Our Team

01 — Founder

Mr. Temesgen
Gebre Sellassie

Founder & Managing Partner

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Mr. Temesgen Gebre Sellassie

LLB, Addis Ababa University (1995). Federal Ministry of Justice (1995–98). Judge — Federal First Instance & High Court (1998–2002). Founded Temesgen Law Office in August 2002 under a first-grade licence; two decades counselling Ethiopia's banks, embassies, NGOs and international corporations.

• EducationLLB · MA Leadership & Management · MA Federalism & HR (cand.)
• Bar admissionFirst-grade licence · 2002
• Notable clientsOil Libya · Shell · JICA · Cordaid · Compassion International · SGS

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02 — Partner

Mr. Semere
Assefa

Deputy Manager & Partner

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Mr. Semere Assefa

Three decades of practice. LLB with Distinction, Addis Ababa University. Former Public Prosecutor and Justice of the former SNNPR Supreme Court. Trainer at Africa Beza College, part-time lecturer at Hawassa University. Practising before federal & regional courts since 2001.

• PracticeInternational trade · Tax · Employment · Procedure · Criminal · Contracts
• Board serviceDirector — Goh Betoch Bank (Ethiopia's first private mortgage bank)
• EducationLLB w/ Distinction · LL.M. Business & Property Law (cand.)

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03 — Associate

Bitanya
Ketema

Junior Legal Associate

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Bitanya Ketema

LLB with Very Great Distinction, Addis Ababa University. Externship at the Federal Ministry of Justice. Represented her university at the 43rd Jean-Pictet Competition in Bredene, Belgium — the world's foremost international humanitarian law moot.

• EducationLLB w/ Very Great Distinction · LL.M. Business & Property Law (cand.)
• Recognition43rd Jean-Pictet Competition — Bredene, Belgium
• ExternshipFederal Ministry of Justice

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04 — Associate

Blen
Girma

Junior Legal Associate

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Blen Girma

LL.B., Hawassa University, where she distinguished herself in legal theory, research and advocacy. Completed an externship at the Federal High Court in Hawassa, gaining direct exposure to judicial processes and the practical application of Ethiopian law.

• EducationLL.B. · Hawassa University
• ExternshipFederal High Court, Hawassa
• FocusLegal research · Drafting · Case management

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05 — Associate

Hebron
Samuel

Junior Legal Associate

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Hebron Samuel Tsige

LL.B. with honors, Debre Berhan University; currently pursuing an LL.M. in Public International Law at Addis Ababa University. Externship at the North Shewa High Court and an internship with Lawyers for Human Rights honed her research, documentation and court administration.

• EducationLL.B. (Honors) · LL.M. Public International Law (cand.)
• ExperienceNorth Shewa High Court · Lawyers for Human Rights
• LeadershipPresident — DBU Law Students' Association

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06 — Of Counsel

Bereket
Kinfe

Of Counsel

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Bereket Kinfe Kiflay

Former judge and public prosecutor with over six years on the bench at the Hawassa City First Instance and High Courts. Since 2011, an Attorney & Consultant at Law before all Federal Courts, advising on complex litigation and human-rights matters.

• EducationAdv. Dip. · Mekelle University · LL.B. · Hawassa University
• ExperienceAssistant Judge · Public Prosecution Officer
• FocusFederal litigation · Strategic human-rights advocacy

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