Maria Namuma Heise
Education
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2014 LL.M. LUC | Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2012 Postgraduate Diploma in Law | Kenya School of Law, Nairobi Kenya
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2009 LL.B | Honours | Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya | Thesis with distinction
Supplementary Qualifications
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2021 Executive Certificate of Advanced Studies - CAS «General Business Management » | University of St. Gallen, HSG, St.Gallen, CH
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2020 Certificate in Primer on Intellectual Property Rights - DL - 001 | World Intellectual property Organization, WIPO, Geneva, CH
Professional Memberships
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Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
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The American Bar Association (ABAROLI)
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The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual property Rights (AIPPI), Zurich
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Member the Kenya Rotaract Club
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Member: WILF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom)
Fields of Activity
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Intellectual property Law (Trademark and copyright),
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Compliance: UN SDGs, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economic and Social Governance, environmental law
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Legal research and legal opinion
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Contract Law and drafting of contracts
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Sports Law
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Conflict of Laws (Africa and Global North)
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Commercial and Corporate Law
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International Law (Specialized courts, human rights law, international labour law, children’s rights, women’s rights)
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Insurance Law and practice
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UN Dispute Resolution (ADR and administrative tribunal)
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Start-Up and Franchising
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Energy and infrastructure
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Science and technology law including privacy, cyber crime, data security
Languages
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Kiswahili | Mother tongue
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English | Mother tongue
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German | Good knowledge
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French | Basic knowledge
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Italian | Basic knowledge
Maria Namuma Heise
LL.M | Pg. Dip. Law
Of Counsel
Not admitted to the bar in Switzerland