Statement of practice:
Corporate Law, Trade and Project Finance, Banking, Taxation, Foreign Investments, Joint Ventures, Litigation and international arbitration, Insurance, Labor Law, Mining, Oil and Gas, Telecom.
Firm profile:
The firm has a strong experience in law practice and an international orientation with associated offices in most Africa countries particularly in the OHADA Zone.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Partners:
BILE-AKA JOACHIM, born 1959; admitted 1989, Côte D'Ivoire. Education: University of Abidjan (CAPA, 1989; Maîtrise of Business Law, 1988). Member: Cote D'Ivoire Bar Council, Côte D'Ivoire Commission for the negotiations of the WTO agreements. Language: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Aviation, Taxation, Litigation.
BRIZOUA-BI MICHEL, born 1966, Abidjan; admitted 1990, Côte D'Ivoire. Education: Harvard University (LL.M); University of Toulouse (D.E.A. of Business Law, 1989). Member: Côte D'Ivoire Bar, Court of Arbitration for sport, Lausanne, Switzerland Languages: French, English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Foreign Investment, Trade and Project Finance.
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
ELLIE ISABELLE SOKOLO-BONI, born 1974, Abidjan; admitted 2001, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: University of Abidjan (Maîtrise of Business Law, 1998). Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Labor Law, Litigation, Corporate Law.
SIMON DOGNIMA SILUE, born 1976, admitted 2001, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: LLM in International Transactions and Comparative Law, (University of San Francisco, 2007), University of Abidjan (Maîtrise of Public Law, 1998). Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Language: French, English Practice Areas: Foreign Investment, Litigation, Corporate Law, Trade and Project Finance
DOUMBIA MADEKOURA, born 1978; admitted 2005, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: International School of Law, Abidjan (Maîtrise of Business Law, 2003). Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Language: French. Practice Areas: Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor Law.
ERICSON DIRABOU, born 1977, Admitted 2005, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: University of Lille II, France (Maîtrise of Business Law, 2002) LL.M Oil and Gas, Aberdeen (UK); Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Languages: French, English; Practice Areas: Litigation, corporate law, banking, Project finance, Mining, Oil and Gas.
ASSOCIATES
BLEDE DOHORA ANDRE-FREDERIC, born 1973; admitted 2007, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: International School of Law, Abidjan (Maîtrise of Private Law, 2003). Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Language: French. Practice Areas: Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor Law.
KODJO AKA EMMANUEL, born 1978; admitted 2008, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: University of Cergy-Pontoise, France, Maîtrise of Business Law, 2001, University of Paris Dauphine, France DESS of Management 2002, Bar School of Versailles (France) 2004. Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Language: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Telecom, Mining, Commodities, Litigation, Labor Law.
SYLVIE LAURE GUEZEON, born 1977; admitted 2008, Côte d'Ivoire. Education: University of Cairo (Egypt) in association with University of Paris I-Sorbonne (Maîtrise of Businesss Law). Member: Ivorian Young Lawyers Association. Language: French. Practise Areas: Litigation, Labor Law, Corporate Law.
NANOU AYA REINE JESSICA: born 1986; admitted 2011, Côte D'Ivoire. Education: International School of Law, Abidjan (Master II of Business Law and tax system, 2010). Catholic University of West Africa, Abidjan (Maîtrise of business of law). Language: French. Practice Areas: Litigation, Corporate Law, Tax system
Senior Legal Consultant
MOUSSA TRAORE, born 1969. Education: University of Abidjan, (Faculty of law, Maîtrise of Business Law, 1998; Faculty of Arts, letters and Human Sciences, Certificate of Maîtrise degree of English language, 1993;). Lecturer in Legal English (Institute of Common law (IDC) abidjan). Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law, M&A, Oil and gas.