Eyob Yimech

Eyob Yimech is a Junior Associate at MTA. He obtained his LLB degree from Bahirdar University, School of Law, graduating top of his class. He was also a member of the team that won the 9th National Moot Court Competition, a prestigious competition in which all law schools in the country participate. Eyob also has hands-on experience in providing free legal aid services for indigents at Bahirdar City First Instance Court and the Prison Administration.  

2025       Bachelor of Laws LLB Bahirdar University, Ethiopia.

February 2025- May 2025 Legal intern at MTA 

July 2025 – Present: Junior Associate, MTA 

• Commercial and Investment  
• Mining and Energy  
• Employment Law  

• Advising the Africa Finance Corporation and Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), acting as lead lenders in connection with a proposed loan to the Tulu Kapi Gold Mining Project   
• Assisting International Financial Corporation (IFC) in connection with its proposed loan to the IPT Power Tech PLC Ethiopia 
• Advising PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in relation to compliance obligations for its Project Office in Ethiopia 
• Assisted Vodacom Group Limited in advising the Ethiopian competition law regime implications relating to its acquisition of shares in Safaricom PLC   
• Advised Prodigy Finance in connection with Consumer Protection Laws of Ethiopia and Arbitration Law 
• Advised Inmarsat Global Limited regarding Personal Data Regulations in Ethiopia  
• Advised Tetra Tech ARD in connection with Employment issues  
• Conducted research for Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice in connection with judicial appointment procedure in Ethiopian