Epanty Mbanda

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Leaders in Law endorses Epanty Mbanda as our exclusively recommended Corporate Finance Law expert in Cameroon. If you wish to get in touch with Epanty, please use the contact information provided above.

Businesses and Startups turn to Epanty for complex legal and regulatory corporate compliance issues, including venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate strategic and tax related matters.

From inception to operational phase, Epanty has the relevant legal and regulatory-compliance knowledge and experience for companies to thrive in whatever jurisdiction they find themselves.

As an Attorney-at-Law with several years of experience backed by trainings attended at the prestigious University of Harvard in the United States of America (USA) and in Nigeria during the 1st edition of Blockchain for Lawyers 101, Epanty has a deep understanding of emerging technologies such as Blockchain (Smart contracts), AI, Big Data, IoT, decentralized autonomous organizations and cryptocurrencies.

Epanty participates in awareness trainings and offers legal advice/opinion on all aspects of emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding on Blockchain platforms [Through Initial Coins Offering (ICO), Security Token Offering (STO) and Initial Exchange Offering (IEO)], Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) and autonomous systems.

Because of the above, Epanty has been involved in several AgricTech, FinTech, InsurTech, LegalTech and RegTech projects and joined several legal innovation communities such as the Legal Hackers Community and the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium.

E-business and software licensing, e-signatures, technology transfer, digital content acquisition, media and financial services as well as issues relating to emerging technologies such as Cybercriminality, Cybersecurity and Data Protection fall within his expertise.

Areas of Expertise

  • Corporate-Commercial
  • Technology (FinTech+Blockchain+Cryptocurrency)
  • Securities
  • Tax Law

Language

  • English
  • French

Firm Description:

The Law Firm was set up in response to the need of foreign and national businesses to find reliable information, get legal advice, insights, resources, and inspiration for starting, running, growing, and securing their business and other related interest in Africa.  Achieving success is our goal, we overcome legal challenges with ease.

Leading Law Firm in Douala, Cameroon, 4M Legal and Tax collaborates with top allies across Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Europe, the U.K, U.S.A, and Asia for unbeatable legal support.

Our team of dedicated and innovative attorneys in Cameroon is known for their agility, creativity, and forward-thinking approach. We provide seamless legal services and tailored solutions for even the most complex legal issues.

Our exceptional expertise and comprehensive sector knowledge set us apart, honed by years of experience serving our valued clients.

  • Our experienced team implements a Risk-Based Approach (RBA) to evaluate the success of clients’ projects and businesses in Africa, taking into account the practical complexities of operating in the region. To mitigate potential legal hurdles, we provide anticipatory solutions based on our thorough analysis.
  • Key to successful decision-making is access to accurate information and reliable data. Our commitment is to ensure that clients have access to reliable and current data to minimize the risk of vulnerability. We prioritize real-time communication on crucial business matters and ensure complete information transparency.
  • Our team obtains a comprehensive grasp of requirements, including the critical reasoning behind them.

 

Jeffrey A. Rinde

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Jeffrey A. Rinde is the Managing Partner in the New York City office. Mr. Rinde primerly specializes in the areas of corporate, securities and other regulatory aspects of global business ventures across a diverse array of industries between companies in the U.S. and Europe with Asia, Central and South America, Russia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East.

With over twenty-five years of global legal, corporate and investment banking experience, Mr. Rinde represents both U.S. and foreign corporations across a wide range of industries. His broad experience includes public and private equity and debt security financings, blockchain technology & digital currency, international mergers and acquisitions, angel, venture capital and private equity financings, project finance, banking and financial instruments, secured debt transactions, going private transactions, foreign direct investment and corporate law and governance. Mr. Rinde regularly assists his clients with overcoming challenging government and regulatory issues confronting them in global emerging markets, including developing and implementing strategies to maximize opportunities, minimize risks, and accomplish their strategic goals.

Mr. Rinde has particular and distinctive skill in representing Chinese and other Asian-based companies in complex transactions to help expand their overseas business, access capital and list overseas, including the United States, Hong Kong and London, and representing foreign companies in all facets of business activities in mainland China.

Prior to establishing CKR, Mr. Rinde was Chief Representative of Blank Rome’s Shanghai office whose primary responsibility was overseeing the firm’s Asia-based client matters. Earlier in his career, he was the head of the corporate department of Hodgson Russ’ New York office and established the firm’s Asian practice.

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About CKR Law: 

CKR is a full-service global firm of experienced lawyers with diverse international practices. We have locations throughout the world, including North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East. The firm has particular and distinctive strengths, both domestically and globally, in the areas of corporate, finance, capital markets, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, government advocacy, litigation and international arbitration, and intellectual property.

 

Vineetha M G

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Vineetha MG has extensive experience in private equity investments, investment funds, project and corporate finance, projects, cross-border and domestic M&A, corporate governance, domestic and cross border anti-corruption statutes and ethics. In the infrastructure space specifically power, oil and gas, telecom, roads, airports, railway, and port sectors she has advised and represented the entire spectrum of participants including lenders, developers, project sponsors, equipment suppliers, infrastructure funds and export credit agencies.

Vineetha is also widely experienced in setting up and advising onshore and offshore venture capital and private equity funds which invest in several sectors.

Vineetha also regularly advises clients on issues arising out of domestic anti-corruption laws as well as foreign anti-corruption laws such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 1977 and the UK Bribery Act, 2010 in connection with mergers and acquisitions, private equity and financing transactions. She has assisted in drafting appropriate documentation, policies and certificates to facilitate compliance. She has also advised Indian companies who have faced enforcement actions under various Indian statutes, including the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Criminal Procedure Code, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Companies Act, 1956, CARO and the listing agreement.

Vineetha has a B.A., LL.B (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, (1998), and an Executive Education Program – “Infrastructure in a Market Economy” from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is admitted to practise law in India.

Acquisition International– The Voice of Corporate Finance recently awarded her “Most Influential Woman in Private Equity Investments 2018- India” . She is included in The A List – India’s Top 100 Lawyers, based on extensive research conducted by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ 2018) and been recognized by Insight Success magazine as “The Top 10 Powerful Lawyers in 2018”.

In her spare time, Vineetha loves to paint. She also enjoys going on occasional treks with friends, when time permits.

Law Firm Overview:

Samvād: Partners is a full-service Indian law firm with offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. The Firm is committed to providing innovative and quality legal advice to our clients; maintaining the highest levels of professional integrity; and nurturing our lawyers in a work environment that motivates them to achieve and maintain the highest standards.

The majority of our Partners have a rich mix of domestic and international experience – having worked in several international financial centres outside India, including Hong Kong, London, New York and Singapore. We strive to provide our clients with innovative simple solutions to their most complex legal and business challenges in India.

Bernard Beerens

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Leaders in Law endorses Bernard Beerens as our exclusively recommended Corporate Finance Law expert in Luxembourg. If you wish to get in touch with Bernard please use the contact information provided above.

Bernard Beerens is an equity partner in AKD Luxembourg. He is a lawyer since 2002 and a partner with AKD since 2016. Bernard is currently heading AKD’s Luxembourg office and AKD Luxembourg’s corporate practice group.

Before joining AKD, he worked for a major UK-based law firm then at the Luxembourg office of another leading Dutch law firm, advising clients on various corporate and finance transactions. During 2008 and 2009, he headed the Luxembourg desk of the corporate and finance department of the same firm in New York, mainly serving US and Canadian clients on Luxembourg legal matters. After having established his own firm Beerens & Avocats in 2010 and managed the growth and success of his firm for 6 years, Bernard and his team joined AKD in 2016.

Bernard advises multinational clients, including major private equity firms, hedge funds and non-regulated real estate funds, and high net wealth individuals on structuring and financing of international transactions, formation of joint venture and securitization vehicles, corporate organizations and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, exit strategies and corporate governance matters.

Bernard resolves complex commercial questions to structure and restructure clients’ businesses. He also provides expert advice on financing activities with a focus on financial, banking, securitization and (re)structuring transactions. He represents lenders and borrowers in all types of financing transactions and advises on collateral arrangements, financial instruments and related transactional documents.

Bernard considers that legal matters demand representation with impeccable credentials, specialized knowledge, a wealth of experience and responsiveness, focused on client service. Bernard focusses on building long-term relationships with his clients by staying true to his commitments and supporting them in the development of their business. His clients value his responsiveness, business-mind, in-depth knowledge of the financial markets and his result-oriented culture with a constant dedication to achieve their commercial objectives.

Bernard holds a Master’s degree in law from the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium). He has also studied at the Universita Degli Studi di Milano (Italy).

He regularly publishes articles on M&A, corporate and banking and finance topics in legal magazines such as Corporate International, Global Legal Insight, Kluwer and the International Comparative Legal Guide.

Bernard is a member of the Luxembourg Bar. He is also a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and American Bar Association (ABA).

Practice:

AKD is one of the largest law firms in the Netherlands. With a team of 250 committed lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax lawyers, AKD delivers high quality legal services and tax matters in nearly all legal fields, based on a full-service approach. Our client base varies from very large multinational companies to stock-listed Dutch entities, from large corporates to family owned businesses, from financial institutions to municipalities and hospitals.

Pragmatic Approach & No-Nonsense Culture:

AKD has a pragmatic approach to business issues and provides tailored solutions for a variety of client needs by taking current legal, economic and political reality into account. Recognized for its ability to solve complex legal and tax challenges creatively and successfully and driven by the ambition to consistently seek proactive ways to add value to our legal and tax services, AKD prides itself on professional excellence and dedication to its clients. AKD has an open, no-nonsense culture and seeks to create a transparent and inclusive environment.

Diversity:

AKD is a place where people of all backgrounds, races and cultures work together and thrive. In order to meet the needs of the variety of clients we serve from different backgrounds, our legal team consists of people who speak the same language as our clients and are sensitive to cultural differences in outlook or work processes. AKD has an Asia desk, a Turkish desk, a German desk and an US desk.

International:

AKD is the independent legal and tax advisor for everyone who does business which involves the Benelux countries. With offices in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, AKD offers integrated, international legal services in stable jurisdictions. Business arrangements, financial structures and digitalization readily transcend international boundaries. But in practicality, there are still numerous legal systems to deal with. This calls for in-depth insight into what is possible, what is permitted and what is obligatory. AKD has top-class specialists who look across borders and beyond the confines of their own disciplines to ensure seamless end-to-end service. Outside the Benelux, AKD partners with an extensive network of highly reputable law firms to form fully integrated teams who comprehensively assist our clients in doing business around the globe.​

 

Raffaele G. Rizzi

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Raffaele G. Rizzi is a co-founder of RDR law firm. Raffaele is qualified to practice in Italy, New York, England & Wales. 

Raffaele’s practice concentrates in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, finance and securities matters. Raffaele has advised purchasers and sellers in a wide variety of transactions, including private acquistions and divestitures, cross-border joint ventures and other strategic alliances. Raffaele also advises on a full range of corporate governance matters, including compliance with Italian corporate governance provisions and Consob/Bank of Italy regulations. Before founding RDR, Raffaele was Group General Counsel of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, managing 100 lawyers throughout the Group. Previously he was head of the Italian legal department at Credit Suisse and a partner of the law firm Baker & McKenzie.

Raffaele graduated summa cum laude from Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali in Rome (LUISS) and earned his LLM from George Washington University. In November 2011 Raffaele was awarded Best Banking Lawyer of the Year by Top Legal. He was also placed in the Top 10 Most Innovative Legal Teams in Europe by the Financial Times in 2010.

Raffaele has been a member on different Boards of Directors within the Monte dei Paschi Group, a member of the joint venture committee between Banca Monte dei Paschi and AXA, and President of the Board of Directors of Fabrica Sgr (one of the major real estate asset management companies). He is the author of several articles on specialised international law reviews, he has been a speaker in several Italian and international conferences.

 

Christoph Moser

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Leaders in Law endorses Christoph Moser as our exclusively recommended Corporate Finance Law expert in Austria. If you wish to get in touch with Christoph, please use the contact information provided above.

Christoph Moser is a partner / attorney-at-law at WEBER & CO., one of the leading Austrian corporate finance law firms. Christoph specializes on Corporate Finance, Banking, Capital Markets and M&A/Corporate. He regularly advises financial institutions and corporates on large financings and refinancings, including secured and unsecured bond issuances, rights issues, IPOs and syndicated loans. Further, in addition, Christoph also deals with M&A transactions with a particular focus on stock exchange listed companies and on Banking regulatory aspects.

Expertise

– Johannes Kepler University Linz (Mag. iur. 2004)

– University Linz, law clerk for Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Dolinar (2003-2005)

– Associate/Senior Associate, Vienna (2005-2006; 2008-2011)

– Attorney-at-law, Vienna (since 2011)

Practice Areas

Corporate Finance, Capital Markets Law, Banking Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Languages

German, English

Various

Author of numerous publications on capital markets and takeover law Austrian bar exam (2009)

The Firm

WEBER & CO.  assists companies, entrepreneurs as well as governments in developing and implementing their objectives and strategies. We offer custom-made and pragmatic legal solutions based on our knowledge of the client’s business as well as the economic and political environments.

We work closely together with our clients to create strategy implementation options that meet the highest legal standards, produce optimal economic benefits, and are workable. Our clients receive a detailed assessment of the risks inherent in the structure or transaction and an assessment of the interests involved.

WEBER & CO. offers the highest standards of legal service and proficiency with the flexibility and discretion of individually formed teams. Our lawyers have practised, studied and worked abroad. The consequent and permanent education of our lawyers guarantees the sustainability of our expertise.

Lawyers of the firm have authored numerous articles and books on domestic and international business law and teach at leading European law schools. They are regularly consulted by the Austrian legislature on legislative matters. WEBER & CO. substantially influences legal developments and implements new laws immediately.

The hallmarks of our firm are absolute discretion and the personal relationship of our lawyers to our clients. We place special emphasis on providing our clients with individual and personal advice from legal teams while maintaining continuity with the client throughout the service relationship. Corresponding to the requirements of each mandate individual teams are formed. A balanced mix of partners and associates adapted to the respective mandate guarantees fast and efficient teamwork under the close management of the responsible partner.

WEBER & CO. operates internationally. Our lawyers have extensive experience with cross-border transactions and with the management of cross-border projects either outbound or inbound. In foreign jurisdictions, following our best experts strategy, we cooperate with local law firms and lawyers chosen through a careful selection process. Our clients enjoy the advantage of being served by the best specialists who are familiar with the local situation as well as a “one-stop” shop.

WEBER & CO. advises Austrian and foreign companies and entrepreneurs in all business related legal matters. Our comprehensive services range from day-to-day legal assistance to the handling of complex national and international transactions and the development of innovative legal structures. Through our close co-operation with other advisory services, such as accountants, tax advisors, banks, and corporate finance experts we are in the position to present entrepreneurial solutions efficiently and on short notice.

 

Douglas Okojie

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Leaders in Law endorses Douglas Okojie as our exclusively recommended Corporate Finance Law expert in Nigeria. If you wish to get in touch with Douglas please use the contact information provided above.

Douglas is a Legal Practitioner, Associate Partner and head of the finance practice group of Advocaat Law Practice a commercial law firm in Lagos. He has close to a decade experience in funding raising, deal structuring and investment. His experience cuts across several industries and sectors of the Nigerian economy including but not limited to the oil and gas, power, health and construction sectors.

He started his legal career as an Associate in the firm Marine Partners. He thereafter joined PanAfrican Capital Plc as a Legal Analyst where he garnered considerable experience in fund raising, deal structuring and investment.

Douglas was legal adviser to the local fund arranger that handled the acquisition of 5 out of the 6 electricity distribution company. He also advised the private equity firm that established the Amber Residence Limited (a 3 star hotel managed by the African Sun brand).

Areas of Focus
Corporate and Commercial Law with special focus on : Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Structured finance, Banking and Secured credit.

Education
Ambrose Ali University, Nigeria (LL.B)
Nigerian Law School (BL)