Mouhamed Kebe

Mouhamed KEBE is the Managing Partner of GENI & KEBE, a full service law firm member of DLA Piper Africa,based in Senegal, and Ivory Coast, with affiliate offices across several jurisdictions mainly in the OHADA region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad,Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger).

Qualified with the Senegal Bar in 1993, he advises our clients, mainly TNCs and IGOs on redundancies and corporate restructuring, ICT, TMC, ENR, human resource issues in relation to mergers and acquisitions, income tax and negotiations with trade unions and staff representatives. In the case of disputes, he also assist clients with litigation and mediation.

He holds a LLM in Business law from the University of Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal, a LLM in International law from the University of Essex, United Kingdom, and a Certificate in Commercial and Investment Arbitration from the University of London.

 Senegalese Bar Association (Qualified, 1993)

 Law Society of England & Wales (International Division), 2009

 International Bar Association

 Côte d’Ivoire Bar Association (2018)

 Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London branch)

 Chartered Arbitrator, Cour Commune de Justice et d’Arbitrage (OHADA)

 Member, Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Doing Business in Côte d’Ivoire: New steps for a more attractive business climate https://www.iflr1000.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Doing-business-in-Cote-dIvoire-New-steps- for-a-more-attractive-business-climate/Index/4122

Senegal business environment: From a local to a regional perspective

http://www.iflr1000.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Senegal-business-environment-From-a-local-to-a-regional-perspective/Index/966

Islamic Finance contributes to Socio-economic Development in Senegal

https://www.islamicfinancenews.com/islamic-finance-contributes-to-socioeconomic- development-in senegal. html?access-key=d9fc5b73a8d78fad3d6dffe419384e70

The liberalization of Financial services in Africa

https://www.dlapiperafrica.com/senegal/insights/view.html?item=f9e9a7a9-a255-11e9-ac0c-393367b20614

 Winner TOP 100 Advisors Finance Monthly (2013, 2014)

 TOP Ranked, Chambers Global, since 2009

 Highly Recommended IFLR 1000, Energy & Infrastructure, since 2014

 Deal Maker of the Month, Finance Monthly, 2012

 Jeune Afrique Top 50 African business lawyers Award, 2016, 2017

 Acquisition International Arbitrator of the Year - Senegal 2016

 Financial Africa TOP 18 African business lawyers Award, 2018

University of Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal)

Master’s degree in Business Law -

University of Essex (UK)

Master’s degree in International Law -

- University of London

Certificate in International Arbitration

- Georgetown University (USA).

Certificate in Investment Arbitration

Harvard University (USA)

Senior Executive Program-Africa,

Top ranked lawyer

Chambers Global

2026

Top ranked lawyer

Chambers Global

2025

Senegal

Cote d'Ivoire

The whole OHADA region