Global presence
By means of such strategic locations, UGGC Africa provide its clients with the highest level of legal assistance from a global perspective
Since 2002, UGGC Avocats has had pioneering visions. It was the first independent French law firm to open an office in Casablanca and an Africa Desk in Paris. These two platforms enabled it to operate in the Maghreb and sub-Saharan, Central and West Africa.
Almost 20 years later, the logical continuation stated in launching UGGC Africa to materialise its pan-African development. With the addition of two leading law firms in Ivory Coast and Cameroon into its network, UGGC Africa can offer corporate law expertise of the highest international standards, combined with a strong regional focus. With a team of 8 partners and 30 lawyers, UGGC Africa covers more than 20 business law practices (M&A, Private Equity, International Investments, Anti-Trust, Litigation and Arbitration, etc…).
Founded in 1985 by Mathurin Dirabou, later joined by his two partners Flavia Dirabou and Ericson Dirabou, Dirabou & Associés specialises in business law.
Based in Abidjan, it relies on the complementary expertise of its partners to offer a complete service in corporate law, structural law, environmental law and private equity, with a solid experience in financing. The team advises Ivorian and foreign companies, independent or subsidiaries of international groups, operating in industry, services, financial management or real estate development. Dirabou & Associés has joined UGGC Africa in 2021.
The law firm D. MOUKOURI & Partners, based in Cameroon, specialises in business law and digital law.
The team works on large-scale projects, both local and international, with the ambition of offering a complete legal service of the highest standards. Lawyers of the Douala office assist their clients in English, French and Spanish and have a perfect command of OHADA regulations. The firm is also a consultant for the World Bank’s international Doing Business and Public Procurement programmes. MOUKOURI & Partners has joined UGGC Africa in 2021.
Networks
INTERLAW
Interlaw is an association created in 1981 bringing together law firms in the world.
This association is in 125 cities and maintains close relations with specialized and efficient in all major countries of the world lawyers.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF LAWYERS
The International Union of Lawyers (UIA ) has over 2,000 individual members and 200 bars, federations and associations in over 110 countries. It also brings legal professionals , judges, teachers and law students.
Jean-Jacques Uettwiller, co-founder of UGGC Avocats, was elected October 31, 2013 , at the Congress of the International Union of lawyers , First Vice-President , for taking UIA presidency in 2015.
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INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION IBA
The IBA created in 1947 , aims to support the implementation of administration law of justice in the world.
Since its inception, 55,000 lawyers and 206 bar associations and federations and associations around the world have joined the IBA . Together they form the IBA Global voice of the legal profession .
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WORLD LAW ALLIANCE
World Law Alliance (WLA) is an Integrated global law practice and service delivery platform, serving excellence through the collaborative innovation of our members around the world.
UGGC Africa is the African correspondent of WLA.
With an integrated global delivery capability, we help clients overcome the complexity and challenges caused by competition, disputes, regulation, globalization and market disruption – anywhere, anytime.