Established in 1995 by the managing partner Ms. Amie N. D. Bensouda, the firm has been consistently regarded to be one of the most experienced local firms in corporate transaction work with the capacity, expertise and resources to undertake large and complex transactions in specialized areas.
Amie Bensouda & Co is a limited partnership and a full-service law firm. For years the firm has been the counsel of choice for several local and international financial service providers. The firm remains a leader in all of its practices areas such as Corporate & Commercial matters, Banking & Finance, Communications (Telecommunications & Broadcasting), Intellectual Property, Immigration, Insurance, Insolvency, Labour/Employment Law, Litigation, Real Estate, Succession and Wills, Shipping, Maritime and Admiralty, Taxation, and Trusts.
Founded in 1995
50 people in their team
The Firm has substantial experience as advisers on all Gambian commercial aspects of such financing projects, including:
Through their strong connections with leading law Firms in New York, London and other foreign and financial commercial centres The Amie Bensouda & Co partnership is attuned to a variety of related international matters.
Specialty Areas:
The firm has extensive experience in all forms of civil litigation and assists individuals, firms and companies resolve or avoid potential conflict by employing all forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation, negotiation, arbitration and investigation. We have successfully handled and settled major commercial and high profile disputes.
We advise employers and employees on pension schemes, severance packages, separation agreements, redundancy procedures and disciplinary matters. We draft and negotiate employment and service contracts and HR policies on behalf of companies and employees.
We assist Gambians to obtain passports and identity documents particularly Gambians in the diaspora who may have lost or require new government identity documents.
We also advise on immigration requirements and apply for work and resident permits, entry visas, extensions and sanctions.
We advise employers and employees on pension schemes, severance packages, separation agreements, redundancy procedures and disciplinary matters. We draft and negotiate employment and service contracts and HR policies on behalf of companies and employees.
We assist Gambians to obtain passports and identity documents particularly Gambians in the diaspora who may have lost or require new government identity documents.
We also advise on immigration requirements and apply for work and resident permits, entry visas, extensions and sanctions.
The firm’s intellectual property practice is broad and the firm acts as a Trademark and Patent Attorney for principals all over the world including partner law firms that routinely instruct Amie Bensouda & Co on behalf of their clients on IP matters.
We act as attorneys for the registration of trademarks, patents, industrial designs and other intellectual property rights. We routinely conduct searches and provide assistances for renewals, change of name and address, amendments and recordal of licences.
For more information on our intellectual property practices in The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia, please visit our IP website at www.ab-ip.com.
The firm provides advice on all types of real estate transactions, estate development transactions and financing.
Our team of para-legals is trained to process real estate transfers and transactions efficiently through all relevant government processes to ensure security of tenure.
