Mouhamed Kebe

GENI & KEBE is full-service commercial law firm providing legal services in sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 1912, GENI & KEBE is the oldest law firm in Senegal. Over 100 years on, GENI & KEBE now works in collaboration with Affiliate Offices in 15 countries to provide a full spectrum of legal services across the region. Chambers Global interviewees attest that GENI & KEBE provides “high quality advice and an ability to handle pan-African corporate transactions” and acknowledge GENEI & KEBE as “one of Senegal’s premier firms thanks to its international approach and high standard of work.” With a strong history and regional presence, GENI & KEBE has the capacity to serve effectively the needs of clients in a globalised world. The lawyers have lived and worked internationally, so they appreciate the foreign perspective; but the firm is also home-grown, so the advisers know the local business and government environments intimately. The lawyers hold qualifications from leading universities in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Switzerland and Australia as well as Senegal, Congo and South Africa. GENI & KEBE’s lawyers are members of the Senegalese Bar Association, International Bar Association, Law Society of England and Wales (International Division) and the American Bar Association (International Law Section). GENI & KEBE is also Senegal’s representative of Fraudnet, convened by the ICC, which is recognised by Chambers Global as the world’s leading asset recovery legal network.

Mouhamed is the Managing Partner of GENI & KEBE and practices in the area of corporate and Investment law with a concentration in the West and Central Francophone African Sub Region. Over the last ten years, he has advised many transnational corporations on transactions relating to corporate and investment law.

Top tier ranked in Chambers global as leader in his field, he is closely attuned to foreign investors’ concerns on doing business in Francophone Africa and is the focal contact to many international law firms and In house Counsels from a great deal of companies based in EU, Americas, and the Middle East who seek his collaboration and advice on projects contemplated in his jurisdiction and his field. He also oversees commercial transactions including joint ventures, banking & finance corporate reorganisation and restructuring.Mouhamed is graduated from the University of Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop (SENEGAL) and the University of Essex (United Kingdom). 

He is qualified with the Senegalese Bar Association (1993) and is member of the Law Society of England and Wales (International Division) and the International Bar Association. He has seconded in major law firms based in Paris and London.