We help investors and businesses navigate Ethiopian law.

We help foreign investors establish and operate in Ethiopia: choosing the right vehicle, obtaining investment permits and business licences, registering capital, and entering sectors newly opened to foreign participation, including trade, banking and logistics. We also advise on joint ventures, incentives and the approvals that follow entry.

We advise issuers, investors, banks, insurers and other financial institutions on public offerings and ESX listings, securities registration with the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority, licensing of collective investment schemes and market intermediaries, banking and insurance regulation, and AML/CFT compliance.

We advise on the tax consequences of investments and transactions, including income tax, VAT, excise, withholding, permanent establishment questions and investment incentives, and structure deals so that tax is addressed from the start.

We advise on company formation, governance, shareholder arrangements and restructurings, and act on share acquisitions, sales of businesses and private equity and venture investments, from due diligence and structuring through negotiation, regulatory approvals and closing.

We protect trademarks, patents and copyright, advise technology companies and startups, and help organizations comply with Ethiopia's Personal Data Protection Proclamation, including registration, privacy notices and cross-border data transfers.

We advise developers, contractors, equipment suppliers and investors on energy, mining and infrastructure projects, covering licensing, project and supply contracts, the import and re-export of equipment, and disputes arising from construction and operation.

We guide manufacturers, traders and service providers through Ethiopian licensing and regulatory regimes, including trade and import-export rules, sector permits, competition and consumer protection, and engagement with ministries and regulators.

We advise employers on employment contracts, workplace policies, restructuring and labour disputes, and on work permits, residence and tax compliance for expatriate staff.

We advise international organizations, NGOs and development programmes on registration, operating agreements, procurement, employment and compliance in Ethiopia.

We represent clients before Ethiopian courts and in arbitration in commercial, investment, construction, labour and shareholder disputes, and advise on enforcing judgments and arbitral awards, including foreign awards under the New York Convention.

We advise insurers, reinsurers, brokers and international firms on Ethiopian insurance regulation, licensing, product characterization, policy wording and claims, including cross-border reinsurance arrangements.

We support founders and investors from incorporation and founder agreements to angel and venture rounds, IP ownership and sector licensing, including through our Startups Legal Clinic.