
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
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)
Knowledge Sharing

National Bank of Ethiopia – Policy update
In July, the National Bank of Ethiopia introduced Foreign Exchange Directive No. FXD/01/2024, aimed at liberalising the country’s financial sector. This directive decentralises foreign exchange management and enables banks to negotiate exchange rates while ensuring transparency through report
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New law sets requirements for special economic zones
To further implement the industrial park scheme, a new law setting requirements for the designation of special economic zones and the related rules to carry on business in those zones (“SEZ”/ “SEZs”) was enacted in May to boost the economy and foreign investments. Two types of SEZs and
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Personal Data Protection Proclamation 1321/2024
Ethiopia’s data protection landscape has undergone a significant overhaul with the enactment of Personal Data Protection Proclamation 1321/2024. Previously, privacy laws were set out piecemeal through different pieces of legislation, resulting in fragmented regulation. The new proclamation
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New directive to regulate foreign investors’ participation in restricted export, import, wholesale and retail trade investments
In March, the Ethiopian Investment Board issued Directive 1001/2024, which eases restrictions on foreign investors’ participation in the export, import, wholesale and retail trade sectors. Foreign investors that wish to obtain a permit in these sectors must fulfil minimum capital requirements
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