Member Profiles

• We are an Afghan legal and government relations advisory firm staffed by experienced lawyers from Afghanistan, the United States and Australia. • We provide premium legal, regulatory, tax and government relations advisory services to development finance institutions, defense contractors, businesses, investors, nongovernment organizations and government agencies. • We are the preferred firm for complex and significant matters in Afghanistan. We are known for our technical strength, our commercial approach and our tenacity. • Our service is based on a deep understanding of our clients' requirements in the context of their operational objectives. We provide exceptional, practical and cost-effective services. • We work with our clients to build strong relationships. We attach great importance to accessibility. All our matters are properly resourced and effectively managed. • Doing business in Afghanistan frequently involves dealing with the complexities of the Afghan Government. We regularly engage with ministers, parliamentary committees, regulators and senior administrators. • Our Afghanistan experience is unmatched. Our clients benefit from our experience.

Boiken is the founding partner of Bendo Law, Advocates & Legal Consultants. He also holds the position of Arbitrator at Albanian Commercial Mediation and Arbitration Centre and Lecturer of Civil Procedure Law at the University of Tirana. Over the years, he has developed specific expertise in Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial Law, Tax Law, Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Employment Law and Intellectual Property Rights. He is fluent in English, while his mother tongue is Albanian.

The Accounting and Tax Firm “DERAMCHI” abbreviated “CCFD” practices in the field of advice; accounting and tax assistance to businesses since 1996. It has been approved in 1996 by the Directorate-General of Taxes regarding tax advice; and in 2000 by the National Council of Accountants, Auditors and Chartered Accountants. (Approval granted in respect of accounting auditing and statutory auditing ... and in 2011 in respect of the judicial expertise. Our Firm has offered to public or private companies, Algerian or foreign, established or not established, its know-how and its experience in the domains of finance, accountancy and taxation, labour legislation, the expatriates legislation etc. Professionalism, modernity, availability and fastness are the trumps which allow us to support efficiently our clients in all areas of activities (industrialist- trader - craftsman – service provider - liberal professional - drugstore) and in every field (accountant – fiscal – juridical – social – management - computer science).

LCF – Legal Counsel Firm/ Lourdes Caposso Fernandes & Associados was founded by Mrs. Lourdes Caposso Fernandes and incorporated with patriotic premises with a mission to contribute towards the development of Angola by valuing Angolan Human Capital, enhancing ethical values and ensure the Sustainable Development of Angola. At present there are insufficient law firms in Angola that adhere to the principles and work ethic of international law firms. In this light, LCF Legal Counsel Firm has ensured that several of its professionals receive international training in various areas of study including ethics and compliance. Angola is a country rich in mineral resources and it is experiencing an unprecedented influx of business. In such an unpredictable market, high risk business conduct is thus minimized when co-opting the services of dependable local legal counsel. LCF Legal Counsel Firm is comprised of 37 employees that include three international staff. The law firm is divided into 5 departments under which, legal services pertaining to the following matters are provided: Energy, Natural Resources and Oil and Gas Law, Commercial Law, Banking, Asset Recovery, Litigation, Real estate and communications law and Criminal law.