Kennedy Chege

Background

About Kennedy Chege

Kennedy is a hardworking and results-driven legal professional and academic, with a passion for a diverse spectrum of practice areas and specialisations relating to Energy, Mineral and Mining Law, on the one hand, and Corporate & Commercial expertise, on the other. He seeks to proactively develop his skills, and leverage them to achieve set objectives, create value, solve complex challenges, and contribute to the success of organisations.Kennedy's academic and thought-leadership background further enhances his ability to analyse emerging legal trends and contribute to thought-leadership within the profession and business environments. His main areas of specialisation include the following: • Energy & Extractives Law • Renewable Energy• Just Energy Transition & Sustainability • Climate Change mitigation & adaptation - including expertise in Net-Zero• ESG • Green Hydrogen & Power-to-X (PtX)• Resource Revenue Law & Mining Taxation - including expertise in BEPS issues, the viability of resource-rich developing countries using tax incentives, transfer pricing by Multinational Enterprises, and other mining tax issues • Oil & Gas Law• Critical & Strategic Minerals • Public Policy & Administration / Governance• Legal, Policy & Regulatory Compliance• Business Development • 4IR• Competition and Antitrust Law • Project Development & Project Finance • Legal & 3rd Party Commercial Contract Drafting, Negotiating and Review • General Corporate and Commercial practice areasKennedy has published extensively on these and related areas, in peer-reviewed platforms, as well as in international media. He has also presented at multiple international conferences and other fora.NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: • Golden Key International Honour Society • International Bar Association (IBA)• American Bar Association (ABA)• TAXAND• YES-Europe• World Association of Mining Lawyers (WAOML)• South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Saiosh)• Chartered Institute of Professional Practitioners and Trainers (CIPPT)• United Nations Association of South Africa (UNASA), and Model United Nations UCT Chapter• Legal Welfare Community Organization (LAWCO) at UCT• Toastmasters International- Ernst & Young, Cape TownKennedy endeavours to utilise his skills in a specialised and dynamic environment that appreciates hard work. He seeks to continuously develop his expertise, with the intention of leveraging them to promote growth and development in the African continent and across the world.