AI Magazine Issue 3 2018

34 Acquisition International - Issue 3 2018 LPS L@w is a bilingual, full-service law firm supporting clients in both English and French internationally. We profile the firm, which was recently awarded Leading Intellectual Property Law Adviser of the Year, Senegal in our prestigious 2018 Leading Adviser Awards, to find out more and explore the secrets behind its success. ased in Dakar, LPS L@w is known to offer services above customers’ expectations. The firm’s reputation reflects its passion for work, the cutting- edge training of its team and their experience with renowned international organizations. Therefore, the practice is adequately prepared to satisfy both international standards and local market needs. In collaboration with its affiliate firms, LPS L@w support clients across the 17 OHADA member countries. The firm’s secured and digital working platform allows it to remain in permanent contact with its customers and address their expectations as quickly and efficiently as possible. To support clients, the firm works across a range of practice areas, including corporate and finance law; information technology and intellectual property; energy and natural resources; as well as litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. As such, the team at LPS L@w are perfectly positioned to offer advice and support on a range of issues for their clients. Specifically, LPS L@w has an enviable reputation in Information Technology and in Intellectual Property. The firm have earned this reputation thanks its desk entirely dedicated to ICTs and Intellectual Property, a first in Senegal, but also to its many publications in this area. LPS L@w is the privileged interlocutor of companies using or willing to use Technologies and Intellectual Property as a leverage or performance tool. The team’s competences also cover core regulations as well as the processes necessary to help deal with the relevant authorities. LPS L@w is the only Senegalese firm with an expertise in IT and Intellectual Property, recognized and Company: LPS L@w Contact: Leon Patrice Sarr Address: Cité Keur Gorgui, Immeuble Elysée II, 5ème étage, appartement 18, Senegal Phone: 00221 33 848 79 88 Website: www.lps-law.com Leading theWay in IP L@w B 1802AI89 recommended by Corporate INTL, ACQ5 and Global Law Expert. Additionally, the firm’s expertise in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution is internationally recognized. The team owe its exceptional reputation in this area to the confidence placed in us by multinationals as well as Senegalese companies operating in many different sectors. It is also the result of the hard work of the Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Desk with its modern approach. Indeed, amicable settlements are always preferred to time-consuming and costly procedures, since they allow the customers to recover as quickly as possible the amounts they are owed or fulfill regulatory requirements under conditions suitable to them. Within the energy and natural resources space, LPS L@w has a solid expertise which is the result of our work both in Senegal and Guinea Conakry for the benefit of multinationals and local companies operating in the oil sector. The team’s skills on the legal aspects of oil drilling and the distribution of petroleum products are now highly regarded and widely recognised. Finally, thanks to the remarkable work carried out by our Corporate and Finance desk, LPS L@w has become a key partner for companies. The firm establish and hand over to its clients fully registered legal entities, and also give them guidance on the registration and confirmation processes, advise and assist them in their relations with their employees, suppliers, customers, financial partners, investors, etc. LPS L@w also provide services to its clients regarding their expansion and transformation (incorporation of subsidiaries, branches, representative/liaison offices, purchasing shares or assets, mergers, acquisitions, project financing, etc.). Looking ahead, LPS L@w is set to continue offering this vast array of services and building on its current knowledge and experience by undertaking new and exciting projects. “...thanks to the remarkable work carried out by our Corporate and Finance desk, LPS L@w has become a key partner for companies.”