Hanna Mulugeta Abebe

• Advise more than 10 international corporate and non-government clients on investment, mining, and energy, joint ventures; and tax and fiscal regulation compliances, resulting in successful transactional advisory for investments worth over $500 million.
• Draft documents for company incorporation and ensure every aspect complies with Law.
• Regularly report to senior managers about how certain cases are progressing and recommend new courses of action for when a case has become stagnant.
• Negotiate complex commercial contracts, minimizing legal risks and ensuring favorable terms for clients.
• Lead the office's administrative and operational teams.

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts, agreements, and other legal documents to protect the company's interests while complying with legal requirements.
• Monitored state and federal regulations to keep management informed about changing legislation.
• Offered in-house training to company personnel on relevant aspects of the law.
• Drafted clear and concise legal documents including contracts, memoranda, pleadings, briefs, and settlement agreements, among others, which contributed to successful case resolutions.
• Advised senior management on complex employment law issues, advocating for an equitable workplace free of discrimination and harassment claims.
• Created policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance throughout all business units.
• Provided in-depth legal analysis, allowing for informed business decisions based on a thorough understanding of applicable laws.

Position reports to the Minister

• Undertake legal research and provide advice and support in all matters relating to the mining, petroleum, and geothermal industries.
• Review and advise management on the legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Co-lead and facilitate the drafting of mining and petroleum policies and proclamations, including other technical legal documentation.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management,, especially on contract management, agreements, and other tasks and issues as and when they arise.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct presentations, and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to the Minister and senior management.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements, and internal policies,, and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Draft, and Negotiate Mining agreements and deliberate the terms to the Council of Ministers for endorsement. (Mining projects are considered mega projects, and the granting of such licenses is endorsed by the Council of Ministers.
• Serve as a focal Person and a member of the Project Steering Committee as an information channel between the Minister and two Global Affairs Canada funded development projects,, namely SUMM-Supporting the Ministry of Mines) and STEM (Strengthening the Education for Mining), to ensure planned activities are carried out according to the Ministry's priorities and policies.
• Undertake collaborative work with other advisers and Ministry colleagues on a variety of projects addressing legal compliance, accurate administrative procedures, and protocols.
• Review documents, high level confidential letters, and letters of intent for compliance with the law, regulations, and objectives of the organization.
• Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly for a consent decision with regards to legal risks and liabilities.
• Lead and participate in resource mobilization for the renovation work of the Ministry's building.
• Organize the minister's high-level meetings with diplomats, international and regional organization heads, and the CEO, and engage in discussion and follow up on meeting progress to ensure discussion outcomes are realized.

ACHIVEMENTS

• Successfully negotiated eight gold mining and 9 coal mining agreements with international and local companies, and briefed the Council of Ministers on the license's endorsement and approval.
• Successfully devised the inception document, legal arrangements and partnership agreements between Addis Ababa University Institute of Technology and the Ministry for the establishment of Ethio-Mines Development Center at Addis Ababa University Institute of Technology.
• Successfully led negotiation for the arrangement of a dual Master's degree program with the University of Colorado School of Mines, USA, and the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum at the Ethio-Mines Development Center, Addis Ababa.
• Successfully mobilized 3.2 million USD and 25 million Birr (90 percent of the total fund) for the renovation of the Ministry's old and new buildings, as well as the surrounding greenery works.This fund has been used to build a museum that serves as a historical database of information as well as a showcase for natural resources.The fund was also extended to staff canteens to promote a healthy diet.
• Part of a successful team that has cemented the Ministry as a significant sector in the growth of the country's exports, with an over 1000% increase in gold alone in the last fiscal year after 8 years.
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• Designed and developed research on various legal-related outsourced programmes to PATH-DCR, which are implemented by INGOs, the World Bank, and UN organizations;
• Conduct due diligence and offer complex written and oral advice to PATH-DCR clients on incorporation, taxation, and investment laws.
• Planned and facilitated the company's human rights national and international forums, workshops, and training;
• Coordinate the implementation, review, and evaluation of assigned legal programs, including women's empowerment, political, democratic, and human rights initiatives, baselines, evaluations, and assessments.
• I prepared brief and comprehensive memoranda summarizing key research for clients.
• Served as a valuable resource for colleagues seeking advice on complex research tasks or unfamiliar legal issues.
• ACHIVEMENTS
• Over 20 private limited companies (both subsidiaries and branches of an international parent company) have received legal assistance.
• With senior colleagues, I successfully completed over 20 research and consultancy projects for GO, INGOS, UN, and bilateral aid partner organizations.
• Successfully organized trainings on gender inclusion, project management, tax, and investment laws.