
OUR TEAM
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GENI & KEBE’s team of over 30 staff bring distinctive experiences and complementary technical skills to advise our clients. We come from different countries and are multilingual, yet for all of our diversity, we have two common traits: A passion for working in the law and a commitment to client service.
Our Partners
“The partners are perfectly bilingual and come across as being very knowledgeable in their field.” Chambers Global
Louisa is an Australian foreign investment lawyer with a particular interest in the energy sector. She works closely with our junior lawyers on professional development initiatives to ensure ongoing quality in English language transactions and those matters which interact with common law principles. Prior to moving to Senegal, Louisa has lived and worked in Australia, Vietnam, Korea and Solomon Islands. Boubacar joined GENI & KEBE in 2009 after working for the West African Reserve Bank. He brings practical experience to his work, advising clients on strategic banking and corporate transactions including establishment of businesses and mergers & acquisitions. Boubacar also acts as practice manager for the diverse work of our Corporate Team. Damiens is a graduate of the Senegalese National Institute of Administration Employment Law Section and heads our Labour Law Team. Damiens combines legal advice with practical guidance for clients, based on his years of experience as a labour inspector and human resources director in both the public and private sectors. Abou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Masters in Taxation and has completed further study with the Research Centre for Social and Participative Emergence and Kalamazoo College in the USA. Abou is registered for professional practice with the National Order of Experts and Appraisers of Senegal and has a solid practice in legal and tax advice. Prior to joining GENI & KEBE in 2014, Saly was the Chief Registrar at the District Tribunal of Dakar. He is an attorney before the Senegalese Bar and appears before the courts on a wide range of matters, from commercial disputes, to intellectual property matters, to maritime law claims.
Louisa Gibbs
Special Counsel
Boubacar Diakité
Counsel and Office Manager
Damiens Aw
Counsel, Labour Law
Abou Sarr
Counsel, Tax Law
Sally Mamadou Thiam
Attorney