Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP (MLA)

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Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP (MLA) provides a broad range of legal services, and leverages the bench strength of the wider resources of DLA Piper to advise international clients, for example Nokia, McKinsey and Company Africa, and Cepheus Growth Capital Partners, on a wide spectrum of matters. Mehrteab Leul specialises in finance and dispute resolution work, while Getu Shiferaw handles corporate and tax mandates. Biruk Haile focuses on IP and technology issues, and Bamlak Alemayehu is a key contact for mining matters.

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  • ‘The team has a diverse practice area and it provides service with quality and on time. ’

  • ‘The partners try to understand the needs of the client and provide support in a value-adding manner.'

  • ‘The firm is very professional, and has very diverse understanding both on local and global policies, regulations and laws.'

  • 'The firm takes feedback and accommodates different views.'
  • ‘The firm has deep understanding of the local regulations, service orientation, and provides detailed legal analysis with scenarios that help decision-making, with a clear understanding of the pros and cons.'

Key clients

  • Eastcastle Infrastructure
  • Castel Group and BGI Ethiopia
  • IFU, DANIDA
  • Cepheus Growth Capital Partners
  • Nokia Corporation
  • Cepheus Growth Capital Partners
  • Mylan Laboratories Limited
  • Children Investment Fund foundation (CIFF)
  • ASB Hotel Properties PLC
  • McKinsey and Company Africa PTY/ LTD Ethiopia Branch

Lawyers

Leading partners
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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

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mehrteab Leul, Getu Shiferaw, Biruk Haile, Bamlak Alemayehu