Mr. YENESEW DIRESS
AWOKE

Position: Partner

Contact :- yenesew@axisadvocates.com
 
              +251 913375015

Biography:

Yenesew Diress is a Partner at Axis Law Office. Before joining Axis, Yenesew served as a Legal Counsel in DIAGEO (Meta Abo Brewery SC), and as a Legal and Corporate Affairs Manager in United Beverages SC. In his 8+ years of decorated corporate experience in multinational setting, Yenesew has led legal advisory, drafting and review, regulatory compliance, business integrity, jurisdictional due diligence, and litigation work streams with profound success rate. At Axis, he advises clients on corporate and commercial, trade and investment, employment and industrial relations, customs and tax, media and communication, leisure and hospitality and intellectual property practice areas among others.

Education:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with mention of Great Distinction.
• Master of Laws in International Law (LLM) with mention of Very Great Distinction.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) with mention of Great Distinction.

Selected Experience :

• Led the planning and execution of large-scale anti-counterfeiting projects for imported liquor products.
• Led the contract negotiation to a four-year sponsorship deal with involving a local football club and an international company.
• Planning and execution of regulatory affairs of four multi-million promotion lottery campaigns for renowned multinational companies.
• Conducted jurisdictional due diligence in the implementation of a large-scale data processing self-service portal
• Served as local subject matter expert on Global company policies like Anti-bribery & Corruption, Ant-trust and Competition, Ant-Money Laundering & Facilitation of Tax Evasion, Data Privacy, Gift & Entertainment, Trade Terms and Trade Incentives Policy.
• Provided flawless Legal support during organizational restructuring projects for multinational companies impacting more than 400 workforces.
• Prepared Key working documents and manuals, management directive and collective bargaining agreements for companies in various sectors
• Led the planning and execution of several community support projects for a multinational company
• Negotiated and contracted a grand sponsorship deal with a football club and a manufacturing company
• Supported the establishment and registry of a local non-governmental organization (NGO).
• Conducted a due diligence work for an international pharmaceutical company for its investment in Ethiopia
• Litigated on behalf of clients for several high-profile intellectual property cases including trademark and industrial design.