A member of the DLA Piper Africa group, GENI & KEBE is a full-service law firm that frequently handles cross-border transactional matters, with sector-specific expertise in energy and mining. Experienced arbitrator Mouhamed KEBE advises on a wide-range of commercial issues, particularly in the mining sector. Mohamed Abdallah Dieng leads the litigation team, and Mame Ngone Sow is an aviation specialist as well as head of the banking and finance team. The group also includes Boubacar Diakite who specialises in corporate, M&A and tax, and Yankhoba Ndiaye who focuses on litigation and employment. Soraya Imani who advises on corporate, construction and hospitality projects, and commercial disputes-focused Aissatou NDONG are also key contacts.

Praised by clients as being ‘ideal advisors for greenfield projects’, SCP HOUDA & ASSOCIES advises on a wide-range of matters both domestically and in the OHADA region, and has sector-specific knowledge in areas including mining, construction, agriculture and real estate. Managing partner Khaled Abou El Houda is a seasoned business law practitioner and arbitrator who advises on matters relating to banking and finance, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure and energy in particular. The group also includes litigation specialist El Hadji Daouda Seck who has extensive experience assisting clients in matters pertaining to financial fraud, the repair of economic and financial damage and the responsibility of managers therein, and Malick Lo who advises on business law, M&A assignments and project finance. Tax law specialist Khadijietou Kane, who also assists on matters in corporate law, is also a key practitioner.

Habibatou Touré assists on a wide-range of matters relating to business law, especially in the energy, renewables and natural resources sectors. The team has additional expertise in public-private partnerships and public procurement matters. Practice lead Habibatou Touré ‘exhibits very strong leadership and professionalism’ and advises across the range of matters with support from ‘excellent' counsel in the team. Touré's areas of expertise include financing projects, international investment disputes and international public cases, particularly in the sectors of construction, infrastructure and energy.

John W Ffooks & Co assists on general business law matters and has noteworthy cross-border capabilities. The firm advises across a variety of industry sectors including employment, aviation, banking and finance, natural resources and renewables. Newly appointed practice head Adrien Rangira leads the firm’s OHADA group and specialises in telecoms, banking and all aspects of commercial and business law. The group also includes Vanja Ramanandraitsiory who leads the natural resources and banking teams, and Papa Mor Dieng who focuses on general corporate law, tax, public procurement, banking and finance, and regulatory work.