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A  Prominent  Corporate  Law Firm.

Founded by Mekonnen Shiferaw, MALO Law Firm LLP is a leading Ethiopian legal practice recognized for its reliability and high-quality services to both local and international clients. With over two decades of experience, we specialize in corporate and investment law, providing strategic counsel across key sectors. Backed by deep legal expertise and strong commercial insight, we deliver tailored, practical, and results-driven solutions, upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

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At MALO, we offer comprehensive legal solutions designed to support your business needs. Explore our core offerings:

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At MALO, we offer comprehensive legal solutions designed to support your business needs. Explore our core offerings:

Corporate Law Service

We provide end-to-end support for company formation, registration, corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory compliance, ensuring your business operates efficiently and in full accordance with Ethiopian law.

Independent Legal Advisory Service for Ethiopian Securities Listing

It captures your clients' attention and helps them quickly understand the value of our legal services.

Investment Law Service

Organizing and presenting key legal information effectively increases the likelihood of turning your inquiries into clients.

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✽ What We Offer

Why Choose Malo

1

Diverse Sector Coverage

With extensive experience across finance, labor and employment, immigration, non-profit organizations, mining, and energy, we offer broad expertise to meet multifaceted client needs.

2

Client-Centered Approach

We deliver tailored, practical, and results-driven legal solutions, focusing on risk management, business compliance, and achieving optimal outcomes.

3

Strong Commercial Insight

Our deep understanding of business and regulatory landscapes ensures strategic advice that aligns with your commercial goals.

Top legal issue​​ answered

In this section, we address frequently asked legal questions to assist you effectively.


MALO Law Firm LLP serves a wide range of local and international clients across multiple sectors, including finance, mining and energy, construction, labor and employment, immigration, and non-profit organizations. Whether you are a startup seeking company registration, a foreign investor entering the Ethiopian market, or a multinational navigating securities listing, we provide tailored, compliance-driven legal solutions.

As one of the few firms offering independent legal advisory services for Ethiopia’s evolving capital market, MALO provides impartial, expert legal opinions on regulatory compliance, transactional structuring, and listing requirements. Our team ensures your securities offering meets all legal standards, minimizing risk and supporting successful market entry.

With over 20 years of judicial and corporate legal experience, including leadership from a former Federal High Court Judge, MALO combines deep legal expertise with strong commercial insight. Our client-centered approach delivers practical, results-driven solutions focused on risk management and business growth. We are licensed in both federal and Oromia jurisdictions and specialize in high-stakes sectors like investment, mining, energy, and corporate governance.

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