ABRAHAM DEGEFA | ASSOCIATE
BACKGROUND
Abraham is an Associate at MTA. He is a rising investment and corporate lawyer who has more than two and a half years of legal experience in corporate, investment, intellectual property, and immigration laws. He has assisted several foreign companies and multinational corporations in setting up subsidiary companies, registering branch offices, project offices, and commercial representative offices in Ethiopia. He has also advised clients on various legal matters related to their operations, such as tax, Labour, environmental, contractual, and regulatory issues.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 2020 Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Addis Ababa University College of Law and Governance Studies.
CAREER SUMMARY
- June 2021 – Present: Junior Associate – Mesfin Tafesse and Associates Law Office (MTA).
- February 2021 – June 2021: Training and Support Officer for the Community Based Human Rights Promotion and Protection – Addis Ababa University Center for Human Rights
- March 2021 – May 2021 – Trial Monitoring Officer - Kumlachew Dagne and Associates Law Office (KDALO)
LANGUAGES
- Amharic
- English
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Commercial and Investment matters
- Intellectual Property (IP)
- Immigration
TOP MATTERS
- Assisted Deloitte, FFI, Optasia Technologies/Channal VAS, Plaza Premium Lounge, Cellulant Co., Paystack etc. in setting up subsidiary companies in Ethiopia.
- Assisted Deloitte, KPMG, Miya Luxemburg, Plaza Premium Lounge, Ethio Chicken, Dexis, and Ethio-India Packaging PLC in immigration-related matters.
- Assisted Boortmalt, ZTE, PVH, PepsiCo, Moét Henessy, Multichoice, BetKing, Conrad Gargett Pty. Ltd, COWI, Creatives Associates International, CowaterSogema, Dahabshiil, Elite Agro LLC, Gowling, Holland Dairy, and Rockstone in provision of different legal advisory services.
- Assisted Trabocca, PepsiCo, and Thales, in relation to their Commercial Representative Offices (CROs) registered in Ethiopia.