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Key contacts
Managing Partner : Khaled Abou El Houda
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

51

Two locations

Dakar & Abidjan

Languages

French, English, Arab, Wolof

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Financial and corporate
Project development
Firm overview

Founded in 1977, the firm has extensive experience in establishing foreign companies in Senegal and providing counsel, legal advice and assistance, and litigation representation in court. Khaled Abou El Houda is the managing partner.
 
The firm assists clients such as private companies, public entities, and individuals with their legal needs in Senegal and West African Economic and Monetary Union member states.
 
The firm also represents both local and foreign clients such as multinational corporations, investment funds, credit brokers, and commercial companies.
 
The firm’s mission is to support its clients in all stages of development in Africa with legal and tax structuring for investment projects, negotiations with national and foreign authorities, and representation before administrative and judicial authorities.
 
The firm has worked with clients from Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • Islamic finance
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Transport
Other offices

Résidence Nabil Rue du Commerce
Plateau Abidjan 1st Floor left door
01 BP 2778 Abidjan 01
Cote d’Ivoire
T: +225 20 2 43 86

Address:
66 Boulevard de la Republique
Seydou Nourou Tall building, 1st floor
Dakar, 11 417
Tel:+221 33 821 47 22/35 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.avocatshouda.com/
Rankings published in 2026
Financial and corporate
Tier 1
9 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Geni & Kebe
3 practice areas
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Houda Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Mame Adama Gueye & Partners
4 practice areas
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SCP François Sarr & Associés
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cabinet Maître Cheikh Fall
2 practice areas
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LPS LAWYERS
1 practice area
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Tier 3

Cabinet Habibatou Touré
2 practice areas
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Etude Guédel Ndiaye & Associés
2 practice areas
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John W Ffooks & Co
1 practice area
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Project development
Notable
4 firms ranked
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Notable

Houda Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Mame Adama Gueye & Partners
4 practice areas
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SCP François Sarr & Associés
4 practice areas
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Active

Geni & Kebe
3 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Houda Law Firm is a Senegalese law firm established in 1977. The firm is led by managing partner Khaled Abou El Houda and supported by key partners including El Hadji Daouda Seck and Malick Lo, known for their commercial law expertise.

Key clients

Auchan, Bank of Africa – Group Bank of Africa, BCAO – Groupe Attijariwafa bank, Canal +, Société Général Sénégal – Groupe Société Général

Highlights

The financing team advised a consortium of banks across four West African jurisdictions in raising over USD 250 million for a mining company to diversify and finance its activities worldwide.

The team led by Malick Lo advised an International Financial Institution on the financing of Local Microfinance Institution’s activities.

Testimonials

2025

  • “Good, dedicated team that is always very responsive” – Corporate
  • “Great English-speaking capabilities which enables them to communicate freely with our headquarters in Spain as well as dealing with our own local work” – Project Development
  • “Khaled is very business oriented” – Khaled Houda, Managing Partner
  • “Daouda is the key legal reference” – Daouda Seck, Partner
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