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WONE Global Partner

Mekonnen Shiferaw

Managing Partner MALO Law Firm LLP

Addis Ababa · Ethiopia

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Overview

About Mekonnen

Mekonnen Shiferaw is a WONE Global Partner in Ethiopia, at MALO Law Firm LLP. A full biography will appear here when Mekonnen publishes one.

At a glance

Services led for WONE Global: Legal & Contracting, Employment, Payroll & Mobility, Transactions & Deals
Home market: Ethiopia · Addis Ababa
Partner firm: MALO Law Firm LLP
Languages: English, French, Arabic
Years in practice: 21 (since 2005)
Clients: Local and International Corporations, Foreign Investors, Multinational Companies, Entrepreneurs and Business Owners, Startups and Growing Businesses, Banks and Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Mining and Natural Resources Companies, Energy and Infrastructure Businesses, Construction and Real Estate Companies, Government and Public Sector Organisations, NGOs and Non-Profit Organisations, International Business Groups

Who does what. WONE Global finds and coordinates the right firm; MALO Law Firm LLP gives the advice under its own licence and invoices you directly. How responsibility works

Expertise

Services Mekonnen leads in Ethiopia

Each service below is a WONE Global position for Ethiopia: one service, one market, with Mekonnen as the named lead.

Legal & Contracting

Partner

Contracts and legal structures that work under the law of each country you do business in.

Typical work

Review the transaction or operating model
Prepare or adapt commercial contracts
Identify jurisdiction-specific legal requirements

Employment, Payroll & Mobility

Partner

Hiring, paying and moving people across borders.

Typical work

Set up compliant employment arrangements
Review payroll and employer obligations
Address immigration or mobility requirements

Transactions & Deals

Partner

Buying, selling and investing across borders, from the first structure to closing and after.

Typical work

Define the transaction structure
Coordinate legal, tax, financial and commercial diligence
Manage signing and closing work

A WONE Global position covers the service shown in Ethiopia only. Work outside it is arranged with the WONE Global Partner for that service or market.

Areas of practice

Corporate and Commercial Law
Foreign Direct Investment
Investment Licensing and Regulatory Approvals
Corporate Governance
Company Formation and Structuring
Mergers and Acquisitions
Banking and Finance Law
Capital Markets and Securities Regulation
Commercial Litigation
Dispute Resolution
Arbitration
Government and Regulatory Affairs
Mining and Natural Resources Law
Energy Law
Construction and Infrastructure Law
Employment and Labour Law
Legal Risk Management
and Regulatory Compliance.

Cases this Partner handles

Selected work

Corporate establishment, incorporation and business registration in Ethiopia.

Foreign direct investment advisory and investment licensing.

Corporate structuring and shareholder-related legal advisory.

Corporate governance and commercial transaction advisory.

Securities registration and capital-market regulatory compliance.

Banking and financial regulatory advisory.

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

Mining and energy project legal and regulatory advisory.

Construction and infrastructure contract advisory.

Government licensing, regulatory approvals and compliance.

Legal risk assessment and strategic regulatory advisory.

Markets and corridors

Where Mekonnen works

Mekonnen's home market will appear here once it is confirmed.

Thought leadership

Published by Mekonnen

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Credentials

Qualifications and standing

Admissions and licences: Former Federal High Court Judge, Ethiopia
Licensed to Practise Law in the Federal Jurisdiction and Oromia Regional Jurisdiction, Ethiopia.
Languages: English
French
Arabic

Firm

MALO Law Firm LLP

Partner firm · Addis Ababa · Ethiopia

MALO Law Firm LLP is an Ethiopian law firm founded by Mekonnen Shiferaw, providing high-quality legal advisory and representation services to local and international clients. With more than two decades of legal and judicial experience, the firm combines in-depth knowledge of Ethiopian law with commercial…

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Contact

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