Mr. Alexis Coffi AQUEREBURU

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Member of the Lomé Bar since 28th November 1985, Mr. Alexis Coffi AQUEREBURU is a highly influential Counsel with a wealth of experience that goes beyond the traditional boundaries of the legal profession.

Managing Partner of the AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS Law Firm, he was successively Secretary and President of the Togolese Bar Association from 2006 to 2010.

A pioneer in the fight against counterfeit goods and trademarks in Togo, a specialist in intellectual property and an authorised agent for the AIPO (African Organisation of Intellectual Propety), he is very active in the promotion of the Law in Togo and the sub-region.

He has published a number of articles over the course of his rich career on a variety of relevant and topical legal issues. He is a member of the OHADA national commission and arbitrator at the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) and is well-known among them and within the profession. He is also well versed in environmental issues, having obtained a postgraduate degree in this forward-looking field.

He has been :

  • Provisional Administrator for the SIAB, Société Interafricaine de Banque;
  • Vice-Chairman of the  CCIT, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo ;
  • Administrator of the ARMP, Autorité de Régulation des Marchés Publics;
  • Chairman of the CIB, Conférence Internationale des Barreaux de tradition juridique commune;
  • Vice-Chairman of the HAAC, High Authority for Audiovisual and Communications
  • Chairman of the Commission Nationale ad-hoc de réflexion sur la question foncière;

He has been involved in setting up a number of key projects in the transport, energy, infrastructure and banking sectors, and is regularly called upon by institutional and private organisers to lead seminars, debates, conferences and workshops, both in the sub-region and in Europe, on OHADA law and WAEMU legislation, in the drafting of which he has already participated on several occasions.

Practice areas

  • Business Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Intellectual property Law

Firm Description:

AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS, is a Legal and Tax Law Firm, located at 777 Avenue Kleber DADJO (Immeuble ALICE) located in the heart of the commercial area on the outskirts of the administrative district. As a multidisciplinary Law Firm, it has a rich and solid base, thanks to the professional experience of its team.

Indeed, AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS is the result of the transformation of the Firm of Mr. Alexis Coffi AQUEREBURU, created since 1985. The Firm was listed on the Registry of the Bar Association of Togo since April 04th, 2007 and includes besides seven (07) Lawyers, one (01) senior solicitor and tax expert, four (04) solicitors, one (1) legal assistant and translator and more than twenty other staff members.

It puts its know-how at the disposal of its Clients both in the sub-region and in Europe, relying, if necessary, on a network of correspondents and confirmed consultants.

In order to better achieve our goal of total satisfaction of our Clients, the Firm has been committed since August 12th, 2005 in the process of ISO certification which ended on May 18th, 2010 with its certification to ISO 9001:2008 renewed on April 30th, 2015. On May 25th, 2018 it successfully migrated from the 2008 version to the 2015 version of ISO 9001 certification.

AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS is also the laureate of Quality Excellence Awards of TOGO and UEMOA   in 2010. Its commitment to the Quality approach allows it to aspire and to claim a high level of satisfaction from its national, regional and international clients. That is what made it earn the distinction of the winner of the prestigious Award “WORD QUALITY COMMITMENT” Gold category that it was awarded in October 2016 in Paris by the International Business Initiative Directions Organization (BID).

The Firm has nine (09) different departments namely   

  1. Department of Bank-Finance and Taxation
  2. Department of Civil and Commercial Law and Arbitration
  3. Department of Social Law
  4. Department of Criminal Law
  5. Department of Maritime Law and Intellectual Property
  6. Department of Applications and Administrative Procedures
  7. Department of Sport and Health Law
  8. Real Estate Department
  9. Training Department

The Firm’s activities cover a wide range of areas of Law 

  • Taxation and Business Law,
  • Commercial Law,
  • Maritime Law,
  • Real Estate Law,
  • Transport Law,
  • Corporate Law,
  • Banking Law,
  • Insurance Law,
  • Community law,
  • Social Law,
  • Criminal law,
  • Public freedoms,
  • Intellectual Property Law,
  • Telecommunications Law,
  • Health Law,
  • Legal, fiscal and environmental audit …

 

Mr Alexis Coffi AQUEREBURU

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Managing-Partner of AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS, Mr Alexis Coffi AQUEREBURU has been a member of the TOGO Bar association since 1985 and has served as Secretary and twice as Chairman of the Bar Association of TOGO from 2006 to 2008 and from 2008 to 2010.

Mr Alexis Coffi AQUEREBURU is a Business Law Counsel with a vast experience that goes beyond the traditional borders of the lawyer’s functions. Throughout his career, he has been a main actor in the privatization of several state banking institutions, in the transformation of companies and in significant transfers of shares between various economic operators. His expertise in mergers and acquisitions is also heavily sought internationally. He is a member of the OHADA National Commission of TOGO and enjoys a high reputation among all its actors and in the profession.

He has also been involved in the drafting of several legislative acts relating to governance rules for public enterprises, public procurement rules and the energy sector.

A pioneer in the fight against counterfeiting of products and trademarks in Togo, an intellectual property specialist and a professional representative at OAPI, he is very active in the field of law promotion in Togo and in the subregion.

He is also at the forefront of environmental issues in obtaining a postgraduate degree in this field.

AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS, is a legal and tax Law Firm located at 777, Avenue Kleber DADJO (Building ALICE). Located in the heart of the commercial area, it is a multidisciplinary Firm endowed with a rich and solid base through the professional experience of its team. AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS is created from the Firm of the Barrister AQUEREBURU Coffi Alexis, founded since 1985. AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS has been registered at the Bar Association of Togo since April 4th, 2007 and comprises seven (07) Lawyers, one (01) senior tax expert, four (04) jurists, one (01) jurist and translator and some twenty collaborators. It avails its know-how to its clients both in the subregion and in Europe by benefiting from the support of a network of correspondents and confirmed consultants, when necessary.

In order to better achieve our purpose, which consists of total satisfaction of our clients, the Firm has been committed since 12 August 2005 to the ISO certification process which ended on 18 May 2010 with its ISO 9001 version of 2008 renewed on April 30, 2015.

AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS is also the winner of the TOGO and UEMOA Quality Excellence Awards in 2010. Its commitment to the Quality approach made it earn the prestigious “WORD QUALITY COMMITMENT” Gold Award in Paris in October 2016 from the International Business Initiative Directions (BID).

The activities of its various departments cover a broad range of law: tax and business law, commercial law, maritime and transport law, corporate law, banking law, insurance law, Community law, intellectual and industrial property law.