Full-Service Law Firm in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Yav & Associates

19 B, Maniema Avenue
Lubumbashi 1825
Congo (Dem. Rep.)

+243 817613662

+1 501 638 4935

www.yavassociates.com

Contact Dr. Jur. Joseph Yav

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Yav & Associates is a full service Law Firm based in the DRC. Yav & Associates’s professional service lines span a wide range of legal, fiduciary and corporate services. The firm embraces professionals from various related sectors: law, accounting, taxation, banking, financial services, business development, management, economics, corporate services and trust management. Our unique multi-disciplinary mix results in a greater learning experience for our members and superior all-encompassing results for our clients. The firm is well positioned to service clients ranging from high net worth individuals and families, owner-managed companies to larger corporations.

The firm’s culture is marked by the high quality of our specialist advice and by our mutual involvement with our clients, backed by a strong sense of entrepreneurship necessary to understand our clients’ business. No less, we emphasize independence, transparency and responsiveness. We gauge the effectiveness of our teamwork by the degree of success achieved in our clients’ projects so that our clients’ success becomes our own success. We stress the importance of a positive and open-minded attitude that inspires a firm-wide culture of viewing problems as opportunities, hence our long-standing reputation as constructive solution advisors.

Yav & Associates renders DRC-specific legal and tax services globally to individuals, corporates and professional firms worldwide. While maintaining its independence, the firm collaborates with partners law firms in the world.

Winner - The Acquisition International Legal Award – Democratic Republic of Congo - Corporate Law Firm of the Year 2011

Year this Office was Established: 2000

Languages: French, English, African Languages.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Winner - The Acquisition International Legal Award – Democratic Republic of Congo - Corporate Law Firm of the Year 2011

Practice Areas Description

At Yav & Associates, we take your rights seriously. If you need legal advice or representation, you need to call our office. We can help you with a wide range of personal, business and any legal matters. Here are just a few of our services: Immigration, Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Security and Privacy, Business Disputes, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Debt recovery, and, International Adoption.

Winner - The Acquisition International Legal Award – Democratic Republic of Congo - Corporate Law Firm of the Year 2011

Affiliations

Lubumbashi Bar Association
IBA
SADC Lawyers Association
IP Lawyers & Agents Association

Chairman

Prof. Joseph Yav
Attorney
Administrative Law, Adoption, Advertising, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Lawyers

	Maître Odon Itala Attorney Banking and Finance, Business and Industry, Criminal Law, Environmental and Natural Resources, Estate Planning		Maître Mireille Kahilu Mupate Attorney Adoption, Business Formation, Business Law, Commercial Law, Contracts
	Maître Pierrot Kasongo Attorney Criminal Law, Employment, Personal Injury, Real Estate		Maître Georges Kawel Mutty Senior Attorney Business and Industry, Criminal Law, Employment, Environmental and Natural Resources, General Practice
	Maître Marley Mpiana Attorney Adoption, Criminal Law, Divorce, Employment, Estate Planning		Maître Micheline Mulubwe Attorney Business and Industry, Employment, International Law

Representative Clients

- Projects Infrastruct (Pty) Ltd, « Infrastruct », South Africa

- Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah (USA)

- Bateman Projects Limited, Engineered Technologies Division, “Bateman”, South Africa

- China Development Bank Corporation, Zhejiang Branch, China

- Yalsen Marine Limited, Cyprus

- Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd, Kenya

- Gourock Industries Ltd, Zambia

- Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries SA/NV – BIO, Belgium

- Skyline Assayers & Laboratories, Tucson, USA

- Transvehco (Pty) Ltd, Republic of Namibia

- Westside Electronic LLC, New York, USA & Multimedia Holding Zrt., Budapest, Hungary [Domains cases]

- Global Investment Development Limited, British Virgin Islands.