Hélène Paty Kounake

Attorney at Law registered with the Benin Bar, Hélène’s is specialized in business and finance law. Her practice covers Consulting activities in Banking & Finance, Regulatory Compliance-Risk Management, and Legal Due Diligence, assistance to local and international clients and organizations for their establishment in Benin and in the OHADA/WAEMU space (project monitoring and implementation of appropriate structures: joint ventures, subsidiaries, holdings, branches, representative offices, etc.).

She has particularly a sound experience in drafting, reviewing, commenting and structuring loan or facilities agreement(s) - finance documents and investment contracts from Benin, WAMU/WAEMU and OHADA laws perspective; providing capacity legal opinions; and advising on and helping negotiate security documents relating to transactions. She provides corporate tax advisory and immigration services to businesses for best practice process implementation.