Maurice Gilead is a lawyer with precise interest in commercial law, corporate governance and tax, copyright law and intellectual property law. He has published with local magazines such as Mwangaza magazine on ‘How to copyright your work in Kenya’.
Experience:
Co-Facilitator and Rapporteur at Aflatoun International
December 2017 – December 2020 | Netherlands
Aflatoun International is an NGO that has strategically partnered with governments all over the world and other NGOs in order to promote financial education among young adults. My role is to facilitate such mandate and take note of the whole process.
Legal Intern at Ouma & Ouma Co Advocates
January 2018 – December 2020 | Kisumu
Helped in the day to day running of the firm. Participated in complex contract drafting, drafting of legal instruments for litigation and reviewing of pending case files.
Legal Intern at Lilian Fonds Kenya
January 2016 – March 2018 | Homa Bay
Assisted the legal department in its legal audit and compliance responsibilities.
Education:
Moi University, School of Law, Annex Campus
2015 – 2019
Bachelors Degree
Concentration: Media Law, Intellectual Property Law, Devolution & Counties Law and Bankruptcy Law.
Activities: An undergraduate bachelor's degree programme that equips its students with the basics of law complete with a 6-week internship activity in courts of law across the country.
Saint Joseph’s School Rapogi
2010 – 2013
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Concentration: English Grammar & Literature, European History and Swahili.
Activities: Chairman, Art Club. Product Manager, Junior Achievers Kenya Premium Member, Journalism Club Peer Counsellor, Speak Africa.
The Pentagon Academy
2004 – 2009
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
Concentration: English, Swahili, Sciences, Math and History studies.
Interests & Activities:
Maurice Gilead has a particular enthusiasm for intellectual property law especially copyright law as well as taxation and its procedures. He enjoys literature particularly medieval writing and literature. He equally has a penchant for legal writing and urban narratives with a touch of satire, otherwise he flips the pages of any interesting book. His past time activities include studying, perfecting culinary skills and playing chess.
