SCPA SYSS Avocats

SCPA SYSS Avocats

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Senegal

SYSS AVOCATS GENERAL BUSINESS LAW TEAM

Deals

  • Representing Senegal’s national oil company and the country’s key refining entity, in a high-stakes shareholder dispute amounting USD $ 840 Million.  
  • Advised a banking syndicate on the legal strategy and pre-litigation roadmap in relation to a USD 55 million syndicated loan.   
  • Advised a banking syndicate on the legal strategy and pre-litigation roadmap in relation to a USD 55 million syndicated loan.  Advising a Banking Institution for Economic Development, on a complex and sensitive recovery process against a national transport cooperative arises from a USD 8.7 million credit facility granted for the acquisition of 145 heavy-duty trucks, as part of a national fleet renewal program.

Team Services

SYSS AVOCATS brings together a highly qualified and multidisciplinary team combining senior expertise with a dynamic next generation of lawyers. The team is composed of partners, associates, and legal advisors with strong academic credentials and extensive experience in both advisory and contentious matters across Senegal and the wider OHADA region.

The firm’s core capabilities include:

  • Corporate & Commercial Law: Advising multinational corporations and local enterprises on corporate structuring, governance, commercial agreements, and general business law matters.
  • Banking & Finance: Supporting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers on complex financing transactions, structured finance, and cross-border lending operations.
  • Dispute Resolution & Litigation: Representing clients before national courts and regional jurisdictions in high-stakes commercial, financial, administrative, and regulatory disputes.
  • Public Law & Regulatory Matters: Advising on administrative law, regulatory frameworks, public sector transactions, and state-related legal issues.
  • Project Finance & Infrastructure: Assisting on large-scale infrastructure, energy, and development projects, including public-private partnerships (PPPs) and sovereign-backed transactions.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) & Cross-Border Transactions: Guiding international investors on market entry, regulatory compliance, and multi-jurisdictional structuring across Francophone West Africa.
  • Energy & Natural Resources: Providing legal support to major players in upstream and midstream energy operations, including regulatory and contractual advisory.
  • Employment & Labour Law: Advising multinational clients on employment contracts, workforce structuring, compliance, and labour disputes.

The team is also distinguished by its strong academic and institutional engagement, with members having held leadership roles in professional bar associations and legal education bodies, reinforcing the firm’s thought leadership and deep understanding of evolving legal frameworks in the region.