Global
Practice Areas
Jamal’s practice focuses on banking, finance and project development transactions. He regularly advises commercial banks, development finance institutions, sponsors, investment funds and corporations on domestic and international transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
He has a thorough knowledge of the West African Economic and Monetary Union banking regulation and regularly assists foreign banks operating on a cross border basis. He is also regularly approached to advise investment funds and investors in connection with their corporate and private equity matters, as well as cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions in OHADA member states.
Career
Afreximbank (Cairo) - Legal Services Manager | 2022 – 2023
Asafo & Co. RCI (Abidjan) - Banking & Finance | Senior Associate, Of Counsel | 2019 – 2022
Orrick RCI (Abidjan) - Banking & Finance | Senior Associate | 2014 – 2019
SCPA Imboua, Kouao, Tella & Associés (Law firm) (Abidjan) - Banking & Finance | Associate | 2012 – 2014
Professional Memberships
Chamber of Licensed Legal Counsels in Côte d’Ivoire