About us

S.K.Y & Associates Law Office was founded by Samuel Teshale (PhD), Kiya Tsegaye (LL.M) & Yitagessu Nigussie (LL.M) in 2015  It is reconstituted as SKY Advocacy Services LLP since January 2025.

We are seasoned attorneys with substantial experience in providing cost-effective legal services to individual, governmental, non-governmental, and corporate clients.

We provide advisory and litigation services to companies on various business law matters including merger and acquisitions, company registration, labor law, tax law and other business law matters. The firm has also experience in advising non-governmental organizations. In particular, our managing partner, Dr. Samuel Teshale, has extensive experience in advising non-governmental organizations and conducting extensive research.

The Firm conducted research entitled “Governance in Public Sector: Implications on Private Sector Development in Ethiopia”  on the legal, policy and strategice challenges facing the private sector . This broad research and position paper was sponsored by the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce.

The Firm is capable of serving various legal needs of its clients. Our partners and associates are licensed by the Ministry of Justice to practice law in Ethiopia. They are also licensed to process intellectual property registration at the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority.

Meet SKY Attorneys

Samuel Teshale

(PHD)

Samuel Teshale Derbe obtained his PhD from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Derbe served as legal advisor for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU) in Kenya, South Sudan, Republic of Sudan, Ethiopia and Ghana. Dr. Derbe’s legal practice extends to both commercial and non-profit Law. He has counseled foreign investment firms on shareholders’ agreements, agency contracts, property purchase contract, securities registration, company guarantees, and labor law. Some of his clients included: Salini Costruttori, Oracle Systems, Cisco Systems, Inc., and Medtech Ethiopia, and Kingdom (Linen) PLC.Dr. Derbe also worked as head of NGOs and Churches department in Tadesse Kiros Law Firm, Ethiopia. Some of the NGOs and churches he represented include: Buckner International (USA),Menschen Für Menschen (Germany),Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (USA),Family Search International USA), Operation Smile (Ethiopia).

Yitagessu Nigussie

(LLB, LLM)

Yitagessu received his LL.B from Bahir Dar University and his LL.M in business law from Addis Ababa University. He started his legal practice as a public prosecutor. He then joined Emergency Relief Transport Enterprise as an Insurance Lawyer. In addition to providing legal services on business law matters, Yitagessu also facilitates administrative, taxation, and licensing processes at Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Land Administration and other relevant government offices. He has also considerable experience and expertise on Ethiopian Labor Law as he has represented numerous clients in labor litigations and negotiations.