Alebel Ashagrie & Associates Law Office

Alebel Ashagrie & Associates Law Office is a leading corporate and commercial practice founded on its client base, international experience, and extensive in-depth expertise in a wide range of business sectors. Ethiopia’s strategic location and well developed infrastructure, with extensive investment opportunities and incentives, make it an ideal base for investors and multinational companies seeking to enter the African market. 

Our office is staffed by qualified lawyers and we have extensive experience in assisting overseas companies to invest and do business in Ethiopia. Our proven transactional skills and our multidisciplinary expertise, with specialists in competition law, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, financing, employment, financial services and taxation, allow us to deal with all the issues which may arise in the course of any assignment in a timely and cost-effective way. 

We provide tailored advice to clients on formation, acquisition and dissolution of companies and partnerships in Ethiopia and assistance with day-to-day corporate and commercial matters

Alebel Ashagrie & Associates Law Office provides a comprehensive service for all types of intellectual property, covering patent and trademark protection, design registration, copyright and the licensing of technology.

Our expertise covers the following areas:

• acquisition, registration and protection of all kinds of intellectual property rights
• franchising and licensing
• restrictive trade practices
• patent, trademark, copyright proceedings

Our litigation and dispute resolution practice has a record of success in helping clients of all kinds to assert and defend their legal rights in a timely manner, at least possible risk. Our clients range from global businesses and organizations to private individuals, and we provide them all with top quality service and advice. 

Our highly qualified and experienced specialists focus on giving clear, effective support and guidance to our clients, however complex and difficult the dispute may appear. They have the expertise and experience to advise on and deal with the largest and most complex issues, and the resources, knowledge and strategic thinking to help clients advance their interests in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. We are also experienced in both domestic and international arbitration, and we choose the most appropriate method of resolution for every dispute we are involved in.

Our office’s real estate specialists deal with all matters relating to freehold and leasehold properties, including transactions and disputes involving commercial and residential property.  The department advises both individual and corporate clients.

Areas of work include:

• Advice on structuring, financing and negotiating all real estate investments and transactions
• Drafting all kinds of transaction documents
• Acquisition of property in Ethiopia
• Representation in real estate disputes

Our immigration team is successfully dealing with all matters relating to immigration law, citizenship applications, applications for immigration permits, permanent residence permits, employment permits and visas. The department advises both individual and corporate clients.

Alebel Ashagrie & Associates Law Office has the most experienced team of employment law specialists in Ethiopia, with an excellent reputation for high quality, sound legal and practical advice. Our client base consists of employees and employers, including domestic and multinational businesses and organizations and the diplomatic missions of overseas countries to Ethiopia.

We have in-depth experience in providing legal advice and assistance with the full range of employment-related topics, including drafting contracts and other documentation, dispute resolution, and liaising and negotiating with government bodies, labor unions and the like.

Our service includes;

• Debt collection
• Bankruptcy and insolvency

We represent our clients in all kinds of criminal matters.