Alex provides expert and strategic legal advice across all real estate sectors, including development, capital raising, investment, treasury, property operations and leasing. He successfully oversaw the establishment of two real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) being a development REIT (the first D-REIT to be established on the continent) and an income REIT as well as their listing on the unquoted securities platform operated by the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Prior to joining Grit Real Estate Income Group, Alex advised on the provision of Kenyan laws where he was responsible for contract drafting, reviews on all areas of law and conducting legal due diligence work for commercial transactions. He was also a senior associate at Dentons – Hamilton Harrison and Matthews Advocates in Nairobi, Kenya for more than four years.