DLA Piper Africa, Ethiopia (Mehrteab & Getu Advocates)

Corporate Practice Group

Mehrteab is the Managing partner of Mehrteab & Getu Advocates LLP (MLA). He is responsible for managing the overall practice in MLA which includes overseeing all matters being handled by the office.

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

Licensed Advocate, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Language : English , Amharic

English

Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)

Member, Ethiopian Lawyers’ Association (ELA)

Founding Member,  African Business Law Firm Association

LLB Addis Ababa University (1992) Post Graduate Certificate On Financial Services Law, University of London (2019) Postgraduate Diploma In Laws, Corporate and Securities Law (2018-2019) University of London Master of Laws, Commercial and Corporate Law (2016-2021) University of London