Team
Leyou Tameru
Head of Arbitration
Email: leyou@twaattorneys.com
Tel: +251 911529517
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Expert in Africa-focused international arbitration.
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Consults on international arbitration cases involving private and state-owned entities.
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Advises governments and international organizations on investment and policy matters.
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Served as an expert in drafting the African Continental Free Trade Area protocols.
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Contributed to the ICSID rules amendment process.
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Provides contract and pre-dispute negotiation support on large government contracts.
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Specializes in bilateral and other investment treaties, settlement negotiations, and commercial arbitration.
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Court Member for Ethiopia at the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris.
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Presents reports, scrutinizes draft awards, and decides on arbitrator appointments and challenges.
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Listed on arbitrator panels at:
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LCIA (London, UK)
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SHIAC (Shanghai, China)
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AFSA (South Africa)
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CRCICA (Cairo, Egypt)
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MARC (Port Louis, Mauritius)
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Named one of Africa’s 30 most promising arbitration practitioners in 2022.
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Serves on the editorial boards of:
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ICC Bulletin
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Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration
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Previously taught law at Addis Ababa University.
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Regular speaker at global events.
- LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center.
- LLB from Addis Ababa University.
- English
- Amharic