Legal expertise
The legal framework of the operation
Our approach
BUILD · CONNECT · UNLOCK
An agile approach to business law dedicated to executing complex projects in Côte d'Ivoire and the OHADA area.
The challenge
High-value projects rarely fail for lack of ideas — they stall when expertise stays fragmented.
An investment project brings together lawyers, financiers, industrial partners and public authorities. Each party handles its slice. No one holds the whole picture. That is where momentum slows.
Our answer: one lead counsel
KONE & Associés is a business law firm based in Abidjan, specialising in OHADA business law and international business law. We hold the full project by coordinating four dimensions:
Financial structuring
A bankable project
Industrial anchoring
The right technical and industrial partners
Institutional dialogue
Authorities and regulators
The method in three stages
BUILD — Structure
How do I make my project executable?
We turn an economic ambition into a legally structured, executable operation: project vehicle, governance, contract architecture, financial and tax structuring.
CONNECT — Assemble
Who do I need, and how do I get them to work together?
We identify and coordinate the expertise and partners required for execution.
- •Qualification — expertise, counterparties and partners the project needs.
- •Coordination — dialogue between counsel, technical, financial and institutional parties.
- •Market access — preparing market entry steps.
- •Alignment — legal and operational framework for collaboration.
UNLOCK — Unblock
What could block my project, and how do we prevent it?
We anticipate and address regulatory, institutional and dispute-related obstacles: permits, approvals, dialogue with authorities, dispute management.
Our model
- check_circleA core team — one partner accountable for the project from structuring through execution.
- check_circleA partner ecosystem — technical and financial experts, foreign counsel, mobilised as the project requires.
- check_circleSingle coordination — one point of contact for the client.
- check_circleIntegrity — independence, confidentiality, no conflicts of interest. We coordinate expertise; we do not sell a contact list.
Who we work with
International investors and groups · African companies · Financial institutions · States and regulators.
Managing Partner's Message
"Our business law expertise serves a single mission: ensuring the legal and tax security of your projects and transactions in Côte d'Ivoire and the OHADA area."
A graduate of the Paris and Côte d'Ivoire Bars, Maître Yann KONE has structured major financing opérations and advises governments, institutions and private companies on strategic projects.
- Maître Yann KONE, Founding Partner