Denis is the Managing Partner at Cristal Advocates where he also leads the energy and tax practice. He is qualified both as a Lawyer and Chartered Accountant and is a UK trained energy, tax and investment professional with vast experience serving various industries.
Prior to joining Cristal Advocates, Denis had worked for close to 10 years with Deloitte, an international audit and professional services firm where he started his career and rose to senior managerial positions.
At Deloitte, he lived and worked in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the United Kingdom and subsequently became the firm’s Chief of Staff for the Energy and Resources Industry practice seeing him play a lead advisory role on several projects in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia.
Denis is widely published and speaker at various conferences regarding general taxation, M&A as well as the protection of large capital projects within the framework of international investment law.
Education
- Masters of Laws in Petroleum Taxation and Finance with distinction – University of Dundee, UK
- Certified Public Accountant (Uganda) – ICPAU
- Certified Chartered Accountant (“ACCA”) – ACCA
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – Law Development Centre, Uganda
- Bachelor of Laws Degree – Makerere University, Uganda
Professional bodies
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda
- Uganda Law Society
- East African Law Society