Firm overview

We are a leading legal service provider with over 20 years’ of experience in the delivery of high-end corporate and transactional legal advisory and representation work for major financiers and investors in the Ethiopian market. We have represented major investors, including Fortune 20 and Fortune 500 companies.  Our lawyers are our major strength as our team comprises of lawyers from private practice, in-house, judiciary and academia. Our lawyers are trained in Ethiopia, USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Africa and Hungary.

Firm overview

LEX Africa is an alliance of leading law firms in over 25 African countries and is Africa’s first and largest legal alliance formed in 1993. Each member is an independent law firm with a key specialist focus on general corporate/commercial/financial law, regulatory laws and dispute resolution together with expert knowledge and experience on the local business, political, cultural and economic environment. With over 600 lawyers, LEX Africa provides a Pan African legal team for both cross border and local African legal solutions and is a valuable resource for corporates, investors and other clients in Africa.

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Firm overview

Founded by Mehrteab Leul Kokeb, Mehrteab Leul and Associates (“MLA”) is a leading full-service law office in Ethiopia, and has over 20 years experience advising and representing clients on wide range of legal issues concerning business and investment in the country.

MLA’s clients range from start-up companies, to government entities and multinational corporations, such as, Coca Cola and General Electric (GE).

Committed to providing the highest quality of legal services, MLA offers its clients a personalized environment to build mutual trust as well as understand their objectives and cost concerns. The clients of MLA are guaranteed to receive legal services which are underpinned by the basic pillars of professionalism and excellence. MLA maintains a staff of highly trained legal professionals who work round the clock to meet clients’ needs and expectations.