About

About

Your Business, Our Solutions.

A Nairobi law firm built on transparency, efficiency and commercial relevance. We advise the way our clients’ businesses actually operate, with the rigour and discretion a serious matter deserves.

Clay & Associates Advocates was founded on a simple premise: legal advice should be transparent, efficient and commercially relevant, not a black box billed by the hour and delivered in language no client asked for. We work closely with SMEs, startups and individuals, translating the law into decisions our clients can make with confidence.

Our Story

A small firm with serious ambitions

  1. June 2019

    Clay & Associates Advocates is established

    Founded by Clay Odari, with a broad early practice across litigation, criminal defence and commercial work.

  2. Late 2025

    An industry-focused firm

    The firm restructures around six priority industries and commits to sector-specific research and thought leadership.

“A small firm with serious ambitions, built on the belief that good legal work starts with understanding what the client is actually trying to achieve.”
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Meet the Founder

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Clay Odari

Founder

Clay Odari founded the firm with a practising certificate, a conviction that he could serve clients well, and the willingness to do the work. That range, taking on the matters that came through the door, gave him a working understanding of how legal problems actually show up in people’s lives and businesses.

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Values & Approach

What guides how we work

01Competence above all 02Direct communication 03Technology as infrastructure 04Commercial perspective 05Accessibility
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Pro Bono

A commitment that is not unlimited, but is genuine

We allocate a proportion of our time to matters where representation would otherwise be absent, including criminal defence, constitutional rights enforcement and community legal education.

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Where We Practise

Core practice areas

Corporate & Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Regulatory Compliance Intellectual Property + 7 more practice & industry areas

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