We recruit the best and brightest of Madagascar’s graduates. With our intensive, on-the-job training and an emphasis on client care and developing initiative, we are developing a new generation of lawyers for Madagascar. We enable our lawyers to build on what they have already learnt at university, by combining it with practical, hands-on transaction experience. Our junior lawyers are capable of working in any of our jurisdictions, and can be assigned to handle a project in each country - including placing them in country, if required. This ensures quality and consistency of delivery, whilst also enabling better oversight and time management, and the detail and quality of the end product.
Our junior lawyers are reliable, good-humoured, experienced in their main practice areas, and strike the right balance between taking initiative, and working under supervision with the senior associates and John Ffooks.
Bebisoa Zafindravaka
Bebisoa Zafindravaka graduated Masters in Law from the University of Antananarivo in 2006. She has been with the Firm since 2007 and has gained considerable experience in Real Estate, Banking and Employment. She has worked on a number of matters including Ambatovy and the re-admission to AIM of LP Hill plc. Recently she has been advising a major international bank on the regulatory aspects of swap-derivative transactions in five Francophone African countries.
Bebisoa speaks French, Malagasy and English
Vannissa Rakotonirina
Vannissa Rakotonirina graduated Masters in Business Law from the National Centre for Distance Learning in Madagascar (“CNTEMAD”) in 2006. Prior to joining the Firm in 2008, she followed an internship in the mining and hydrocarbons sectors and has also interned with another leading law firm in Antananarivo.
Since joining, Vannissa has worked on a number of transactions, most recently taking a major role in the re-admission of LP Hill plc to the AIM market in London.
Vannissa works primarily in the areas of mining and hydrocarbons, and has a focus on corporate and commercial law, security interests and environmental law within these sectors.
Vannissa speaks French, Malagasy and English
Sandy Razafintampono
Sandy Razafintampono graduated Masters in Business Law from the National Centre for Distance Learning in Madagascar (“CNTEMAD”) in 2006. She joined the firm in 2007.
Since joining, Sandy has worked on a number of matters including Ambatovy and assisting on a major due diligence for an Asian-based natural resources company. Most recently, Sandy was seconded to the Ivory Coast to oversee a due diligence project for a Canadian finance house in the mining sector.
Sandy speaks French, Malagasy and English
Vanja Ramanandraitsiory
Vanja Ramanandriatsiory graduated Masters in Business Law from University of Antananarivo in 2005. He joined the firm in 2008, prior to which he worked on a World Bank funded infrastructure project.
Vanja has gained expertise in Intellectual Property and Environmental law as well as Corporate transactions. He has worked on a number of matters including the €20m vendor-financing of a local telecoms company. Vanja also looks after trademark registrations for our clients.
Most recently, Vanja has been assisting on a complex international employee share scheme for a French multi-national.
Vanja speaks French, Malagasy and English
Hantamalala Andrianarivelo
Hantamalala Andrianarivelo graduated Masters in Law from the University of Antananarivo in 2006. She has been with the Firm since 2007 and has gained considerable experience in Real Estate, Banking and Corporate matters.
She has worked on a number of matters including Ambatovy and recently became the team leader. In addition, she has worked on a number of large, detailed due diligences as well as looking after the corporate interests of a Hong Kong based natural resources company.
Hantamalala speaks French, Malagasy and English
Lydia Rasoanirina
Lydia Rasoanirina graduated Masters in Law from CNTEMAD in 2006. Since joining the Firm, she has worked extensively on Real Estate matters as well as on banking and telecommunications matters. She has dealt with security, insurance and employment questions for a variety of clients.
She is currently working on corporate tax matters.
Lydia speaks French, Malagasy and English
Jackie Randriamalala
Jackie Randriamalala graduated Masters in Law from CNTEMAD in 2006. Since joining the Firm in 2007, she has worked principally on Real Estate matters. She is currently based in Tamatave.
Jackie speaks French, Malagasy and English
We also have a number of trainees within the Firm who are able to assist in preparing documentation and with administration of client matters.
Administration
Tsilavo Bearivony
Office Administrator
Bachelors: Institut National du Tourisme et de l’Hôtellerie (« INTH »)
Languages: French, Malagasy, English