Chazai Wamba

Firm Details:
Managing Partner: Aurélie CHAZAI
Number of Partners: 3
Number of Lawyers: 10
Languages: French, English

Firm Overview:
CHAZAI WAMBA is a business law firm dedicated to Africa that offers personalized, innovative and accessible legal and tax services to local and international companies, banks, financial institutions, governments and other public sector entities, as well as individual investors and start-ups.

Divided into specialized departments and fully oriented towards new technologies and the most modern working methods, the Firm guarantees its clients a fast, clear and comprehensive assistance, consistent with the best international standards and practices and the specific needs of projects and transactions in Africa.

With lawyers admitted to three Bars (Cameroon, Paris and Nigeria), the Firm is active in all areas of business law and intervenes in both advisory and litigation matters.

The firm also regularly work with external experts, investigators and consultants (in strategy, finance, project management, accounting, criminal or investment services).

Founded in 2017, the Firm has three partners: Aurélie Chazai and Flora Wamba, both lawyers admitted to the Cameroon and Paris Bars, who have worked for the largest international law firms; and Emmanuel Massoda, lawyer admitted to the Cameroon Bar, and a recognized expert in litigation and arbitration.

The Firm is based in Douala (Cameroon). It also has an office in Paris (France) and a presence in the cities of Port-Gentil and Libreville (Gabon).

Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance: 1 Partner based in Douala
■ Representation of EDC Investment Corporation and a consortium of banks in the context of CFAF 15 billion midterm syndicated loan to MEDCEM CAMEROON for the expansion of its cement plant.

Partner: Aurélie Chazai
■ Representation of the Port Autonome de Douala (PAD) AD within the framework of the reorganization of its debt, for a cumulative amount of about CFAF 100 billion through, (i) the negotiation with the banks with a view to extending the maturities of the current credits and the repurchase of the credit of a specific supplier and (ii) obtaining on the financial market the setting up of a line of financing, the use of which will be rigorously subjected to the prior agreement of the National Committee of the Public Debt.

Partner: Aurélie Chazai
Key Clients: EDC Investment Corporation, PAD
Contact: Aurélie Chazai
Tel: +237 233 432 617
Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets: 1 Partner based in Douala

■ Representation of the State of Cameroon through an international bond issue, the redemption of an existing Eurobond and the early unwinding of a foreign exchange hedge for a final amount of CFAF 450 billion

Partner: Aurélie Chazai
Key Clients: State of Cameroon
Contact: Aurélie Chazai
Tel: +237 233 432 617
Email: [email protected]

Private Equity: 1 Partner based in Douala
■ Representation of the consortium composed by Investisseurs & Partenaires and Oikocredit in an equity raising by Agroserv Industrie, a company incorporated in Burkina Faso which business consists of an agribusiness activity in Burkina Faso.

Partner: Aurélie Chazai
Key Clients: Investisseurs & Partenaires, Oikocredit
Contact: Aurélie Chazai
Tel: +237 233 432 617

Corporate/M&A:
Partner: Aurélie Chazai, Flora Wamba

Oil & Gas:
Partner: Flora Wamba based in Douala and Port-Gentil

Litigation & Arbitration: 2 Partners Flora Wamba and Emmanuel Massoda based in Douala and Port-Gentil
■ Representation of a client in arbitration proceedings in London with a stake of about USD 90 million

Partners: Flora Wamba Tel: +237 233 432 617 [email protected]
■ Representation of a client in litigation proceedings before the Paris Court of Appeal for a stake of about EUR 3,2 million

Partner: Flora Wamba Tel: +237 233 432 617 [email protected]
■ Representation of a Cameroonian insurer in a broad range of litigation and commercial matters for a global stake of EUR 5 million

Partner: Flora Wamba Tel: +237 233 432 617 [email protected]
■ Representation of an industrial company in a broad range of labour and commercial matters for a global stake of EUR 1 million

Partner: Flora Wamba Tel: +237 233 432 617 [email protected]
■ Representation of the State of Cameroon in several disputes for a global stake of CFAF 1 billion

Partners: Aurélie Chazai, Emmanuel Massoda Tel: +237 233 432 617
■ Representation BGFIBank CAMEROUN SA in debt collection procedure for more than 1 billion FCFA;

Partners: Aurélie Chazai, Emmanuel Massoda Tel: +237 233 432 617
■ Representation of BIA Cameroun SA in various debt collection procedures

Partners: Aurélie Chazai, Emmanuel Massoda Tel: +237 233 432 617
Key Clients: BGFIBank Cameroun SA, BIA Cameroun, DEM CAMEROUN SARLU, SMT CAMEROUN SA.

Contact: Emmanuel Massoda Tel: +237 233 432 617 Email: [email protected]