Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Interests
Timeline
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Publications
SCHOLARSHIP
RECOMMENDATIONS
Awards
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Mihret Legesse

Mihret Legesse

Masters Of Law And Business Graduate
Hamburg,HH

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
3
3
Languages

Work History

Legal Intern

Hanfeld
03.2025 - 04.2025
  • Drafted briefs and memoranda in international DIS and ICC arbitration proceedings (post-M&A), especially on the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, applicable law, and contractual claims under CISG
  • Drafted the introduction of a Statement of Rejoinder in an ICC arbitration.
  • Prepared a summary of the arbitration procedure under the German Maritime Arbitration Rules (GMAA 2020)
  • Prepared a chronology of all relevant communication between the parties in a party representation matter in the maritime sector
  • Drafted follow-up letters to the opposing parties in a party representation matter in the maritime sector

Junior Associate

Mesfin Tafesse & Associates Law Office (MTA)
01.2024 - 07.2024
  • Conducted legal due diligence on the target company for M&A transactions
  • Prepared transaction documents including Term Sheets, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), Investment Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Sale Purchase agreements, and amendments to the company’s constitutive documents by way of shareholder resolutions
  • Assisted the team in corporate advisory for companies like Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in connection with their operations in Ethiopia and the setting up (subsidiary companies) and restructuring of local presence in Ethiopia
  • Drafted and reviewing lease agreements, construction contracts, sub-contracting arrangements, and EPC contracts
  • Reviewed and advising on loan facility agreements, vendor financing agreements, consortium agreements, and security packages
  • Advised on bankability of projects, social and environmental impact assessment requirements, and community and corporate

Corporate Trainee

Tameru Wondem Agegnehu & Partners LLP (TWA)
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Provided legal advice relating to the tax implications of share transfers and assisting in securing tax clearance from the tax authority
  • Reviewed privacy and data policies of tech companies
  • Identified potential regulatory risks for locating hosting services, storing data, providing consumer services using the servers and online platforms
  • Drafted and reviewing employment contracts for managerial, non-managerial employees, temporary and permanent employees
  • Advised on acquisition of reconnaissance, exploration and mining licenses and financing of exploration and mining business
  • Advised on governing law, enforcement of foreign judgments/arbitral awards and dispute resolution mechanisms
  • Kept abreast of changes in corporate laws and regulations.

Education

Masters of Law And Business (MLB) -

Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) -

University of Gondar
Gondar, Ethiopia
04.2001 -

Skills

Microsoft Office package: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

Certification

Introduction to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (2023 UNCITRAL), Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts and Employment Law (2024 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS), UNCITRAL International Commercial Arbitration (2023 UNCITRAL), UNCITRAL texts on Public Procurement and Public-Private Partnerships (2025), McKinsey.org Forward learning program

Affiliations

  • Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
  • Youth for Human Rights Ethiopia

Interests

Basketball and Dance

Timeline

Legal Intern

Hanfeld
03.2025 - 04.2025

Junior Associate

Mesfin Tafesse & Associates Law Office (MTA)
01.2024 - 07.2024

Corporate Trainee

Tameru Wondem Agegnehu & Partners LLP (TWA)
08.2023 - 12.2023

Masters of Law And Business (MLB) -

Bucerius Law School
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) -

University of Gondar
04.2001 -

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English
Amharic
German
Elementary (A2)

Publications

In Defense of Secularism 

SCHOLARSHIP

  • Bucerius Global Scholarship
  • One of four scholars selected annually worldwide for exceptional academic merit and intellectual curiosity.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Jan Heiner Nedden Managing Partner at Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte

  • Ms. Legesse acquainted herself quickly with the German working environment and our focus on ICC and DIS arbitrations. She completed her tasks efficiently and within the set time frame and always implemented feedback quickly.
  • Email nedden@hanefeld-legal.com

Awards

Law School Top Scoring Student Award & Recognition, Delegate of Gambia at the Best Diplomats Simulation, Dubai (2022), Champion of the 5th Ethiopian Law Schools' National Moot Court Competition, (2021), Runner-Up of the 4th Ethiopian Law Schools' Moot Arbitration Competition, Bahir Dar (2020), Champion of the 75th Human Rights Day Debate Competition (UNOHCHR)

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