Mesfin Tafesse

Practice Areas

Mesfin Tafesse is the principal attorney of MTA and has over 30 years of legal experience in the private, public, and civil society sectors in Ethiopia. Mr. Mesfin is a top rated attorney with deep knowledge of Ethiopian law and substantial experience representing multinational investors in sectors including M&A, power and energy, banking and finance, oil and gas and infrastructure.

Career

Before founding MTA, Mesfin Tafesse had served as a Commissioner at the Federal Civil Service Commission, External Relations and Mobilization Director at the Ministry of Capacity Building, Justice System Reform Program Co-director at the Ministry of Capacity Building, Head of the Civil Cases Department at the Ministry of Justice, Senior Prosecutor for Civil Matters at the Ministry of Justice and Judge/Senior Judge at Federal Public/Civil Service Commission.

Professional Memberships

• Ethiopian Lawyers’ Association

• Employment Law Alliance