Sheikh & Shariff Advocates

Elizabeth Wakesho

Advocate 

Overview

Elizabeth Wakesho is an Associate at the firm specializing in Conveyancing and Real Estate, Finance & Banking practice. She is involved in the provision of advisory services to several clients in connection with the sale, purchase or lease of commercial and residential properties.

Experience

  • Part of a team that is advising several clients in the acquisition, sale, and leasing of properties; including drafting, reviewing documentation, obtaining approval from government agencies, and registration of documents in favour of the clients; 
  • Part of a team that is advising a local commercial bank in Kenya on a financing transaction involving a property developer, including drafting and registering the security documents in favour of the bank; 
  • Successfully represented and advised clients in the sale and transfer of properties; 
  • Successfully represented and advised clients in the incorporation of businesses such as companies, Partnerships, and Non-governmental Organizations; 

Education

  • Certified Secretary, KASNEB (ongoing) 
  • Certificate in Data Protection, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT), Strathmore University 
  • Post Graduate Diploma, Kenya School of Law 
  • LLB (Hons), Catholic University of Eastern Africa, School of Law

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) 
  •  The East Africa Law Society (EALS)

Practice Areas

  • Conveyancing and Real Estate
  • Banking & Finance 
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Business set-up 

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