat’s global interests.
In this role, he was responsible for overseeing mergers and acquisitions (M&A), conducting legal due diligence, and managing complex transactional documentation across multiple jurisdictions. With his expertise in both conventional and Islamic legal systems, Swaleh is uniquely positioned to advise multinational corporations, financial institutions, and private clients on sophisticated legal and compliance matters.
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Nairobi, Kenya
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