Amie ND Bensouda

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

- Corporate & Commercial Law;

- Banking and Finance;

- Property, Public Policy and Regulation;

- Intellectual Property;

- Mergers & Acquisitions;

- Telecommunications;

- Human Rights; and

- Dispute Resolution

Career

Ms Bensouda founded the firm in 1995. Prior to private practice she worked for the Government of The Gambia for Fourteen years and was Solicitor General of The Gambia for 5 years (1990-1995) and also acted as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. She was respectively Legal Draftsperson; Chief Parliamentary Counsel and Counsel for the privatization of State owned Enterprises & Reform of Parastatals. As counsel for the Government Divestiture and Public Enterprise Reform Program Ms Bensouda restructured several corporations and para-statals for privatization.

Professional Memberships

Mrs Bensouda is a Member of the London Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (CIArB) and a trained Mediator. She sits on the Board of several financial companies and NGOs and has served as president of the Gambia Bar Association for two consecutive terms. Ms Bensouda is also a member of the TAFLAG – Africa Land Advisory Group.

Publications

Chambers Global Firm Ranking: Band 1 2019 for:

- Corporate & Commercial Law;

- Banking and Finance;

- Real Estate;

- Intellectual Property;

- Telecommunications; and

- Dispute Resolution