Overview
Yanogo-Bobson is a business law firm based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, providing clear, strategic and reliable legal support to national and international clients operating across West Africa. With nearly twenty years of experience, the firm advises start-ups, local enterprises, state-owned entities and multinational corporations on complex commercial, regulatory and investment matters. Its lawyers combine strong technical expertise with a practical understanding of the Burkinabe legal and business environment, enabling them to deliver solutions that are both legally sound and commercially effective.
The firm’s approach is grounded in ethics, confidentiality, and professional rigor. Yanogo-Bobson places particular emphasis on trust, transparency and high-quality legal analysis, ensuring clients receive clear guidance throughout each stage of their matters. Rather than offering standardised advice, the firm delivers tailored legal strategies across business law, extractive industries, financial services, labour law and regulatory reform. Its mission is to provide legal certainty, support sustainable investment and contribute to the strengthening of legal and institutional frameworks in Burkina Faso and the wider region.
Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- Mines and Energy
- Financial Services
- Aviation and Transport
- Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation
- Labour and Employment Law
- Legislation and Regulatory Drafting
Highlights
- Nearly 20 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on business and regulatory matters in Burkina Faso.
- Strong expertise in corporate law and foreign investment, including company formation, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.
- Recognised experience in the mining and energy sectors, advising investors, operators and financiers on licensing, joint ventures, project financing and regulatory compliance.
- Trusted advisor to banks, financial institutions and borrowers on loan enforceability, restructuring, compliance and financial regulation.
- Proven capability in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, representing clients in complex disputes involving local and international parties.
- Established practice in labour and employment law, including executive hiring, immigration, collective bargaining, employment disputes and workplace investigations.
- Experience in aviation and transport law, particularly aircraft financing, leasing, registration and asset-based financing.
Achievements
- Participation in the revision and drafting of the Mining Code of Burkina Faso (2010) and its implementing decrees (2011).
- Contribution to the revision and rewriting of the UEMOA Mining Code (2016) and its implementing regulations.
- Member of the drafting committee for the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of Burkina Faso.
- Consultant to the International Trade Centre (ITC) for the drafting of standard commercial contracts for small and medium-sized enterprises (2009).
- Involvement in drafting and revising regulations governing the legal profession.
