Advocacy that stands with people through their most difficult moments, from human rights and litigation to commercial disputes, in the courtroom and beyond.
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Donald Odhiambo Rabala is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Commissioner for Oaths, and Notary Public with more than 15 years of cumulative experience advising individual clients, state institutions, and multinational corporations.
His practice spans litigation and dispute resolution, human rights, commercial and regulatory compliance, and contract negotiation. Before entering private practice as Partner at Rabala & Co. Advocates, he served as a Resident Magistrate in the Judiciary and as State Counsel in the Civil Litigation Department of the State Law Office, work that grounds his advice in both the bench and the machinery of government.
His training began at Mwaura & Mwaura Waihiga Advocates in Nairobi, where he built a foundation across civil and criminal litigation, conveyancing, and commercial law. Alongside his private practice, he has provided pro bono counsel to organisations including the CRADLE, the Legal Resources Foundation, and the National Student Council for Peace, work that reflects a longstanding commitment to access to justice beyond paying clients.
Representing individual and corporate clients before the Kenyan courts, with a focus on resolving disputes efficiently and, where possible, amicably.
Learn More →Advisory and litigation support on human rights matters, including a contribution to Kenya's landmark colonial-era reparations case against the British government.
Learn More →Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements for corporate and institutional clients.
Learn More →Guiding corporates and NGOs on regulatory risk, helping reduce exposure to future litigation.
Learn More →Pleadings, correspondence, and agreements, grounded in more than two decades of drafting experience across government and private practice.
Learn More →Advising on matters involving children, domestic violence, and sexual offences, informed by direct experience presiding over such cases within the Judiciary.
Learn More →Guiding individuals and businesses through the registration and protection of intellectual property, safeguarding the ideas and assets that define their work.
Learn More →Advising on land transactions and workplace disputes, bringing together conveyancing expertise and a grounded understanding of employment law.
Learn More →Rabala & Co. Advocates, working alongside UK solicitors, contributed to a claim brought on behalf of Kenyans who suffered sexual violence, illegal detention, and other abuses under British colonial rule. The claim led to a £19.9 million settlement from the British government, reported at the time as the first instance of colonial-era victims securing compensation through the British courts.
View Coverage →Partner in charge of Litigation and Dispute Resolution.
Engaged in all aspects of legal practice, particularly litigation in civil, criminal, traffic, succession, and conveyance matters within Kenya.
Presided over criminal, civil, traffic, succession, divorce, and maintenance cases at Eldoret, Voi, and Kericho Law Courts. Acted as Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Kenya and supervised subordinate staff.
Civil Litigation Department. Litigation on behalf of the Government of Kenya, parastatals, and statutory boards, alongside conveyancing, mediation, and drafting of agreements and pleadings.
Trained across civil and criminal litigation, probate and administration, conveyancing, and commercial law, including drafting of contracts and legal research.
Provided pro bono legal support to the CRADLE, the Legal Resources Foundation, and the National Student Council for Peace, alongside government-assigned murder case work, reflecting a sustained commitment to access to justice.
Provided pro bono legal support to the CRADLE, the Legal Resources Foundation, and the National Student Council for Peace, alongside government-assigned murder case work, reflecting a sustained commitment to access to justice.
Ongoing charitable and community service work with the Rotary Club of Karen, reflecting a continued commitment to public service beyond the practice of law.
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