About Us
Balon Advocates is a well-established, corporate & commercial law practice firm duly approved by the Uganda Law Council and providing legal services in and outside Uganda.

Balon Advocates offers the services of a multidisciplinary team with in-depth knowledge of the Ugandan Market, the East African Region and the African continent at large with a deep understanding of their legal, economic, cultural and social specificities.

With considerable opportunities for both new and existing businesses, Balon Advocates offers full-service law practice with market-leading expertise in banking and finance, capital markets, projects and infrastructure, power (energy, oil and gas, and mining), corporate and commercial law, mergers, acquisitions and private equity, employment and employee benefits, tax, real estate and conveyancing, litigation, non-profit organizations and commercial and civil dispute resolution.

We do as well offer legal business consultancy wherein we have a fully fledged department that offers business corporate advisory and company secretarial practice. In this area we handle our clients’ corporate and secretarial records ensuring; compliance with the regulatory frame work, timely corporate filings, maintenance of our clients’ public corporate records, company secretarial services including minute taking and board and shareholder meetings, trustee services, in-house corporate governance training and board evaluation. We also attend our client’s board evaluation. In addition to this attend our clients’ board and shareholders meetings, acting as secretaries and providing advice in line with international best practices.

We have a varied and prestigious client base which includes local and multinational organizations across financial services, energy, mining, insurance and manufacturing sectors.
Our clients want a law firm they can trust, one that stands out for a commitment to investing in them and empowering our teams. We are a law firm assembled around people with all their multiplicity and we strike a vigorous equilibrium between legal excellence and a down-to-earth practical approach to our clients' needs. We believe in people. so, we choose a collaborative approach with an intense focus on the end-user and consider carefully how to shape our services to add the most value to our clients.
We use novel models of working and staff teams fittingly, integrating legal technology and new skill sets desired for today's modern legal counsellor.
We are a leading global corporate and commercial law firm with market-leading practices in many of the world's most dynamic sectors. We are an exciting, forward-thinking organisation based in Uganda with a firm presence on the African continent through our partners. Many of our lawyers are top-ranked in various legal directories and we are widely respected thought leaders, digging deep into the issues that matter most to our clients. We provide answers and opinions not just legalese.
We partner with clients ranging from emerging start-ups to multinational corporations in more than 20 practice areas and industry segments, providing advice uniquely suited to each individual & company’s needs.

Clients choose to work with us because we deliver commercial, pragmatic and innovative solutions through our exceptional legal expertise and experience, on time and on budget. When asked, clients say we are friendly and down to earth.

Since our founding, our team has worked hard to enhance the firm’s reputation at the and national & International levels. We have tripled in size and have grown through the careful addition of both lateral and new attorneys, who have combined to improve our capabilities in handling sophisticated matters.
Practice Approach

Our standards and integrity are impeccable and while our client base is diverse, we endeavor to customize the service.

Balon Advocates’s practice approach is geared towards creating a competitive firm capable of handling the most important legal needs of our clients.

We believe in client service and building partnerships, high professional standards and integrity, top-level third-party security and risk awareness and the innovative use of technological resources.

We are treasured by our clients owing to our commitment to excellence and our ability to find creative solutions to complex legal problems and our clients recognize and value this approach. The firm employs a hands-on approach through various methods such as correspondences, follow up actions and litigation to ensure client satisfaction.

Our dedicated and committed team strives to deliver the best possible client service and to apply professional skill & care throughout the entire legal representation process.

Our mission is to amongst other; render a successful and seamless legal service. We aim to make a difference in the client’s business by improving cash flow, minimizing bad debts and resulting financial implications and risks as well as eliminating extensive legal costs.