Mogadishu Law Office (MLO)

Mogadishu Law Office (MLO) was established in 1984 and resumed full operations in 2004 following the civil conflict period. Its practice areas include commercial practice, corporate services and governance, infrastructure and projects, oil and gas, telecommunications, real estate and finance, taxation, shipping and trade, litigation and arbitration, labor and employment law, and anti-corruption compliance. The firm is led by managing partner Abdiwahid Osman Haji and senior partner Dr. Aweis Ahmed, supported by nine associate lawyers holding Somali Bar Association certificates, with its main office on Airport Road in the Wadajir District plus additional offices across Southern and Central Somalia and Somaliland. Services are offered in Somali, English, Italian, and Arabic.