Theodore Hoegah

Theodore Hoegah is our exclusively recommended Mining Law expert in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Theodore directly using the contact details listed above.

Attorney – Managing Partner

Attorney-at-Law and Tax Expert, Theodore Hoegah has over 35 years of work experience, out of which, 11 years in international audit firms (Arthur Andersen, KPMG, and PWC).

He holds a Ph.D. in Private Law and was, previously, Associate Professor in charge of teaching business law (taxation, corporate & commercial law, civil law, accounting law…) for more than 15 years in University of Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).

Theodore mainly advises international companies and has been involved in cases related to some of the biggest mining projects in Côte d’Ivoire, privatization and public-private partnership transactions.

Theodore was a key- Tax Expertin the amendment of the current Côte d’Ivoire’s General Tax Code and was chairman, for more than ten years, of the Social, Training and Employment Committee of Côte d’Ivoire’s main Employers Union (“CGECI”).

He is currently Chairman of the Joint Committee for the Private Sector – Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Theodore is also handling the position of director in various companies and private organizations.

He is Officer of the National Order of Côte d’Ivoire and Commander of the Order of Merit of National Education.

Education

Ph.D. in Private Law – Former Associate Professor in charge of teaching business law (taxation, corporate & commercial law, civil law, accounting law…)

Languages

• French &
• English

Practice Areas

• Taxation
• Corporate Law
• Mining & Natural resources
• Litigations

Firm Overview:

Cabinet Hoegah & Etté has an established record in mining and natural resources. It represents a large number of foreign mining giants and their Ivory Coast subsidiaries in connection with financings, corporate transactions, labour law matters and disputes. The firm is also frequently engaged by financial institutions, telecoms and agricultural businesses; in 2019, the firm worked alongside Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in advising social impact investor AgDevCo on its investment in Dekeloil, the Ivorian and AIM listed agricultural business.

Managing partner Theodore Hoegah is a leader in corporate transactions, financings and tax matters, particularly in the mining and natural resources segment. Michel Etté  is a leading figure in arbitration and litigation.