Profile
Fiona Latigi Lamaro is an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda and heads the firm’s regulatory and compliance practice and also supports the firm’s corporate and commercial practice. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Uganda Christian University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, and is a member of the Uganda Law Society and the East African Law Society. Latigi advises corporate entities, non-governmental organisations, and development institutions on navigating Uganda's regulatory landscape, with practice areas spanning regulatory and compliance advisory, corporate and commercial law, corporate governance, transaction advisory, employment and labour law, technology law and data protection, environment, health and safety, intellectual property, and dispute resolution and debt recovery. Her experience includes conducting legal due diligence and compliance audits for organisations subject to regulatory sanctions; advising and representing NGOs in engagements with regulators including applications for reinstatement and compliance regularisation; providing structuring and market-entry advisory to local and international clients establishing operations in Uganda; advising on corporate restructuring for large-scale enterprises; supporting investigations and prosecution strategies in financial crimes and corporate fraud matters; acting in debt recovery for corporate clients; and delivering corporate trainings on regulatory compliance, governance, and best-practice frameworks. Latigi currently serves as Legal and Compliance Manager at Te-Kworo Foundation (December 2023–Present). She is also the Co-Founder of Team Amito Foundation, a non-profit community-based organisation aimed at improving the welfare of girls and youth in Northern Uganda. Beyond her practice, Fiona serves on boards and as board secretary, advising on governance frameworks, policy development, and institutional compliance, and contributes regularly to legal thought leadership through ALP East Africa's published legal alerts on corporate law, regulatory compliance, data protection, employment, succession, and financial regulation in Uganda.