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DABLO LAW FIRM LLP Established by a team of experienced legal professionals. The firm serves domestic companies, multinational corporations, NGOs, and investors.

DABLO Law Firm is a leading full-service law firm based in Ethiopia, with a proven track record of helping clients navigate the legal and regulatory landscape of this rapidly evolving country. DABLO Law Firm LLP, is a distinguished full-service Ethiopian law firm renowned for its dynamic advocacy, multi-sectoral expertise, and deep integration into Ethiopia’s evolving legal and economic landscape. Established by a team of experienced legal professionals, DABLO Law Firm is committed to delivering world-class legal services with a deep understanding of the local context. With a focus on Ethiopia’s burgeoning markets, Dablo excels in navigating complex regulatory frameworks, arbitration tribunals, and federal as well as regional courts, while maintaining strategic alliances with regional networks such as the regional network Lex Africa and AEA International Lawyers Network. DABLO Law Firm as a leading law firm in Ethiopia by Legal 500 EMEA 2024. Additionally, DABLO Law Firm LLP shortlisted for the Chambers Africa Awards 2025 in Ethiopia Law firm of the year category. The firm also received a Chambers 2025 ranking for the Ethiopia jurisdiction. DABLO Law Firm extends its reach as a member of the Lex Africa the first and largest African legal Alliance with a Pan African legal team of more than 700 lawyers providing cross-border and local African legal services for clients. This affiliation links DABLO to skilled legal experts across the continent enabling seamless cross-border legal assistance for clients with international needs. Chambers and Partners consistently ranked the Lex Africa network as a Band 1 Leading Regional law firm Network for several years.

DABLO LAW FIRM LLP partners Addisu Worku Bruk Geremew Dawit Kidane Tefera in London networking and creating connections.
20/10/2026

DABLO LAW FIRM LLP partners Addisu Worku Bruk Geremew Dawit Kidane Tefera in London networking and creating connections.

Legal Operations: Running Your Department Like a Business, Not a Cost CentreDABLO LAW FIRM LLP was pleased to have Bet...
09/10/2026

Legal Operations: Running Your Department Like a Business, Not a Cost Centre

DABLO LAW FIRM LLP was pleased to have Betselot Kefelegn, Associate, Corporate & Commercial Practice, contribute as a panelist at the 4th East Africa Law Society EAC In-House Counsel Convention, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Skylight Hotel.

The session, moderated by Marjorie Henepin, brought together Jacqueline Kilama, Dickinson Akena Lony, MCIArb. , Israel Lubanga, Irfan Jafarali Kassam, Ronald Kalema and Betselot Kefelegn for a practical discussion on building efficient legal teams, managing external counsel, measuring performance, and demonstrating the value of the legal function.

Speaking from the perspective of external counsel, Betselot highlighted that the value of outside lawyers extends well beyond providing technically correct legal advice. Excellent external counsel must understand the client's commercial objective, ask the right questions, communicate clearly, prioritize what truly matters, and be available when it matters most.

Betselot reflected on the multidisciplinary nature of complex transactions and the importance of understanding the commercial context behind the legal issues. She also emphasized that value is not simply about minimizing legal spend. It is about helping clients achieve their objectives efficiently, managing risks appropriately, and ultimately positioning them for the best possible outcome. Speed to closing matters, but so does ensuring that the legal and contractual framework appropriately manages risks that could otherwise develop into disputes.

A key theme of her contribution was the importance of the GC–external counsel relationship as a two-way partnership. External counsel can deliver significantly greater value when they understand the client's objectives, risk appetite, timelines, genuinely non-negotiable issues, and decision-making structure.

DABLO is proud to have contributed to this important conversation on the evolving role of legal functions and the future of the relationship between in-house teams and external counsel.

Considering investment in Ethiopia? Let’s connect in London. DABLO LAW FIRM LLP and LEX Africa will be at AFSIC - Inves...
09/10/2026

Considering investment in Ethiopia? Let’s connect in London.

DABLO LAW FIRM LLP and LEX Africa will be at AFSIC - Investing in Africa 2026 on 13–14 October in London, represented by Managing Partner Dawit Kidane Tefera and Founding Partners Addisu Worku and Bruk Geremew.

We look forward to meeting investors and business leaders to hear about your Ethiopia plans and discuss how we can support your next steps.

Attending AFSIC? Send us a message to arrange a conversation.

East Africa Law Society ’s 4th East African Community In-House Counsel Convention 2026 kicks off today in Addis Ababa, ...
08/10/2026

East Africa Law Society ’s 4th East African Community In-House Counsel Convention 2026 kicks off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!
We’re proud that our own Betselot Kefelegn, Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Practice at Dablo Law Firm LLP, will speak at Friday’s strategic roundtable on “Legal Operations: Running Your Department Like a Business, not a Cost Centre.”
Join her on Friday, 9 October, from 10:10–11:30 a.m. at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel.
Attending today’s sessions?
Get in touch with [email protected] and say hello. We look forward to connecting with fellow delegates and exchanging ideas!

From Classroom to Counsel 🎓⚖️Our inaugural MLG–DABLO Corporate Law Fellowship is complete! 🎉DABLO LAW FIRM LLP and Meta...
05/10/2026

From Classroom to Counsel 🎓⚖️
Our inaugural MLG–DABLO Corporate Law Fellowship is complete! 🎉
DABLO LAW FIRM LLP and Metassebia Law Group LLP (MLG) teamed up to help close the gap between legal theory and real corporate practice. The goal is to prepare Ethiopia's next generation of corporate lawyers for a fast-changing commercial landscape.
- 2 months of hybrid lectures and in-person workshops
- 6 practice modules, from corporate governance and capital markets to arbitration
- 100% of responding Fellows rated the content very relevant to their careers

We look forward to the next cohort.
📖 Read the full story: https://dablolawfirm.com/from-classroom-to-counsel-cultivating-ethiopias-next-generation-of-corporate-lawyers/

LEX Africa Africa's Insolvency and Business Restructuring Guide 2026, a valuable resource covering insolvency and rest...
23/09/2026

LEX Africa Africa's Insolvency and Business Restructuring Guide 2026, a valuable resource covering insolvency and restructuring frameworks across Africa.

DABLO LAW FIRM LLP, as the Ethiopian member of LEX Africa, contributed the Ethiopia chapter to this important publication. The guide serves as a useful reference for businesses, investors, lenders, insolvency practitioners, and legal advisors navigating financial distress and restructuring matters across multiple African jurisdictions.

Congratulations to the LEX Africa team, Dablo team and all contributing firms on another excellent collaborative publication.

📖 Read the full guide: Download the Guide link in the first comment

The people behind the practice. Behind every case file at Dablo Law Firm is a team — founders, department heads, and ass...
20/09/2026

The people behind the practice.
Behind every case file at Dablo Law Firm is a team — founders, department heads, and associates advising on corporate and dispute work from Addis Ababa.
Swipe to meet them 👉
We are growing and we'd love for you to know the people you'd be working with.
📍 Office No. 201, 2nd Floor, NIB Bank Building, Adwa Street, Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa 6 📧 [email protected] | ☎️ 093 888 8887

🌻Happy Ethiopian New Year 2019! 🌻 As we welcome a new year, all of us at DABLO Law Firm LLP extend our heartfelt wishes ...
10/09/2026

🌻Happy Ethiopian New Year 2019! 🌻

As we welcome a new year, all of us at DABLO Law Firm LLP extend our heartfelt wishes to our clients, colleagues, friends, and partners.

May the year ahead bring you peace, prosperity, success, and exciting new opportunities. Thank you for your trust and support. We look forward to achieving even greater milestones together in the year ahead.🌻

Melkam Addis Amet! 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻

In 2018 Ethiopia Calendar, Ethiopian reform stopped being a statement of policy intention and became a set of dated comp...
08/09/2026

In 2018 Ethiopia Calendar, Ethiopian reform stopped being a statement of policy intention and became a set of dated compliance obligations.

DABLO Law Firm LLP has published the Enkutatash (New Year) 2019 E.C. edition of our annual Legal Year in Review: the federal legal and regulatory developments that will shape doing business in Ethiopia in 2019 E.C.

What the year produced:

• The National Bank of Ethiopia replaced its interest rate, capital adequacy, reserve and foreign exchange exposure frameworks inside a nine-month window, with dated compliance deadlines attached to each
• The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) admitted its first equity listings, and the positions taken in those transactions are now market precedent for every issuer that follows
• Tax reform arrived as a single package: substantive charge, administrative machinery and a directive layer covering electronic invoicing, VAT refunds and customs valuation
• The federal investment incentive regime was recast around performance criteria rather than status.
• For the first time in Ethiopian law, foreign nationals may own residential property, with the implementing directive following in August 2026

The review runs to ten sections organised by practice area, with a priority actions table, the fourteen instruments of widest application, and DABLO Insight commentary on what each change does in operation.

Read more and download the review: https://dablolawfirm.com/ethiopias-legal-year-in-review-2018-e-c/
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