Director Legal
John B. Kabandize is Legal Director of the Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) in Uganda, providing legal, governance and regulatory guidance to the organisation and its Board of Directors.
John holds an LL.B (Hons) from Makerere University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre. He is admitted to practise as an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda and is a Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. He is also a member of the Uganda Law Society and East Africa Law Society.
With more than 20 years in private legal practice, John has extensive experience in commercial law, arbitration and mediation, employment law, land transactions, environmental and natural resources law, and major infrastructure matters.
As UCF’s Legal Director, John provides strategic legal oversight of agreements, partnerships, governance and statutory compliance, bringing valuable institutional knowledge and continuity to UCF’s long-term conservation work in Uganda.