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EKWA Consulting is a newly created international law firm specializing in the legal and institutional aspects of international trade and business worldwide.

The primary activities of our firm are concentrated in the following areas of expertise:

  • International commercial and contract law
  • Cross-border corporate transactions
  • Foreign direct investments
  • Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Privatizations and Divestitures
  • Project and Structured financing (DFBO, Public-Private Partnerships Concessions, Management and Lease Contracts)
  • Assessment and reform of legislative and regulatory frameworks

The capabilities of our partners and associates is derived from their extensive experience advising and assisting public and private corporate entities as well as governmental institutions at all stages of their transactions, from the conception and elaboration of the project and appraisal of its feasibility to its negotiation and implementation.

Our combined diverse cultural, educational and professional backgrounds meet the challenges of a global market approach. Additionally, our worldwide network of colleagues and partners provides a unique combination of local and international skills and knowledge covering an extensive array of legal issues.

a wide range of legal services

Ekwa Consulting offers a wide range of legal services, which encompass the following fields:

  • International Commercial and Contract law
    • Drafting, negotiation and implementation of International contracts: corporate and non-corporate joint ventures, construction, technology transfer, general conditions of purchase and sale.
    • Tender and procurement procedures
  • Cross-border corporate transactions
    • Assessment of foreign legislative and regulatory frameworks
    • Foreign Direct Investment: loan agreements, industrial and financial securities
    • Privatization and divestiture: structuring of privatization schemes, corporate documentation,
    • Venture capital transactions: shareholders’ agreements, list of representations and warranties, debentures.
  • Project and Structured financing
    • Public-Private Partnership (PPP): advisory services and assistance with the definition and implementation of sector policies and strategies
    • Drafting, negotiation and implementation of concessions and other delegation schemes for public service management, including security packages, guarantees (sovereign and non-sovereign) and major complex contracts (EPC, O&M...) on a turnkey basis
    • Project and Risk Management procedures
  • Legislative, regulatory and institutional aspects
    • Legal reform: assessment of legal and institutional frameworks, elaboration of legislative and regulatory texts
    • Sector policy support programs: evaluation and definition of policy framework and strategic objectives, legal assistance to legislative bodies and public utility regulatory agencies
    • WTO and EU accession
  • Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Good Governance
    • Assessment of existing dispute resolution mechanisms
    • Participation in and conduct of mediations and arbitral procedures
    • Structuring and implementation of arbitral procedures