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Silver Kayondo

Corporate & Commercial Legal/Regulatory Counsel - Ortus Advocates- Uganda

A Ugandan and South African dual-trained lawyer and social entrepreneur, Silver has diverse experience in law, technology, innovation, Venture Capital & Private Equity funds.

He specializes in legal, policy, transactional & regulatory mandates for financial institutions and emerging technology companies such as Fintechs, Techfins, e-Commerce platforms, Blockchain, and AI assisting both domestic/African and foreign clients to resolve internal & external challenges and maximize sustainable value/growth/expansion from the digital economy.

His key clients include Facebook/Meta, Uber, Bolt (formerly Taxify), Huawei, Vivendi, Engie, Diamond Trust Bank, Ecobank, Wave, Cellulant, the Uganda Bankers' Association, National Drug Authority, Quality Supermarket, Numida, Xente, among others.

He is inspired by innovative problem solving and shares passion for philanthropy, tourism and environmental conservation in his native community of Tooro region, western Uganda with its beautiful crater lakes, birds and primate species.