ANDUALEM DEREJE | JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
BACKGROUND
Mr. Andualem is a Junior Associate at MTA, with nearly two years of legal experience. He began his career at a renowned law office, primarily focusing on litigation. This strong foundation in litigation has paved the way for his current role, where he handles a variety of legal areas, including commercial law, employment and labor law, investment law, contractual and regulatory issues, and litigation. Andualem has assisted and advised several national and multinational corporations in drafting and reviewing employment contracts, conducting legal research, establishing subsidiary companies, and managing investment and commercial litigation matters.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 2022 Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Haramaya University
CAREER SUMMARY
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April 2024 -To date - Junior Associate, Mesfin Tafesse and Associates (MTA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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March 2023 – April 2024 – Legal Clerk and Legal Assistant, Gebeyanesh Abebe Law Office, Addis Ababa.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Employment and Labour
- Commercial and Investment Law
- Commercial Litigation
LANGUAGES
- Amharic
- English
- Afaan Oromo
TOP MATTERS
- Assisting Boortmalt, Rockstone Ethiopia Real Estate PLC, drafting and reviewing various contracts.
- Assisting Creative Associates International, Miya Water, Environmental Incentives, Dubai Chambers with the review of their managerial and non-managerial employment contracts.
- Assisting Senselet Food Processing PLC in customs and taxation issues.
- Assisting Century Agro-processing PLC in setting up a subsidiary company in Ethiopia.
- Assisting Holland Diary, Pepsico,Dubai Chambers, Marubeni, JETRO and Kaneka Corp. in various regulatory matters