Practice Areas
Family Law
In today’s world, navigating family law can be challenging for individuals, families, and businesses alike. Are you familiar with the essential conditions for a valid marriage under Ethiopia’s Revised Family Code Proclamation No. 213/2000? Have you ensured compliance...
Lawsuits
Having an attorney assist with how your business operates can help you avoid many lawsuits. Sometimes a lawsuit is inevitable, and your attorney will work to mitigate the damage to your business. You may want to negotiate a settlement or go to trial and deny liability...
Arbitration
Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution involving one or more neutral third parties who are usually agreed to by the disputing parties and whose decision is binding. Arbitration has become a popular means of commercial dispute resolution mechanism in...
NGOs and Charities
At ELO, we provide foreign non-governmental and non-profit organizations with comprehensive advice on registration, compliance, planning, governance, and reporting issues. Our Clients in this practice include not-for-profit organizations in Ethiopia, aid...
Merger and Acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions are one of the key practice areas at ELO. We have been involved in major merger and acquisition deals involving private equity and investment firms, strategic investors, development funds, banking institutions, and global...
Competition Law and Policy
Meanwhile, in today’s business world Competition Law plays a central role in regulating business with few areas of economic activity beyond its reach. It governs Anti-Competitive and Unfair Market Practices, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability,...
Mining and Energy
At ELO, we offer our international and domestic clients a wide array of services in all legal aspects of the mining and energy industries. Our lawyers provide legal services on Mining, Oil and Gas, and Energy on the following areas; Conducting due...
Real Estate and Construction Law
Endris Amino Law Office provides comprehensive and highly diverse advice on all aspects of real estate law and construction law, including, but not limited to, acquisition, development, leasing, financing, compliance, entitlements, and disposition. We have a depth of...
Banking and Finance Law
The Ethiopian Commercial Code of 1960, the Banking Business Proclamation No. 592/2009, Bank Corporate Governance Directives No. SBB/62/2015, the Insurance Business Proclamation No. 746/2012, and the Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation of 2016...
Tax Law
Ethiopia follows a classical corporate income tax system in which tax is imposed both at the corporate and shareholder level. The corporate income tax rate is 30% and the dividend tax rate is 10%. All entities (except those currently enjoying income tax holidays) that...
Employment Law
In today’s modern workplace, any company or employer needs to stay abreast of current employment laws. Are you obliged for a pension contribution under the Labor Proclamation No. 1156/2019 of Ethiopia? Does one of your employee's recent conduct is a ground for...
Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property law deals with laws to protect and enforce the rights of the creators and owners of inventions, writing, music, designs, and other works, known as the "intellectual property." There are several areas of intellectual property including copyright,...
Investment Law
Ethiopia is endeavoring to provide favorable conditions for investment by introducing new laws and institutions and revising existing ones. The new investment proclamation No. 1180/2020 can be cited as an instance of the ongoing legal reform in Ethiopia.At ELO, we...
Corporate Law
Corporate law (also known as business law or company law) is the body of law governing the rights relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations, and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or the theory of...