Weynalem Weldesenbet

Weynalem Weldesenbet

Partner

Physical Address:

METI Building, 8th Floor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone:

+251 911 662 941

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  1. Background

    Weynalem leads Taza Legal’s Litigation Practice and brings more than 17 years of experience across private practice, the judiciary and law firm leadership. He advises local and international businesses, NGOs, foreign embassies and investors on corporate and commercial law, litigation, employment and labour matters, real estate, investment and immigration. A certified arbitrator and mediator, Weynalem regularly represents clients before all levels of the Ethiopian federal courts and administrative authorities in complex and high-stakes disputes.

    Weynalem is recognised for his extensive courtroom experience and practical approach to dispute resolution. His career uniquely combines judicial experience, private practice and law firm leadership, enabling him to provide clients with strategic advice across both contentious and non-contentious matters.

    He is a Certified Arbitrator and Mediator in commercial and labour disputes, a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), and a former Executive Member of the Ethiopian Lawyers’ Association.

  2. Career Highlights
    • Advising a leading Ethiopian construction and trading company on ongoing corporate governance, contract management, regulatory compliance and internal dispute resolution matters.
    • Advising a major manufacturing and trading enterprise on commercial contracts, employment law compliance and regulatory licensing requirements.
    • Representing a corporate client in a multi-million-dollar commercial dispute before the Federal High Court involving breach of contract claims and enforcement of contractual obligations.
    • Representing multiple clients in complex commercial disputes involving significant financial claims before the Ethiopian federal courts, from pre-litigation strategy through judgment and enforcement.
    • Representing a business client in a shareholder and corporate governance dispute involving injunctive relief, interim measures and the protection of membership rights.
    • Advising domestic and international clients on company formation, shareholding restructuring and ongoing corporate compliance matters.
    • Acting as Ethiopian local partner for BonelliErede on cross-border transactions, corporate law and dispute resolution matters involving international investors and multinational corporations.
    • Playing a pioneering role in introducing court-annexed mediation at the Federal First Instance Court as one of the first mediators under the newly established mechanism.

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