Full-Service Law Firm in Senegal

Geni & Kebe

47, Bd. Republique
Bp 14392
Dakar
Senegal

+221 338211916

+221 338426275

www.gsklaw.sn

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Law Firm Overview

Geni & Kebe is your one stop door for foreign investment in Francophone Africa Region.

The firm was founded in 1912 and began acting as a legal adviser firm for foreign embassies and companies. From then to now on, it has been and remains the premier destination law services firm of national and foreign companies, institutions and individuals in Senegal and the Francophone African Region. Our growth and increasing global presence, which have strengthened over the last twenty five years, derive from our long-standing expertise in many fields of law backed by highly qualified professionals who have graduated from well known universities such as Dakar, Saint Louis (Senegal), Essex (United Kingdom), Lausanne (Switzerland), Sorbonne (France), and have performed work experiences in many foreign jurisdictions particularly in United Kingdom, Switzerland and France. They are described, according to sources interviewed by Chambers Global, as ''rigorous and hard working with an impressive dedication to their clients.’’

Our local and cross jurisdictional expertise across a wide spectrum of practice areas including but not limited to Aerospace and Shipping, Banking & finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution & ADR, Employment & HR, FDI, Natural Resources, Tax, TMT, combined with an extensive network of correspondent law firms based in most of the capital cities of the Francophone African States confer to our services an unrivaled added value. This explains why Chambers Global praises our ''high quality advice and ability to handle pan-African corporate transactions’’ and acknowledge us as ''one of Senegal’s premier firms thanks to its international approach and high standard of work.’’

This has placed us at the forefront of our field and fittingly qualifies us to attract and handle most of the high profile projects and businesses carried on within Senegal and the African Francophone region. For all of these reasons, we are the one stop door for foreign investment in our region and our services are highly sought after by clients coming from all the regions including the top law firms in London, New York, Paris, Dubai, Mumbai on their transactions and litigations throughout the Francophone Africa Region.

Year this Office was Established: 1912

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: States and Diplomatic Institutions; Foreign Direct Investment.

Areas of Law Description

Geni & Kebe provides legal representation and services in the following areas of practice:

- Banking and Finance

The firm advices on secured lending, drafting and negotiating loan agreements with or without collateral, providing legal opinions to investors involved in banking projects and capital markets.

- Corporate/M & A

Our strong record on Corporate is praised by lot of international and domestic companies when they seek advice on formation and incorporation of branches or subsidiaries or when they face problems in relation to corporate governance.
The Firm has also a leading position in domestic and cross border M & A transactions. The Firm is currently involved in a cross border asset and shares acquisition involving a UK company and a Nigerian company having subsidiaries in Mauritius, Senegal, Cameroon, and Cote d'Ivoire.

- Media, Telecommunications and IT

The telecommunication industry is a sector where our firm has a well known expertise. In addition to handling the establishment of telecom structures in Senegal, we regularly provide legal services to many corporations based in Senegal or abroad operating in the telecommunication sector.

- Mining, Energy & Natural Resources

The firm has been appointed over the last years by many domestic as well as trans-national corporations operating in energy, mines and hydrocarbon sectors in Senegal and West Africa.

- Real Estate, CoProperty and Construction

The firm has conducted many operations in real estate and construction projects from the inception to the completion by drafting contracts with land owners, builders, insurance companies, and so on. The firm has also developed a very strong capacity in property and co property litigation as well as construction dispute resolution.

- Labour Law

The firm provides to its clients be they companies or individuals practical and sound advices on a broad range of labour law and in case of litigation, a dynamic team of litigators handle any kind of case on labour law. The firm provides also services including diligences in obtaining work permits to foreign senior employers working for trans-national corporations having a Senegalese branch.

- Aviation and Maritime

The firm’s experience in transport includes both maritime and aviation. The firm is often contacted by P&I club representatives and other international law firms specialized in maritime to act on behalf of their clients in maritime deals or cases in Senegal.

- Insurance and Reinsurance

Thanks to our long relationship with many trans-national corporations working in insurance field we have developed over the last decades an extensive experience in insurance. Our litigation team has acquired over the years a strong record in handling complex cases both in coverage and claims, and acts for the insurers and for the insureds as well. Being the legal advisers of AXA Group in Senegal and the legal advisers of Hospital Principal, one of the biggest hospital structures of the West African Sub region, we are always involved in high profile coverage cases.

- Healthcare and Pharmacy

Being the exclusive legal adviser of one Hospital Principal of the biggest public hospitals of the Sub region for more than fifty years, our firm has acquired over the last decades an in-depth expertise in health deals as well as in litigation. Our clients in healthcare and pharmacy come from range trans-national corporations having subsidiaries in Senegal to private clients seeking the liability of medical structures or drug industries.

- Tax

Our commitment to include tax amongst our services derives from the fact that tax is affecting more and more the daily life of our clients, individuals and companies as well. As a firm dedicated to be as close as possible to its clients and given the risks and challenges they face when dealing with tax matters, we provide more and more tax services both in non contentious and contentious matters. We offer to companies, not-for profit organizations, individuals, a range of services in relation with their needs. We do not hesitate when we face complex tax deals or cases, to include in our team external experts or consultants with whom we use to collaborate in order to deliver to our clients a diligent and effective service.

- Family Law

The firm has a wide experience in assisting people in many aspects of family law mainly in adoption, divorce, inheritance, citizenship petition.

- Human Rights Law

Our firm is undoubtedly a leading one in Senegal and the African continent in the field of human rights for its extensive expertise on this issue and its dedication to the fight for the human dignity everywhere in the world. The firm provides services to many institutions and individuals in relation with human Rights. The firm has been recently appointed by Open Society Institute to work on a research in the sector of justice in Senegal. The firm has also been often appointed by NGOs to represent victims of human rights violations before Senegalese and International Courts. The firm has currently represented victims in the HABRE case which involves the former head of state of CHAD charged for genocide, crimes against, humanity and torture.

- Criminal Law

Our litigation team has a deep experience in representing and defending individuals as well as companies in criminal cases. We provide also pro bono services to individuals who cannot afford a counsel in litigation matters. In this regard, the firm acted recently on behalf of the parents of a young girl victim of rape and obtained a judgment convicting and sentencing the accused.

- Public & Administrative Law

The efficiency of our services in public and administrative law is well appreciated and consists mainly in advising the Council Bodies, the embassies, the international governmental or non governmental organizations in relation with the legal aspects of their mandates.

- Non For Profit Organizations

We act as legal advisers of many charities and non- for profit organizations. Our commitment to offer them efficient and prompt services tailored to their needs explains why our firm is more and more appointed by charities when they seek legal adviser in Senegal and the West African sub-region. Over the last years, we have offered our services to a lot of charities and IGO.

- States and Diplomatic Institutions

The firm has a substantial experience in advising and representing states and diplomatic institutions.

- Employment & HR

Our experience on Employment and HR are sought after by many foreign leading law firms, companies and individuals on transactions and dispute resolution as well. Our services include both individual and corporate labour law.