LAWYER PROFILE

Khaled Abou El Houda

Global 2026

SCP Houda & Associés

Ranked in 2 practice areas

General Business Law

Senegal

14 years ranked

Corporate/Commercial: OHADA Specialists

Africa-wide

2 years ranked

General Business Law

Côte d'Ivoire

2 years ranked

Contributions and articles

4 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by SCP Houda & Associés

Practice Areas

Khaled Abou El Houda is an excellent business law practitioner and has recognised expertise in all the major sectors of the local, regional and international economy, particularly in banking, finance, restructuration, infrastructure, corporate and energy projects, extractive industries (mining and hydrocarbons) and PPP.

Professional Memberships

• Honorary member of the Chamber of Mines of Senegal;

• Secretary General of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Senegal

Section (ICM SENEGAL);

• Secretary General of the American Chamber of Commerce in Senegal;

• Member of the Association of Business Law Firms in Africa ABLFA.

Publications

• Contributor to Global Chambers – Corporate & Tax in Senegal – 2019 -2020;

• Contributor to Global Chambers - Banking & Finance 2019 Second Edition Law and

Practice in Senegal and in Côte d’Ivoire;

• Contributor to the Public-Private Partnership Law Review – 2019-2020-2021-2022;

• Contributor to Doing Business In... Law and Practice in Senegal – 2019-2020-2022.

Personal

Khaled Abou El Houda has been ranked by the magazine "Jeune Afrique Business" among the top 100 French-speaking business lawyers who distinguished the year in 2019.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

General Business Law - Senegal

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Khaled Abou El Houda is well versed in project and general bank finance, and has experience advising on numerous oil and gas, mining and infrastructure matters. In such transactions, he regularly acts for clients based throughout Africa, Europe and Asia. His practice also extends to real estate and corporate matters.

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Corporate/Commercial: OHADA Specialists - Africa-wide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Khaled Abou El Houda of SCP Houda & Associés is adept at handling banking mandates, financings and energy projects. He is also sought after for his experience as an arbitrator.

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General Business Law - Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire, expertise based abroad in Senegal

Individual Editorial

Khaled Abou El Houda of SCP Houda & Associés is based in Dakar and is registered at the Senegalese Bar. He is well versed in project and finance, regularly acting for clients in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Khaled Abou El Houda's English is excellent. His responsiveness is his best strength and he is so good at getting back to you.
General Business LawChambers Global Guide
He is relational and a good guy to have as a managing partner.
General Business LawChambers Global Guide