Taza Lega LLP is Ethiopia's largest integrated full-service law firm, formed in June 2026 through the historic four-way merger that included ELA member Mesfin Tafesse & Associates, Led by managing partner Mesfin Tafesse, the firm operates as the Ethiopian member of the Africa Legal Network (ALN).
Taza Legal provides corporate and commercial legal advisory services to businesses navigating Ethiopia’s evolving regulatory landscape. Taza Legal helps international and domestic businesses succeed in Ethiopia. We turn a complex legal and regulatory landscape into clear, commercial decisions, from market entry through the most demanding corporate transactions. Our work spans the full lifecycle of a venture from market entry and licensing through to complex cross-border transactions, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.
Our strength is depth: senior corporate counsel who know Ethiopian law from the inside, work to international standards, and bring the pan-African reach of the ALN network to every matter.
About Mesfin Tafesse and Associates: established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mesfin Tafesse and Associates, is a leading law office in the country providing high quality legal advisory services in the areas of commercial/investment law, M&A, banking and finance, taxation, mining and energy, construction and manufacturing industry, intellectual property, hospitality, IT and Telecom, Environment, and civil society law.