Michael Balimukuubo

Michael Balimukuubo

International Transaction Advisor (Middle East, North & East Africa)

About

Michael Balimukuubo has had a distinguished legal career spanning over 11 years post qualification experience starting as a legal associate in several top tier law firms in Uganda such as MMAKS (Africa Legal Network), Hunter and Greg Advocates. He moved to be an in-house legal counsel for Total Energies Uganda B.V. to advise on the Upstream Tilenga project and the downstream pipeline project aspects for five years.

Michael is currently based in the United Arab Emirates where he continues to advise on several multimillion-dollar water and solar utility projects structured around the project finance and public private partnership models within the region.

Michael's legal practice focuses on corporate law, corporate finance, project finance, and structuring of project transactions. Michael has advised on projects in the areas of oil and gas (upstream, and midstream) within sub-Saharan Africa, water treatment, wastewater treatment and solar scaling utility projects within the MENA region and in the CIS region.

Qualifications

  • LLM in Corporate and Commercial Laws - University of Cambridge, UK
  • LLB - Makerere University, Uganda
  • Diploma in Legal Practice - Uganda

Areas of Expertise

Corporate LawCorporate FinanceProject FinanceOil & Gas LawPPP StructuresWater Treatment ProjectsSolar Utility ProjectsInternational TransactionsSub-Saharan AfricaMENA Region

Professional Experience

  • In-house Legal Counsel - Total Energies Uganda B.V. (5 years)
  • Legal Associate - MMAKS (Africa Legal Network), Uganda
  • Legal Associate - Hunter and Greg Advocates, Uganda
  • Currently based in United Arab Emirates advising on multimillion-dollar utility projects

Professional Memberships

  • Uganda Law Society
  • East African Law Society

Notable Projects

  • Upstream Tilenga Oil Project - Total Energies Uganda
  • East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) - Downstream aspects
  • Multimillion-dollar water and solar utility projects - MENA region
  • Water treatment and wastewater treatment projects - MENA & CIS regions

Need International Legal Consultation?

Get in touch with Michael Balimukuubo for expert advice on international transactions and project finance.