ETHIOPIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Sisay Habte, Tibebe Zewdu, Michael Mengistu and Helina Bezabih, TBeST Law LLP
TBeST Law LLP is a full-service law firm that provides corporate and commercial legal ser - vices across a wide range of sectors and prac - tice areas. It draws on over 50 years of the collective experience of its partners in the aca - demic and legal services sectors. As one of the leading firms in the country, the firm’s lawyers are at the forefront of Ethiopia’s legal reform, contributing to the drafting of the Ethiopian
Commercial Code, investment and tax laws. The continuous engagement in legal and policy reforms gives TBeST lawyers a unique insight into the understanding of Ethiopian laws, and its lawyers represent some of the largest mul - tinationals operating in Ethiopia where they ad - vise, among others, on corporate and commer - cial matters and provide corporate secretarial services for some. Michael Mengistu is a senior associate at TBeST Law LLP. He holds an LLB from Addis Ababa University and an LLM from the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. His areas of focus include corporate governance and contract law.
Authors
Sisay Habte is a partner at TBeST Law LLP, who co-heads, among others, the corporate practice of the firm. She has
extensive experience in advising clients on a number of complex corporate transactions including incorporation, mergers and acquisitions, and liquidation. Sisay received her Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Gondar and holds LLMs in International Business Law and Law, Economics and Finance from the Central European University and International University College of Turin respectively.
Helina Bezabih is a Junior Associate at TBeST Law LLP, with growing experience in corporate and commercial law. She has supported complex legal due diligence exercises,
Tibebe Zewdu is a partner at TBeST Law LLP, with extensive experience in corporate and commercial matters. He also practices competition regulation, mergers and acquisitions,
advised on regulatory compliance, and assisted both local and international clients across a range of sectors. Helina holds an LLB from Bahir Dar University and is currently pursuing her LLM at Addis Ababa University.
private equity, general investment matters and criminal law. He is admitted to practice at all Federal Court levels in Ethiopia, with over ten years of legal experience working in government and private practice. Tibebe holds an LLB from Wollo University School of Law, and an LLM from Addis Ababa University.
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