Our Team

Partner-led expertise across corporate, regulatory and dispute mandates.

Pulsate Associates brings together experienced advocates who collaborate seamlessly across transactions and litigation to deliver measurable results for clients.

Partners

Each partner combines sector insight with a commitment to agile, responsive client service.

Portrait of Sankara

Sankara Derrick

Managing Partner

Sankara leads Pulsate Associates with more than fifteen years of experience in corporate and commercial law. His practice spans complex transactions, mergers & acquisitions and investment matters across the region.

  • Focus: Corporate finance, cross-border M&A, investment structuring
  • Education: LL.B Makerere University | LL.M Commercial Law
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Mbabazi Doreen

Partner

Doreen advises corporate clients on governance, regulatory alignment and contract negotiation. She is relied upon for practical frameworks that keep organisations on the right side of shifting compliance requirements.

  • Focus: Regulatory strategy, corporate advisory, ESG compliance
  • Clients: Financial services, FMCGs, regional NGOs
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James Lutuga

Partner

James is a skilled litigator representing clients in complex disputes before Uganda’s courts and arbitral tribunals. He is known for proactive case strategy and measured guidance during moments of intense scrutiny.

  • Admissions: High Court of Uganda, East African Court of Justice
  • Education: LL.B Uganda Christian University | Dip. LDC | LL.M KIU

Collaboration across mandates

Our partners lead integrated teams that blend corporate strategists, compliance advisors and litigators. Working together from day one, we remove friction between deal execution and dispute management.

Let’s assemble the right team for your challenge.

Share your brief and we will curate a partner-led team to achieve it.