Ethiopian Law Group: Your Trusted Legal Partners

At Ethiopian Law Group, we pride ourselves on being a leading provider of legal services in Ethiopia, distinguished by our combined legal expertise, formal education, and extensive experience across a broad spectrum of Ethiopian laws. Our team of dedicated lawyers brings together years of practice in both private and governmental roles, ensuring that we offer our clients unparalleled legal support.

About Ethiopian Law Group

Founded in 2000

10 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Banking & Finance
Energy, Environment & ESG
Intellectual Property
Corporate & Commercial
Employment & Labor
Lawsuits & Disputes
Real Estate

Languages spoken
Amharic
Somali
Afar
Oromo
English

Social media

Practice areas

Business

Ethiopian Law Group provides legal advice to suppliers and customers on a broad range of commercial contracts across all business and industry sectors. Our experience includes:

  • Supply and distribution arrangements
  • Maintenance and support arrangements.
  • Outsourcing
  • Manufacturing agreements
  • Sales and marketing
  • Concessions
  • Joint ventures
  • Franchising
  • Tax Advice
Employer
International
Legal Document
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Tax
FDA Law

Banking & Finance

Investment
Securities
Tax Increment Financing
Financial Services Regulation
Equity Capital Markets
Debt Capital Markets
Acquisition / Leveraged Finance
Structured Finance
Project Finance
Funds & Asset Management
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Sustainable Finance

Energy, Environment & ESG

Environmental Law & Compliance
Oil, Gas & Energy
Climate Change Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Mining Law
ESG Advisory & Compliance
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Water Law

Intellectual Property

You have put a lot of time and effort into creating your business. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re already established, a registered trademark will help expand the protection of your brand nationwide. Good will of a business is the most important part of a trade and it is embodied in its trademark. Trademark is part of intellectual property in Ethiopian Trademark Registration and Protection Proclamation No. 501/2006. Ethiopian Law Group provides a trademark registration service as your reliable trademark agent.

Copyright
Patent
Trademark
Art & Cultural Property Law

Corporate & Commercial

Administrative
Aviation
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Franchising
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
Government Relations & Lobbying
International Trade Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
Corporate Governance
Sanctions & Export Controls
Private Equity

Employment & Labor

We provide advice to corporate entities employing large numbers of Ethiopians as well as medium and small scale corporate entities. We handle the full range of issues arising in the workplace. These include:

  • tax and benefits laws applicable to employees
  • employee share ownership schemes
  • employee benefits
  • executive contracts
  • redundancies and terminations
  • unfair dismissal
  • Employment legislation
  • union representation
  • pensions and retirement benefits legislation
  • Employment issues upon a transfer of business.
  • terms and conditions of employment
  • Merger and Acquisition Advice
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination
Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation

Lawsuits & Disputes

Ethiopian Law Group delivers practical legal solutions to highest standards in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Law Group provides clear, relevant and timely legal advice and actively pursues all possible avenues of dispute resolution. In this way we believe we assist our clients in achieving their objectives and managing their legal risks with as little disruption to their business as possible.

Ethics and Professional Responsibility
ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
General Litigation
Restructuring & Insolvency
Commercial Litigation
Antitrust Litigation

Real Estate

Ethiopian Law Group advises on the purchase and sale of properties in the Ethiopia. Our property specialists deal with both residential and commercial property transactions. We act for developers, property consultants and all types of landlord and commercial property tenants needing advice that can only be provided by our experienced specialist property lawyers..

We realize that a residential sale or purchase is a big decision for most people. We deal with all aspects of the purchase through to completion.

We can also advise in the following areas:

  • Conveyancing
  • Buying at Auction
  • Contract Disputes
  • Enfranchisement
  • Household Disputes
  • Investment Property
  • Buy-to-Let Property
  • Leasehold Properties
  • Re-possession Proceedings
  • Remortgaging
  • Tenancy Agreements
  • Transfer of Title
  • Unlawful Eviction
  • Legislative Drafting Advice

Ethiopian Law Group provides any legal advice, using the diverse expertise and knowledge of its partners and associates, on various arrays of  Laws of the country. Your solution starts the moment you knocked at our door!

Brokerage
Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations
Real Estate Due Diligence
Natural Resources
Conveyancing

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