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John W Ffooks & Co Offices
1st Floor, Assist Building,
Ivandry
Madagascar
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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.John W Ffooks & Co > Firm Profile
The firm: John W Ffooks & Co was established in 2005 and remains the largest independent full-service commercial law firm in Francophone Africa. Since then JWF has grown exponentially both in terms of size and its service offering – the firm now boasts over 40 lawyers, each of whom are qualified to advise in their home jurisdiction, as well as office locations in Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius and Senegal. The main areas of focus of the firm are: corporate, commercial, energy, projects, natural resources, banking and finance and telecommunications.
John Ffooks, the founding partner of the firm, first came to Madagascar in 2002 and has over 25 years, experience acting for listed companies in Australia, London, New York and Toronto with assets across Africa. Before setting up the firm in 2005 John worked for Clifford Chance LLP and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae LLP in London as well as spending some time at the Development Bank of South Africa in Johannesburg. John is now based in London but has lived and worked as a lawyer in Africa for over 20 years.
Areas of practice: John W Ffooks & Co is the only legal practice in Francophone Africa with a combination of Napoleonic and English law expertise. The firm’s multilingual, international lawyers specialise in commercial and business law. It advises on these aspects within each country in their region and also has specialist expertise in the mining, oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. Their particular strengths are in advising on investing in Francophone Africa and on local law. With associated offices throughout the region, they are able to service clients in their host countries and home jurisdictions. The lawyers are able to respond to clients’ needs at every level, from operational matters on-the-ground to head office issues. From their offices in Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal and Mauritius they provide coverage of Francophone OHADA jurisdictions across the continent, including: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Corporate | Hoby Rakotoniary | Hoby@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Commercial | John Ffooks | John@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Energy | Vanja Ramanandraitsiory | Vanja@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Projects/PPP/Renewables | Sitraka Rakotoarisoa | Sitraka@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Natural resources | Vanja Ramanandraitsiory | Vanja@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Banking and finance (transactional) | Vanja Ramanandraitsiory | Vanja@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Banking and finance (regulatory) | Richard Glass | Richard@JWFLegal.com | +230 5907 3864 |
Telecommunications | Hoby Rakotoniary | Hoby@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Aviation | Sitraka Rakotoarisoa | Sitraka@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Regulatory | Richard Glass | Richard@JWFLegal.com | +230 5907 3864 |
Anti-bribery/anti-corruption | John Ffooks | John@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Anti-bribery/anti-corruption | Adrien Rangira | Adrien@JWFLegal.com | +221 77 483 1898 |
Litigation | Adrien Rangira | Adrien@JWFLegal.com | +221 77 483 1898 |
Ports and maritime | John Ffooks | John@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Real estate | Claudia Randrianavory | Claudia@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Real estate | Richard Glass | Richard@JWFLegal.com | +230 5907 3864 |
Competition | John Ffooks | John@JWFLegal.com | +261 20 224 3247 |
Competition | Adrien Rangira | Adrien@JWFLegal.com | +221 77 483 1898 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr John Ffooks | Senior Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Richard Glass | Managing Partner, Madagascar/Mauritius | View Profile | |
Mr Sitraka Rakotoarisoa | Partner, co-head of Aviation and Renewables | View Profile | |
Mrs Hoby Rakotoniary | Partner, Head of Corporate and Telco/IT | View Profile | |
Vanja Ramanandraitsiory | Partner, co-head of Natural Resources and Banking | View Profile | |
Mrs Claudia Randrianavory | Counsel | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 51 at this office : 19Languages
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