Africa - Ethiopia

DABLO LAW FIRM LLP

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DABLO LAW FIRM LLP advises clients in a range of different practice areas, including corporate, dispute resolution, and real estate. Dawit Kidane, who leads the team, has extensive experience handling matters for clients in the construction and real estate sectors. Addisu Hailegebriel focuses on commercial, civil, and labour cases, while Bruk Geremew's workload includes tax and employment law issues.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘DABLO is a reliable law firm for litigation and contract work.’
  • ‘DABLO is an experienced firm with good understanding of their area of specialization. The firm has a cross functional team and they are very collaborative and dynamic on how they handle their projects.’
  • ‘The firm is knowledgeable, professional, candid and most importantly very understanding and patient with the client.’
  • 'Dawit Kidane is reliable, hands-on and very practical in his way. He has very good commercial acumen.’
  • ‘Dawit Kidane has good work ethics and dedication to his work.’
  • ‘Dawit Kidane has extensive experience in the legal sector and has a high level of commitment and dedication to excellence.’
  • ‘I really appreciate the professionalism, availability and supportive nature of Dawit Kidane.’

Key clients

  • Heineken Breweries SC
  • Gesha Village Coffee Estate PLC
  • ALS Geochemistry (Global)
  • Gift Real Estate PLC
  • Green Professional Services PLC
  • AIRE Africa
  • Wejiz Engineering PLC
  • BDO – Ethiopia PLC
  • Mariestopes International (MSI) Ethiopia
  • EPPAD Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Work highlights

  • Handled due diligence proceedings for EPPAD Pharma relating to the acquisition of a pharmaceuticals company.
  • Advised Gift Real Estate PLC on negotiations and acquisitions of stakes in real estate ventures and the procurement of real estate land holdings.
  • Represented Heineken Breweries SC in arbitration relating to a commercial dispute with a supplier in Ethiopia.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dawit Kidane

Other key lawyers

Addisu Hailegebriel, Bruk Geremew