MESERET AREGAWI | JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
BACKGROUND
Meseret Aregawi is a Junior Associate at MTA, having joined the firm in July 2024. Her practice primarily focuses on banking and finance, merger & acquisition, corporate law, contract law, and labor law. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Addis Ababa University. Prior to joining MTA, she gained practical legal experience as an intern at Habesha Legal Advocates LLP, the first registered law firm in Addis Ababa.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 2019 – 2024: LL. B, Bachelor of Law from Addis Ababa University
- Nov 2023-Jan 2024: paralegal at Addis Ababa University legal aid center.
- Oct 2023 – March 2024: Intern at Habesha Legal Advocates LLP, Addis Ababa.
CAREER SUMMARY
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July 2024 – present: Junior Associate, Mesfin Tafesse & Associates (MTA)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Banking and Finance
- Contract and labor law
- Corporate law
- Merger and Acquisition
TOP MATTERS
- Assisted Boortmalt Private Limited Company and FSD Ethiopia with the drafting and review of various commercial contracts.
- Assisted Dexis on Ethiopian foreign exchange regulatory matters.
- Assisted Aljazeera Media Networko. on customs and taxation matters in Ethiopia.
- Assisted Citibank on banking and finance regulatory matters and cross-border foreign exchange regulations applicable in Ethiopia.
- Assisted Guala Closure S.p.A. with corporate due diligence in connection with a proposed merger involving an Ethiopian subsidiary.
- Assisted IFC in connection with multiple existing and proposed financing arrangements involving Ethiopian borrowers.
- Assisted Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in relation to licensing requirements and the provision of banking products on a cross-border basis to Ethiopian clients.
- Assisting Ahadu Bank S.C. with its registration process before the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority.
- Assisted Deutsche Bank, Barclays Bank, and JP Morgan on Ethiopian banking regulations applicable to foreign banks.
LANGUAGES
- Amharic
- English