In June 2021 four well established African firms including Bourabiat Associés (Algeria), Emire Partners (Côte d’Ivoire), SD Avocats (Guinea), BFR & Associés (Morocco), merged to create one fully integrated law firm called ADNA.ADNA is comprised of modern legal entrepreneurs that have created a strong independent and integrated law firm for Africa, spanning from North to West Africa, with a Pan African vision and wide international expertise.
Encompassing over 45 years’ collective experience on the African continent, ADNA is eager to disrupt the status quo of the typical law firm to best serve its clients by being as ambitious as those it works with. Helping to navigate businesses and provide bespoke legal solutions.The firm is founded on the notion of legacy. The legacy to become an institutional law firm and to help grow and promote the next generation of African lawyers.
ADNA's experience extends beyond transactional work, we look after clients through every stage of the company’s life cycle.We are at the forefront of developments in Africa and always strive to develop innovative structures to simplify the complexities inherent in deals in established and emerging markets on the continent.Our presence in Africa provides us local depth combined with an international insight and a creative thinking.We have full capabilities to get deals done and find innovative solutions on complex matters in Africa.
ADNA is also a member of the award-winningAfrica Legal Network(ALN), which provides a bridge between Anglophone and Francophone Africa. ALN has an expansive and growing coverage of jurisdictions in Africa.
