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GENI & KEBE
47, BOULEVARD REPUBLIQUE
IMMEUBLE SORANO 2nd FLOOR
DAKAR
Senegal
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Work Department

Corporate / IPT

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Soraya Imani advises clients on corporate law matters, with particular expertise in the construction and major projects sector. She assists clients in conducting due diligence exercises to facilitate new foreign investment initiatives and mergers and acquisitions. Soraya also provides advice on regulatory compliance and contracts

Languages

English / French

Memberships

Member of the Paris Bar

Education

University Paris V Descartes, LLM (2014)

University Paris V Descartes LLB (2013)

Personal

EXPERIENCE

  • Marriott for a major hotel project in Senegal Chubb Services UK on Senegalese law issues relating to the acquisition of a Mauritian target company that had assets in Senegal
  • Milvik on data protection laws in Senegal
  • Implementation of the mobile application of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in several West African countries
  • Club Med acquisition project in Senegal
  • Goethe Institute on a real estate project Advising two Czech banks on the financing of 7 regional airports in Senegal.
  • Establishment of safeguards in Mali
  • WIC CAPITAL in setting up syndicated investment funds and supporting various private equity projects
  • Creation of a Spanish eye clinic
  • Legal assistance for various embassies.

Lawyer Rankings

Senegal > Leading firms

A member of the DLA Piper Africa group, GENI & KEBE is a full-service law firm that frequently handles cross-border transactional matters, with sector-specific expertise in energy and mining. Experienced arbitrator Mouhamed KEBE advises on a wide-range of commercial issues, particularly in the mining sector. Mohamed Abdallah Dieng leads the litigation team, and Mame Ngone Sow is an aviation specialist as well as head of the banking and finance team. The group also includes Boubacar Diakite who specialises in corporate, M&A and tax, and Yankhoba Ndiaye who focuses on litigation and employment. Soraya Imani who advises on corporate, construction and hospitality projects, and commercial disputes-focused Aissatou NDONG are also key contacts.