Endris Amino Law Office - ELO

Corporate law (also known as business law or company law) is the body of law governing the rights relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations, and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or the theory of corporations.

At Endris Amino Law Office, our service starts from helping you to choose your business structure and decide how and where your business will operate to forming and registering under Ethiopian law. At ELO, all of the services you need to protect your business throughout all the processes are available under one roof. Our commercial law practice assists clients in the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements. We have vast experience in the preparation and delivery of legal opinions on matters including validity and enforcement of commercial contracts in light of Ethiopian law. Our lawyers will give you legal services in the following areas under the Ethiopian commercial law:

• Licensing & Loyalty Agreements
• Business Formation
• Governance Documents
• Corporate Dissolution
• Contract Drafting
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Addressing Complaints Filed Against Your Business
• Commercial and Company Law
• Advising on all contract law matters
• Drafting agency and distributorship agreements;
• Advising and drafting agreements related to purchasing and sale of commercial property;
• Advising and drafting agreements related to the transfer of company shares;
• Drafting, reviewing, and advising on commercial lease agreements;
• Company formation and registration;
• Drafting articles and memorandum of associations for companies;
• Drafting and advising on the preparation of various company minutes;
• Advising and drafting partnership and joint venture agreements;
• Advising and assisting clients with the preparation of annual general meetings of shareholders; and
• Advising the board of directors on matters of corporate governance and corporate procedures.
• And More.

Intellectual Property law deals with laws to protect and enforce the rights of the creators and owners of inventions, writing, music, designs, and other works, known as the “intellectual property.” There are several areas of intellectual property including copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets.

Endris Amino Law Office works closely with leading companies to enforce and utilize their intellectual property rights. Our Intellectual services cover an extensive range of areas. This includes dealing with IP issues in corporate and finance transactions, advising on patents, trademarks, copyright and designs, regulatory, marketing, and advertising issues, and representing clients in major intellectual property disputes.

Our law office has assisted clients in enforcing their Intellectual Property rights and taking anti-counterfeiting actions including instituting both civil and criminal proceedings. Our office provides services covering trademarks, patents, utility models, and industrial designs, and we are licensed to conduct trademark registration from the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office “EIPO”. Our lawyers will give you legal services in the following areas under the Ethiopian intellectual property law:

• Trademark search
• Filing and registering trademark applications
• Filing trademark priority right applications
• Renewing trademark registrations
• Filing patent applications including priority right applications
• Filing patent of introduction applications
• Filing utility model applications
• Filing for compulsory licenses
• Filing application for the registration and correction of copyright
• Renewal of registration
• Registering assignment of rights
• Filing Industrial design applications including priority right applications
• Inspecting records and documents of EIPO & extracting copies
• Maintaining industrial design registrations (renewal and/or extension of registrations)
• And many more.

In today’s modern workplace, any company or employer needs to stay abreast of current employment laws. Are you obliged for a pension contribution under the Labor Proclamation No. 1156/2019 of Ethiopia?  Does one of your employee’s recent conduct is a ground for automatic termination of the employment contract?  There are many areas where your company could face major financial liability, not to mention the potential loss of reputation when failing to keep abreast with timely laws and regulations. Our law office Provide clients with timely information on relevant policy decisions and update on new legislation. At ELO, we will give you legal services in the following areas under the Ethiopian labor and employment law:

• Advising on matters of restructuring and redundancy;
• Drafting contracts of employment including managerial employment agreements and employee handbooks;
• Advising multinational companies on matters related to the employment of expatriates and the different permits required as well as tax and other compliance requirements related to expatriates;
• Drafting contracts for the employment of independent contractors and secondment arrangements;
• Representing companies in employment-related disputes;
• Advising on issues related to the different aspects of termination of employment contracts as well as release agreements;
• Conducting negotiations representing companies in matters related to collective agreements, trade union relations, and alternative dispute resolution;
• Advising on labor and employment aspects of privatization, and mergers and acquisitions;
• Advising on issues related to employee benefits, pensions, and share schemes.
• And many more.

There are more and more occasions where immigration law becomes an issue in modern businesses. Temporary employees, full-time employees, and special event workers may be from other countries. You need to know if you are following the law when dealing with foreign labor.

ELO’s Immigration Practice represents foreign businesses, companies, and international organizations on immigration matters. Members in the practice help our clients navigate Ethiopia’s regulatory regime related to immigration and related matters. Our clients in this field range from multinational corporations to small- and medium-sized companies in Ethiopia.

Our attorneys will give you legal services in the following areas under the Ethiopian immigration law on all immigration matters including visa-related issues and all types of visas including Diplomatic Visa, Service Visa, Business visas, Immigrant Visa, Tourist Visa, Student Visa, and Transit Visa. While rendering service to our clients, we successfully managed to undertake different matters at the Ethiopian Immigration Nationality &vital Events Agency (INVEA).

Endris Amino Law Office provides comprehensive and highly diverse advice on all aspects of real estate law and construction law, including, but not limited to, acquisition, development, leasing, financing, compliance, entitlements, and disposition. We have a depth of experience in representing private entities, developers, lenders, borrowers, and investors, both domestic and foreign. The Real Estate we are well versed in transactions involving land leases, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating terms. We regularly assist clients in matters involving the incorporation of real estate companies, acquisition of property, due diligence on the immovable property to be acquired as part of real estate investment, negotiation of terms of transfer of land lease rights for real estate development, and, drafting and reviewing contracts of sale, servitude, and mortgages. We have been involved in the transaction of hotel projects, luxury apartments, mega real estate projects, and other sectors and industries.

Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution involving one or more neutral third parties who are usually agreed to by the disputing parties and whose decision is binding. Arbitration has become a popular means of commercial dispute resolution mechanism in international commercial and investment relations. Considering this, ELO has given an enormous place for Alternative Dispute Resolution. We have served as party-appointed arbitrators as well as counsel in involving commercial disputes.

Our lawyers assist clients in intensive mediation efforts which resulted in successful settlements. We are also nominated for membership to the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Court Annex Mediation Advisory Council, and contributing to the development of ADR in Ethiopia. At ELO, we offer our international and domestic clients a wide array of services in the following ADR areas;

• Serving as local counsel in connection with international commercial arbitrations;
• Assisting on matters related to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards following the newly ratified New York Convention;
• Advising clients on contractual matters related to governing laws, enforcement of foreign judgments;
• Advising clients on contractual matters related to arbitration clauses;
• Representing clients in arbitration proceedings;
• Providing a Pro bono mediation service at the Federal Courts
• And many more.