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Mehrteab Leul

Managing Partner Mehrteab Leul Kokeb is a renowned senior law professional with almost three decades of experience with core competence in Project Finance and Corporate matters. He has assisted multiple clients developing infrastructure projects in the country which includes the government of Ethiopia, Sponsors and Lenders. Record high privatization and M&A transactions are also part of his latest credentials. He is also well-known for his skills in providing multidimensional legal services to individual and corporate clients; proficiency in achieving excellent results in a transaction, corporate issues; and his elocution during trials. In addition, he has ample experience in managing court cases as well as dealing with contractual disputes, arbitration, unlawful competition, liquidation, and employment matters. Currently, Mehrteab is the Managing Partner and he is active primarily in financial services, litigation & dispute resolution and corporate matters · DLA Piper Africa, Ethiopia (Mehrteab & Getu Advocates)

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About

Managing Partner with almost three decades of experience, specialising in project finance and corporate matters. He advises on infrastructure projects for government, sponsors and lenders, leads privatization and M&A transactions, and handles financial services, litigation, arbitration, contractual disputes, unlawful competition, liquidation and employment matters.

Practice areas

Project FinanceCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceLitigationDispute ResolutionArbitrationEmploymentInsolvency & Restructuring

Office

Expertise

Infrastructure ProjectsGovernment TransactionsSponsors & LendersPrivatizationM&AFinancial Services

Education

  • LLB, Addis Ababa University (1992)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Laws, Corporate and Securities Law, University of London (2018–2019)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Financial Services Law, University of London (2019)
  • LLM, Commercial and Corporate Law, University of London (2016–2021)

Languages

English