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AF Legal Law Firm

 

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Organisation
AF Legal Law Firm
I practise/work in
  • International Arbitration
  • International Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Dr.
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Dr. Aboubacar FALL
Gender
Male
Country
Senegal
Country of Birth
Senegal
Nationalities
Senegalese
Languages
French & English
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Counsel
  • Other
Number of Cases as Counsel in international arbitration/ADR
1-5
Areas of Speciality
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Distribution / Franchising
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Entertainment & Media
  • Environment
  • Finance & Banking
  • Hospitality & Leisure
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Investment law
  • Joint Venture
  • Maritime
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory
  • Sales & Purchases
  • Shipping & Commodities
  • Sport
  • Telecommunications
  • Transport
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
Certificates in Oil & Gad Policy & Management - PETRAD Foundation ( Norway) 2010 & 2018
LL.M University of Washington (Seattle) USA 1994
PhD University of Rouen (France) 1984
LL.M in International Transportation University of Paris-Sorbonne (France) 1981
List Arbitration/ADR Panels you belong to
I have participated in several maritime arbitration at the Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris (CAMP) while a member of the Paris Bar.
I have also assisted the Senegalese National Shipping Company (COSENAM) in a London based ad hoc maritime arbitration case which was finally settled.
I have participated as Legal Expert in an ICC arbitration in Paris in relation to an offshore oil & gas related dispute.
I have been recently appointed for a 4 years term as a Member of the Users Council of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

I am a member of LCIA, ICCA as well as International Arbitration InstituteI (IAI) .
I have recently been appointed as a member of the SIAC Users Council for a 3 year term.
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
Member of Senegal Bar (1983)
Member of the Paris Bar 1997
Principal Legal Counsel at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 2001-2014
President of the Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) 2011-2014
Partner at Geni & Kebe Law Offices 2015-2018
Senior Partner AF Legal Law Firm 2018 to present
Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration ( ICCA)
Member of the Users Council of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Biography
Aboubacar FALL is a member of the Senegal Bar and a former member of the Paris Bar. He is a co-founder and senior partner of AF Legal , a full commercial service law firm.
He holds a Masters in International Transportation from University of Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), a PhD in International Business from University of Rouen Haute-Normandy (France) and an LL.M from University of Washington in Seattle ( USA).
For over ten (10) years Dr FALL has worked as Principal Legal Counsel for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group . He also has served for three (3) years as Chairperson of the Management Board of the African Legal Support facility (ALSF).
Dr FALL is Representative of ICC FraudNet in Senegal . In 2015 & 2016, he was nominated as one of the 100 most influential people in Africa by the magazine Financial Afrik. In 2017 & 2018, he was ranked as Asset Recovery Expert in the Who’s Who Legal. In 2018, he was nominated among the 18 most active law firms’ managers in Africa, by the magazine Financial Afrik.
Dr Fall is the President of the Senegal Maritime law association as well as a Titulary Member of the Comité Maritime International (CMI). He spoke at the International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators (ICMA) in Paris where he presented a paper on : Lex Mercatoria nad International Maritime Arbitration : The Case Study of Voyage Charter Party.
Legal Background
  • Civil Law
  • International Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
Senegal

OHADA member countries

France
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Charter parties
  • Concessions
  • Finance
  • Loan
  • Partnership
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Sale of Goods
  • Shipbuilding
Other Agreement (Please specify)
N/A
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
Le nouveau droit de l’exéquatur au Sénégal in Le Droit Maritime Français 2004 “La prescription extinctive de l’action nee de contrats de charte-partie.” In Le Droit Maritime Francais- 1986; “A propos de la regle “once on demurrage, always on demurrage” in Le Droit Maritime Francais 1986; “L’arbitrage : une voie alternative pour le reglement des litiges commerciaux” in Echanges Commerciaux No 5 – 1991; “La detention extra-contractuelles du navire dans le cadre d’une charte partie au voyage “ in Le Droit Maritime Francais 1998; “Defence and Illustration of Lex Mercatoria in International Maritime Arbitration: the case study of “extra-contractual detention “ in voyage charterparty disputes” Paper presented at the 12th International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators (ICMA – Paris 1998) and published in Journal of International Arbitration – 1997; “Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Senegal” in IBA Arbitration and ADR Committee NewsLetter. May 2004.
In 2013, I delivered a presentation on Investment Arbitration: Challenges for African countries “at the Senegal Bar & International Lawyers Union (UIA) co-organized international seminar in Sally (Senegal).
In December 2017, I participated in the African International Law Association (AILA) international Conference in Lagos on the topic “Rethinking Investment Arbitration for Africa”.
In January 2019, I delivered a presentation on “International Commercial Arbitration at the International in Oil & Gas Disputes” at the International Colloquium co-organized by the Ministry of Justice and the Senegalese branch of EITI in Dakar (Senegal).
In February 2020, I published an article in the Financial Afrik on the topic of “ l’Afrique et l’arbitrage international”
“Maritime Law & Policy Developments in West Africa: An Update” published in CMI Newsletter April No1-2020
In May 2020, I participated as a panelist in the Webinar organized by the Arbitration Commission of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)
On the topic “Does the Covid 19 pandemic have an impact of arbitration in Africa?”
Website Address
www.aflegal.sn



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