Somali business counsel since 1983 · instructed by 140+ international and regional law firms
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Head office
807 Airport Road, Wadajir District
Mogadishu, Somalia
About 1 km from the main gate of Aden Adde International Airport
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 19:00 · Sunday closed
Working languages
Somali · English · Arabic · Italian
Jurisdictions
Federal Somalia · Somaliland · Puntland
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The partner for your matter

The firm encourages a first conversation about a matter. For a straightforward question that a short call can settle, that initial discussion is at no cost; where a matter needs closer attention, the firm will say so and set out the engagement options.

Abdiwahid Osman Haji

Abdiwahid Osman Haji

Legal and regulatory matters

For litigation, government relations, regulatory compliance and specialised legal matters.

Aweis Osman Ahmed

Aweis Osman Ahmed

Business and commercial matters

For corporate law, investment, real estate and general business.

For international firms

Mogadishu Law Office acts as Somali counsel to more than 140 international and regional law firms, many of them instructing the firm repeatedly across successive mandates. The firm delivers the Somali-law component of a larger matter, whether that is a company registration, a transaction, a licensing question or a cross-border dispute, and works to the format and timetable your matter team already runs.

Where a question is time-critical, the firm sustains a rapid-response capability, with structured legal analysis delivered inside 72 to 96 hours for clients that need to act before a hearing, a filing or a launch. Instructions and opinions can be handled in Somali, English, Arabic or Italian.