AF Legal

A full commercial law firm providing customised legal and tax services for your business and investment in west and central Africa

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Maritime Law and International Trade

Our lawyers have over 30 years of experience in advising on shipping transactions and maritime disputes, including representing P&I clubs, shipping lines and more.

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Energy and Natural Ressources

Our lawyers provide legal assistance in the negotiating related to extractive resources and power sectors to states and international investors.

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Banking, Finance and Insurance

We advise and assist major banking and financial institutions including commercial banks and private equity funds among others, in various projects such as mergers and acquisitions.

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International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution

We have developped a solid expertise in complex commercial transaction, international commercial and investment arbitration as well as mediation, investigation, fraud and asset recovery.

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Sovereign Debt management and restructuration

We assist States as well as parastatal and susnational entities to ensure that their financing needs and payment obligations are met at the lowest possible cost. It includes reducing their exposure to high interest rates, foreign currency and other risks.

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International Transport

Our firm has developped experience and expertise in multimodal transport, including road and railway transport, as well as air transport.

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OHADA and Sports Law

Our business law practice entails OHADA laws which is a commercial law Treaty to which 17 west and central african countries are parties. OHADA laws are adopted in the form of uniform acts and general commercial law, security, insolvency, arbitration, land transport.

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Sustainable development: Environment, Climat change and Human Rights

Our practice entails assisting State regulators to drafts environmental laws and policies, including assessing climate change related legal framework. We also assist private sector clients involved in fighting land degradation, restoration of mangrove and credit carbonne financing.

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International Investment

The Firms specializes in the negotiation and drafting international investment agreement in general and bilateral investment treaties in particular. In that respect, we publish studies and articles relating to the development of international investment law in Africa, including the PanAfrican investment code (PAIC) as well as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCTA).

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Digital Innovation

We have advised and assist majors and Start up companies operating in the Digital fields in particular in financing, developping and integrating their Fintech related services. We also have assisted international Fintech company in setting up an e-commerce platform and a payment agregator in Senegal. Our services entailed data protection, mobile payment services, including credit or debit cards, mobile wallets, tokenized cards.

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