Practice area 02
Corporate, commercial and regulatory
Company registration, structuring, licensing and sector regulation for businesses and investors.
As Somalia's economy develops, corporate and commercial legal services are essential to business success. We advise on company registration, structuring and licensing, helping entrepreneurs and investors navigate the regulatory environment while remaining compliant with Somali law.
Our regulatory work includes guidance on sector-specific rules in telecommunications, banking and trade. We track policy developments and advise clients on how to maintain compliance and reduce legal risk.
Instructing the firm on this
Bring the documents you already hold. The first meeting produces a written note of the position and the options, not an immediate filing.
What we do
- Advising start-ups on licensing, registration and sector-specific compliance from inception
- Structuring joint ventures, with clarity on roles, responsibilities and profit sharing
- Foreign investor incorporation: end-to-end assistance from company formation through regulatory approvals, including ownership structures and tax implications
- Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, and leading negotiations to secure favourable terms
- Legal due diligence for mergers, acquisitions and investments
- Employment law advisory: contracts, workplace disputes, labour rights and termination procedures
Who we act for
- Entrepreneurs and start-ups at formation and licensing
- Foreign investors entering the Somali market
- Established companies restructuring or expanding
- Businesses in regulated sectors: telecommunications, banking and trade
Legal framework
The rules this work is measured against.
Somali law is being rebuilt in several of these areas at once. We tell clients where the current requirement ends and where a proposed reform begins.
- Formation
- Company registration, structuring and constitutional documents
- Licensing
- Sector-specific licensing and regulatory approvals
- Regulated sectors
- Telecommunications, banking and trade
- Ongoing
- Policy tracking, compliance guidance and risk reduction