Aman & Partners LLP

Managing Partner: Aman Assefa

Partners: Bahakal Abate; Ermias Ayalew; Micael Sehul

Number of lawyers: 13

Total staff: 20

Languages: Amharic, English, Afaan Oromo and Tigrigna

Aman & Partners LLP is a full service law office engaged in providing legal advisory and representation in Ethiopia. It is reputed as a pioneer in the corporate and transactional law practice in Ethiopia. For the last 20 years, Aman & Partners LLP has been providing commercial, investment, transaction advisory, labor relations, taxation, projects and project finance, energy, intellectual property, banking, construction, environment and related legal services.

Our alliance with Bowmans, a truly Pan African firm, allows us to tap into the broader skills and experience of the Bowmans Group across the multiple jurisdictions in which Bowmans has offices.

Our clientele consists of foreign and domestic entities ranging from start-ups to prominent multi-nationals and international organisations. Working closely with different entities from across the world, has gained us years of experience in assisting clients determine the most beneficial legal existence, structure and transaction mainly from legal perspectives but also taking regulatory, operational, accounting and tax considerations in the equation. We guide clients through all stages of transactions, from performing due diligence to drafting, reviewing and negotiating different commercial agreements to coordinating closing and registering an entity. We continue to guiding our clients through the legal and business environment of the country. Aman & Partners LLP is recognized for its unique and tailored and practical legal solutions as well as strong knowledge of the Ethiopian legal framework.

As part of our corporate and regulatory compliance practice, Aman & Partners LLP undertakes end-to-end company incorporation activity, license renewals, securing competency certificates, immigration and residency related approvals, processing competition clearances, getting appropriate tax clearances, liquidation, and general advice on overall sector specific regulatory compliance.

We have vast experience in drafting, redrafting, reviewing, and local law compliance assessment of different commercial and non-commercial agreements ranging from MoU, shareholders, security, sale and purchase, rent/lease, employment, construction, bank and insurance related agreements in various sectors. We also have vast experience in conducting legal audit for clients to ensure legal compliance including licensing, allowable activities under the license, tax, employment and labour laws.

We design various strategies with employers and HR personnel to equip them with labour compliance tools such as comprehensive employment contracts, manuals, work rules, and guidelines. Our deep cultural understanding and multi-lingual team of lawyers is an asset to our clients.

We also provide full-fledged legal services, including commercial litigation at all levels of courts, alternative dispute resolution, local and international arbitration, anti-trust and unfair competition litigation, construction, adjudication and litigation, class actions and opposition and persecution of IP right infringements.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Corporate & Commercial
• Transaction Advisory
• Privatisation & Liberalisation
• Investment & Company Incorporation
• Taxation
• Employment
• Projects & Project Finance
• Public Private Partnership
• Mining & Energy
• Legal Due Diligence
• Public Procurement
• Competition
• Banking & Insurance
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Litigation & Arbitration
• Intellectual Property
• Media

International Work

Offices

Aster Plaza

Gabon Street, 6th Floor

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: +251911975810