Eversheds El Heni announces new Partner

The Tunisian office of law firm Eversheds, Eversheds El Heni, is pleased to announce that Emna Louati has become a Partner of the firm effective January 2015.

5 February 2015: A licensed attorney at the Tunisian Bar, Emna Louati joined Eversheds El Heni as Of Counsel in 2014. Prior to joining Eversheds El Heni, Emna was Partner at the law firm Ben Ahmed & Associates in Tunis and spent previously 3 years working as Senior Legal Counsel with Swicorp, an investment bank licensed by the Saudi Capital Market Authority and providing asset management, investment banking and private equity services for local and international companies all over the MENA region.

Emna has vast experience in advising local and international companies in various areas of business law, including mergers & acquisitions, privatizations, competition, intellectual property and IT, and in connection with strategic, complex and cross-border project finance and re-structuring transactions.

Emna also has an extensive expertise in the private equity industry structuring investment funds inside and outside Tunisia which count, as investors, some of top-tier international financial institutions and assisting such funds with investments in companies located in various jurisdictions all over the MENA region.
Boris Martor, Head of Eversheds’ Africa Group, said:

“We are seeing a huge surge in interest in Africa across a range of sectors, with Tunisia a particularly important market. Emna is a highly regarded lawyer and her breadth of expertise is a real asset as we continue to advise clients on a range of domestic and international matters.”

Fares Koussay El Heni, Managing Partner at Eversheds El Heni, in announcing Emna Louati’s partnership, said:

“Our Tunisian Law Firm is growing very well and vastly thanks to the huge efforts done by our Tunisian team working hand by hand with our Africa Group team. Our clients appreciate very well our expertise, proactivity and business implication. Following this way, Emna is assisting very challenging clients in different matters and provides them with high level support. We are very happy to welcome Emna to the partnership, allowing our Tunisian team to be managed by three local Partners.”

Emna Louati, Partner at Eversheds El Heni, commented:

“In addition to strategic legal advice, clients are increasingly seeking innovative ways to help them achieve their overall business objectives. Eversheds has a strong vision and a clear strategy to further develop its capabilities in Tunisia, Africa and internationally. I feel fortunate and excited to have been given such a valuable opportunity to work with all the team and to continue to contribute to the firm’s success as Partner.”