Expertise

• Labour
• Tax
• Immigration
• Corporate M&A
• Banking & Finance
• Aviation law
• Experience in providing legal advice to foreign companies in setting up entities in Ethiopia
• Experience in Due Diligence Reports on local companies on acquisitions, bank loan and the like

• Languages: English and Amharic

Background

• Joined the firm in 2024
• Member of the Africa Team
• Since November 2024 Member of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Board of Directors
• Lidet Abebe Tizazu Law Office, Senior Associate, Head of Commercial and Corporate
• Tameru Wondm Agegnehu Law Office, Senior Associate, 2017 – 2020
• Teshome Gabre-Mariam Bokan Law Office, Associate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013 – 2016
• Emahizee Global Consultancy Plc, Legal Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009 – 2011

Testimonials

“Mahlet Kassa is very reliable. She provides clear communication and a perfect follow-up on actions.”

(Chambers & Partners)

Qualifications

• LLM Postgraduate Study, Corporate and Financial Law, Kingston University
• TRAPCA, East and Southern Africa Management Institute in collaboration with Lund University Arusha, Tanzania. Post graduate Certificate in Trade Facilitation, a program designed to train professionals on the agreements of the WTO
• Addis Ababa University Bachelor of Laws (LLB)