SENEGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Khaled Abou El Houda, Malick Lo, Chadi Safieddine and Mohamed Kamil, SCP Houda & Associés
SCP Houda & Associés (known as Houda Law Firm) is a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary law firm based in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. The firm has a to - tal staff of 70 people, composed of a team of lawyers, jurists and paralegals. The team works in French and English to ensure the satisfaction of local and inter - national clients. Houda law firm provides legal advice
and assistance to a variety of clients across many practice areas, including business law, insurance law, banking and finance, public and private international law, contract law, mining, oil and gas, renewable en - ergy law and tax. The firm has proven expertise in the energy and extractive sector, PPPs, banking and finance and corporate and commercial law.
Authors
Khaled Abou El Houda is the managing partner and founder of SCP Houda & Associés. He holds MA in business law and MA in banking and finance and has notable expertise in finance and the financing of major
Chadi Safieddine has been a member of the SCP Houda & Associés since 2021, where he works as a senior legal counsel. Prior to joining SCP, Chadi worked as a lawyer at a law firm specialising in business law and
infrastructure, energy, oil and gas and mining projects. He is a mediator and arbitrator in OHADA business law and is registered as an arbitrator at the CCJA of Abidjan and the CAMC of Dakar. He is also affiliated with professional associations, such as the Chamber of Mines of Senegal and the Moroccan Investor Club in Senegal. Khaled has participated in training West African civil servants as part of a review of their legal framework relating to oil and gas.
at an accounting firm, where he was in charge of managing the legal department in direct liaison with the accountants. Within the firm, he has accumulated experience in corporate law and has been involved in the realisation of missions in company audits, increases in share capital, M&A, partial contributions of assets, sales of companies (up to closing) and the dissolution/liquidation of companies.
Mohamed Kamil has been working as a senior legal counsel at SCP Houda & Associés since 2021. Within the Firm, he has gained experience in business law and has been involved in regulatory assignments, particularly
Malick Lo is a member of SCP Houda & Associés since 2009 and a partner and lawyer registered with the Senegal Bar Association. With solid experience in business law, he provides both advisory and litigation
in the energy, technology, telecommunications, personal data protection, health sectors and in corporate law. He also assists the team in providing legal counselling and advisory assignments, as well as in litigation procedures.
services, assisting a diverse clientele through strategic sectors such as banking, finance and insurance, natural resources and maritime activities. Lo plays a key role in the legal structuring and risk management of complex cases, combining legal rigour with pragmatism. In addition to his technical skills, Lo is a key contact in managing client relations, ensuring that their needs are met effectively while contributing to the law firm’s development.
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