ABOUT

YOUR BRIDGE TO AFRICA

ABOUT

YOUR BRIDGE TO AFRICA

After starting the Tax and Legal Services 6 years ago in Accra, Ghana, the Lem&Co team has strategically decided to deploy its activities from Paris, in order to be closer to our European and international clients, while continuing to serve our Africa-based clients with the same care and proximity.
With our team of internationally trained lawyers and our experience in West and Central Africa, we position ourselves as a bridge between Europe and Africa.

Corporate & Projects

• Company incorporations
• Company secretarial services
• Legal & Tax assistance on cross-border operations and projects
• Mergers and Acquisitions
– Due diligence
– Structuring
– Drafting of the legal documentation
– Negotiation until closing
• Drafting/Review of various commercial agreements
• Transfer Pricing documentations

Strategic Tax & Legal Advisory Services

• Country by country/comparative legal and tax studies
• Legal and tax structuring of operations before inception
• Focused advice on markets’ specificities

Litigations & Tax Audits

• Assistance in the frame of amicable settlements and arbitration procedures
• Assessment of tax audits and litigations strategy
• Comprehensive assistance during the whole tax audit

KEY SECTORS

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINTECH

FAST MOVING CONSUMER
GOODS (FMCG)

RENEWABLE ENERGIES

CONSTRUCTION

HYDROCARBONS & MINING

TEAM

Laurence Elong Mbassi
Partner

15-year experience providing corporations, private equity firms and entrepreneurs operating in Africa with international corporate legal and tax services including transfer pricing assistance, as well as tax audits and litigations assistance.

Rosemary Owusu
Senior Associate

Six years’ experience and vast knowledge in corporate transactions including joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, intellectual property rights, due diligence, mediation and litigation assistance.

Miriam Afenyo
Associate

2-year experience with in-depth command of legal, tax and compliance matters. Miriam has provided advisory services to multinational corporations with businesses in Africa.

Maxwell Akpalu
Administrative Officer

Maxwell assists with administrative and clerical support functions. He is in charge of organizing company records and collaborating with governmental and regulatory authorities on behalf of clients.

VALUES

  • 1
    CLIENTS FIRST

  • 2
    THINK OUT OF THE BOX

  • 3
    DIVERSITY