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GGI member firm Abou Jaoude & Associates was awarded the prestigious Lebanon Law Firm of the Year award at the 2022 IFLR Middle East Awards ceremony, held this October at the Mandarin Oriental in Dubai. The event was attended by many of the region’s top law firms, banks and corporates.
IFLR is the leading international directory focused on corporate and financial law, and its esteemed awards ceremony in its 17th successful edition rewards innovative deals and legal teams, based on a thorough independent market research into the Middle East’s top cross-border ground-breaking corporate and finance transactions. Only one national prize for “Best Law Firm of the Year” is given per country to distinguish the firms with the best overall track record for the year. IFLR commended the Firm as the recipient of the award, stating: “Abou Jaoude & Associates remains one of the market’s largest players and has advised on a range of noteworthy deals across several practice areas during the awards review period. Its work includes eye-catching M&A, capital markets and projects deals and spans mandates for clients from across a varied range of industry.”
This exciting accolade is a tribute to positive perseverance at a time when Lebanon continues to witness compounded crises. It is also a testament to our clients’ trust, which fuels our commitment to excellence.
Abou Jaoude & Associates was shortlisted for ‘Lebanon Law Firm of the Year’ along with five other premier Lebanese law firms. Other deserving winners of the IFLR Middle East Awards 2022 include prominent international law firms Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, and Latham & Watkins, as well as regional powerhouse Al Tamimi & Company.
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GGI member firm Abou Jaoude & Associates – Law FirmBeirut, LebanonT: +961 1 395 555
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In order to strengthen the quality of its services and a sustained growth of its clientele, the DALDEWOLF office in Kinshasa is now organised into two divisions: one for litigation and the other for corporate law. On this occasion, the firm has appointed two new counsels: Valéry-Giscard Mubiala Malela, who will be the Coordinator of the Litigation Division in the DRC, and Guélord Mosau Mbombo, who will be Co-coordinator of the Corporate Law Division in the DRC.
Valéry-Giscard Mubiala Malela is a member of the Kinshasa/Matete bar (Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005). He is active in litigation. A respected pleader, Valéry practices daily in various areas of litigation in the DRC, particularly in commercial litigation, banking litigation, labour litigation, land and real estate litigation, and business criminal law. Moreover, having been a bank lawyer for more than two years in Kinshasa, he masters banking law, security law, and company law. “Valéry’s promotion is a reflection of the respect his career inspires. He is a trusted specialist to coordinate the Litigation Division, perfect the training of the team, and further increase the reputation of our practice in the jurisdiction”, commented Romain Battajon, the head of the Kinshasa office of DALDEWOLF.
Guélord Mosau Mbombo is a lawyer at the Bar of Kinshasa/Matete (Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018). He practices business law and public law in the Kinshasa office. He joined the legal profession after several years of professional experience within Congolese private companies and provincial public establishments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Provincial Government of the Oriental Province), which enabled him to develop extensive experience in OHADA law, public procurement law, and mining law. For Laetitia De Smet, a Partner of the firm who will be the Co-coordinator of the Corporate Law Division in the DRC with him, “Guélord was able to take advantage of his arrival at the firm to strengthen his particular expertise for complex transactions, including for PPPs and for mining law. He is a specialist with whom I look forward to developing excellence in service to our clients.”
Patrick De Wolf, Managing Partner, declared that “Excellence requires the specialisation and training of our employees, in the Democratic Republic of Congo as everywhere where our lawyers serve the interests of our clients. Valéry and Guélord are talented lawyers, who have demonstrated that both the partners and associates of the firm and our clients can place the greatest trust in them.”
GGI member firmDALDEWOLF Brussels, Belgium and Kinshasa/Gombe DR CongoT: +32 2 627 10 10 (Brussels)T: +243 825 768 504 (Kinshasa)
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