Mr. Mesfin Tafesse is the Managing Partner of Taza Lega LLP, which is Ethiopia's largest integrated full-service law firm. The firm formed in June 2026 through the historic four-way merger that included ELA member Mesfin Tafesse & Associates. Taza Legal operates as the Ethiopian member of the Africa Legal Network (ALN).
Mr. Tafesse, formerly the Principal Attorney in Mesfin Tafesse & Associates (“MTA”), has over 25 years of legal experience in the private, public, and civil society sectors in Ethiopia. As an attorney, Mesfin has substantial experience representing foreign investors, setting up subsidiary companies undertaking legal due diligence in sectors including, but not limited to, commercial and investment laws, banking and finance, mining and energy including oil and gas. He represents international clients such as Boeing, Heineken, GSK, Standard Chartered Bank and others, He is consistently recognized by Chambers and Partners as Band I legal service provider in Ethiopia.