ETHIOPIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Getu Shiferaw, Mehrteab Leul, Michael Sebsibe and Debora Belachew, Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP (MLA)
Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP (MLA) is a leading full service law firm with more than 20 lawyers offering quality legal services and representing several local businesses and major multinational corporations in Ethiopia. MLA’s practice areas include corporate and finance, tax, capital markets, mining and energy, in - tellectual property and technology, employment and immigration, charities and societies, aviation, real es - tate, litigation, arbitration and regulatory. All practice areas are staffed with high-calibre lawyers and office personnel who are accomplished in their fields of expertise. MLA’s primary focus is optimising clients’
investments based on compliance-driven legal strat - egies and creative options. MLA’s lawyers work very closely with their clients to proactively structure deals in the best interest of the clients, drawing from the rich experience the office has accrued over many years. The firm’s quality services have allowed it to work on some of the most complex transactions, as well as well-known cross-border/inter-jurisdictional matters. MLA’s clientele ranges from start-ups to government entities, multinational corporations, prominent non- profit organisations and diplomatic missions.
Authors
Getu Shiferaw is a partner at Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP (MLA). His practice encompasses general corporate and commercial law, specialising in M&A, private equity, financial market regulations,
Mehrteab Leul is the managing partner of MLA and a senior legal professional with 25 years of experience in corporate, project finance, transactional matters, and litigation and dispute resolution. He is
project finance, sovereign debt and sovereign debt guarantee, hospitality and leisure and FDI. Since 2013, Getu has advised foreign and domestic investors on Ethiopian investment law, corporate and commercial law, investment vehicles for FDI, project finance, M&A, private equity, forex regulation, sovereign debt and sovereign guarantee, security devices and conducting jurisdictional, compliance and legal due diligence investigations and reporting. Getu graduated from Addis Ababa University School of Law in 2011 (winner of the Chancellor’s Gold Medal), obtaining an LLM in Business Law in 2016.
widely recognised for providing multidimensional legal services to both individual and corporate clients, consistently delivering excellent results in complex transactions and corporate matters. Mehrteab’s strong courtroom presence and articulate advocacy have earned him a reputation for persuasive elocution and strategic litigation skills. He is known for offering practical, solutions-oriented guidance across a wide range of legal challenges.
Michael Sebsibe is a legal director in MLA’s corporate and finance practice. Michael has extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of
Debora Belachew is an associate in the corporate and tax practice at
Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP. She has experience advising on various domestic and cross-border transactions, including general corporate governance, corporate and commercial transactions, foreign investment, taxation, competition, acquisitions, due diligence, data protection and digital assets. Debora graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Haramaya University with great distinction (gold medallist).
commercial matters, including investment regulation, M&A, commercial contracts drafting/negotiation, legal due diligence, company incorporation, business licensing, finance and forex regulation, telecom regulation and competition issues.
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