Personal bio
Pheona Wall is Senior Council, advocate, Arbitrator, and Chartered Mediator with a Bachelors’ Degree in Law, a Diploma in Legal Practice and an MBA in Management with over 15 years’ experience in dispute resolution having served as the Corporation Secretary National Water and Sewerage Corporation Insurance Company. She is a Director at the East African Business Council and currently Managing Partner of Nabasa and Co Advocates. She is the immediate past President of the Uganda Law Society, the General Secretary of the Pan African Lawyers Union and is a Council Member of the Common Wealth Lawyers' Association. Pheona has also served as a Council Member of the Judiciary Council and also sat on the ICAMEK and CADER Arbitration Center Boards. She lectured commercial law at KIU Faculty of Law for five years. She is a member of the Arbitration and Africa Regional Forum of the International Bar Association Pheona was awarded the Hague Institute for Innovations in Law “2018 Talent to Watch” award and is a two time awardee of the New Vision 40 under 40 award for 2018 and 2020. Pheona was awarded the French German Elysees Peace and Reconciliation Award in 2021 for her efforts towards fighting for the Rule of Law in Uganda. She was awarded as one of Africa's Top 50 Leaders by the African Law Tech Festival in 2020. A resource in both private and public enterprises with thorough knowledge and hands-on experience in public relations, energy, oil and gas, company secretarial practice, labour law, Pheona combines a solid corporate legal background with a well-developed understanding of both commercial and operational drivers of business. She is regularly retained by both local and foreign investors and has played an advisory role to two joint ventures on the Tilenga Project. She is passionate about promoting good Governance and promoting women and youth economics empowerment and regional trade across the continent. She is an ardent advocate for ethical leadership under her mantra, "Faithful Available Teachable "