SCP ELI & PIERRE — Law firm at the Lomé Bar

The law,
all the way to enforcement.

A partnership of attorneys based in Lomé, advising on Togolese, OHADA and international law. We act for Togolese and international clients on growth projects and cross-border investments.

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Accreditation No. 005/CO/2017 Bar Council — Togo
Admitted Lomé Bar Since 2017
Networks OHADA · UEMOA · ICC · CCJA Regional and international
Pleadings Lomé · Paris · London High Court of Justice

The firm

A law firm established in 2017.

A pan-African firm clients call when a matter crosses a border, a currency or a legal system.

Headcount 9 fee-earners & staff
Senior Partners 3
Practice areas 12
Working languages FR  ·  EN

SCP ELI & PIERRE is a partnership of attorneys advising Togolese and international clients on growth projects and cross-border investments. The firm counsels and represents corporate operators, authors and rights holders in the protection, exploitation and defence of their intellectual property rights.

Close to its clients and attentive to their operational concerns, the firm provides solutions tailored to specific constraints. Our involvement allows clients to focus on their core business, confident that their legal risks are properly managed.

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The firm draws on a multidisciplinary team of lawyers with deep knowledge of both the Togolese and international markets, and on a network of local partners with whom long-standing ties have been built. SCP ELI & PIERRE is able to act swiftly across multiple jurisdictions and to support its clients, as a single point of contact, on transformative investment projects.

Founded by Maîtres Eli-Eli Comlan N'SOUKPOE and Tchaou TCHEKPI on the basis of accreditation Decision No. 005/CO/2017 of the Bar Council of Togo, the firm is admitted to the Lomé Bar. Over the years, Maître Akpéné Amito KPEGBA joined as Senior Partner, and the firm has grown into a team of nine: three Senior Partners, one Associate Lawyer, three Legal Counsel, one Law Clerk and one Secretary.

In 2024, the firm formalised a partnership with VAS Conseil, a legal-tax-investment advisory firm, which refers to SCP ELI & PIERRE the complex matters of its demanding clientele — by construction, evidence of the trust a peer firm places in our practice.

Core practices

Two signatures that distinguish the firm as of May 2026.

The firm has chosen positional honesty: two practices put forward, and only two, because these are the ones we deliver at a genuinely international standard. The rest of our expertise is listed under other practice areas, with no artificial hierarchy.

Core practice — 01

International disputes
& arbitration.

The firm acts in disputes that reach beyond Togo's borders: ICC Paris arbitration, anti-suit injunction proceedings before the High Court of Justice of England, and sovereign immunity from execution litigation. This practice is led by Maître Eli-Eli Comlan N'SOUKPOE, Senior Partner, admitted to the Lomé Bar and pleading regularly in France and the United Kingdom.

Lead partner
Portrait of Me Eli-Eli Comlan N'SOUKPOE

Eli-Eli Comlan N'SOUKPOE

Senior Partner
Selected matters
  • Memorandum for a sovereign State on sovereign immunity under international law.
  • Anti-suit injunction proceedings before the High Court of Justice — England.
  • Counsel on State matters relating to immunity from execution.
Forums and institutions

ICC Paris·High Court of Justice·CCJA Abidjan·Togo Court of Arbitration·OAPI

Core practice — 02

Business law
& OHADA.

The firm advises Togolese and international corporate operators across the full range of their transactions: company incorporation and conversion, mergers, share transfers, negotiation of memoranda of understanding, OHADA compliance, tax and social security filings. This practice draws collectively on the firm's Senior Partners and legal counsel, and is supported by our structured partnership with VAS Conseil on complex matters bridging law, tax and investment.

Lead partners
Selected matters
  • OHADA and tax compliance audit for a multinational in the energy sector.
  • Share transfer and negotiation of memoranda of understanding for an industrial group.
  • Tax review and OTR compliance for a growing Togolese SME.
Forums and institutions

CCJA Abidjan·OHADA·UEMOA·CNSS·OTR·Lomé Commercial Court

Strategic partner: VAS Conseil — a legal-tax-investment advisory firm that refers complex matters to SCP ELI & PIERRE (see partnership section).

Practice areas

And the other ground the firm covers.

Beyond its two signature practices, the firm maintains a robust general practice across the principal areas of Togolese and OHADA law. Each area is led by a designated lawyer.

Criminal law & criminal procedure

Assistance from police custody onwards, defence in misdemeanour and felony matters, suspensive appeals.

Lead — Me TCHEKPI

Real estate law

Land title security, boundary disputes, real rights, commercial lease agreements.

Leads — Me TCHEKPI · Me KPEGBA

Civil law

Persons, family, property, divorce and other civil disputes.

Lead — Me KPEGBA

Commercial law

Commercial sales, commercial pledges, transport contracts, contractual disputes.

Lead — Me TCHEKPI

Employment law

Negotiation and conclusion of rules governing employment relationships, labour court litigation.

Lead — Kwami EBO

Insurance & social security

Counsel and litigation in insurance and social security matters, CNSS filings.

Lead — Kwami EBO

Tax

Tax filings, tax reviews, dedicated tax studies, OTR litigation.

Leads — Me KPEGBA · VAS Conseil

Banking law

Banking secrecy, duty to inform, financial transactions disputes.

Lead — Me AGBESSI

Intellectual property

Counsel to authors and rights holders, protection and defence within the framework of business law.

Lead — Me N'SOUKPOE

Breach of contract & commercial litigation

Representation before commercial courts, enforcement of judgments, settlements.

Lead — Me TCHEKPI

The team

Who pleads, who drafts, who negotiates.

Nine professionals, structured around three Senior Partners. Each profile is documented by a detailed page — accordions on recent matters, education, bar admissions, languages. On this page, the overview.

01

Senior Partners

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Typographic portrait pending — Me Eli-Eli Comlan N'SOUKPOE, Senior Partner Portrait pending

Senior Partner · Co-founder · Managing Senior Partner

Eli-Eli Comlan N'SOUKPOE

Lead lawyer on complex international matters: arbitration clauses, anti-suit injunction proceedings before the High Court of Justice of England, ICC Paris arbitration. Counsel on OAPI matters and on State matters relating to immunity from execution. Memoranda for States on sovereign immunity under international law. Over one billion CFA francs in negotiated contract value.

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Full-length portrait of Me Tchaou TCHEKPI, Senior Partner of SCP ELI & PIERRE, in court robes Signature photo · B&W

Senior Partner · Co-founder

Tchaou TCHEKPI

Trial lawyer and counsel. Practice focused on criminal law, real estate law and business law, with deep experience in contractual litigation and the enforcement of court decisions in Togo. Detailed biography to be completed by the firm.

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Typographic portrait pending — Me Akpéné Amito KPEGBA, Senior Partner Portrait pending

Senior Partner

Akpéné Amito KPEGBA

Practice focused on civil law, real estate law and tax. Acts regularly alongside the two co-founders on business law matters. Detailed biography to be completed by the firm.

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Associate Lawyer & Legal Counsel

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Portrait of Me Gadémon Kokou AGBESSI, Associate Lawyer

Associate Lawyer

Gadémon Kokou AGBESSI

Editorial signatory — banking law, professional secrecy, criminal investigation.
Portrait of Mr. Kwami Brother EBO, Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

Kwami Brother EBO

Master's degree in business law and tax (since 2012). Legal monitoring, compliance, CNSS and OTR filings, commercial and employment litigation.
Portrait of Mr. P. Essomodjonna ADIKEDI, Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

P. Essomodjonna ADIKEDI

Research, drafting of legal instruments, follow-up of civil and commercial proceedings.
Portrait of Ms. Abidé Mansama TCHAMDJA, Legal Counsel / Administrative Support

Legal Counsel · Administrative Support

Abidé Mansama TCHAMDJA

Case follow-up, administrative coordination, legal secretariat of the firm.
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Support staff

2 / 9
Portrait of Mr. Essozimna TCHALLA, Law Clerk

Essozimna TCHALLA

Law Clerk

Portrait of Ms. Abla AMEDJROVI, Secretary

Abla AMEDJROVI

Secretary

Our approach

How we work.

Four principles that structure every engagement, from the first meeting to the enforcement of decisions. This transparency is not incidental: it is the very condition of trust.

In-depth case study

Before any quote, the firm reviews the matter in detail. This study is billed if it requires more than two hours, and is credited against fees if the engagement is entrusted to us.

Transparent fees

A written fee agreement is signed before any engagement. Fixed fee, hourly rate or success fee are discussed explicitly, in writing.

Absolute confidentiality

Every exchange with the firm is covered by attorney-client privilege (Article 7 of the Internal Rules of the Lomé Bar). This confidentiality extends to our associates and legal counsel.

Through to enforcement

The engagement does not end at the decision. The firm follows judgments through to enforcement, registration of instruments, lifting of attachments, until effective settlement.

Representative matters

The firm's standing, factually.

Anonymous index of representative matters, by year. Each entry is legally precise but strictly observes attorney-client privilege — no client name, no detail capable of identifying a party.

2024

OHADA and tax compliance audit

Multinational in the energy sector

Lomé · Counsel

2023

International arbitration before the ICC Paris

West African industrial group

Paris · Procedure

2023

Anti-suit injunction before the High Court of Justice

Cross-border corporate operator

London · Pleading

2022

Defence on immunity from execution

Sovereign State

Lomé · Litigation

2022

Share transfer and negotiation of memoranda of understanding

Industrial group — agro-industrial sector

Lomé · Counsel

2021

OHADA compliance and restructuring

Togolese SME — services sector

Lomé · Counsel

2020

Counsel on OAPI matter — intellectual property

Author-composer — contractual dispute

Yaoundé · Counsel

⸺   Index validated by the relevant Senior Partners. No information capable of identifying a party is disclosed. Non-exhaustive list; on request and under attorney-client privilege, the firm may provide additional references to a client during qualification.

Insights

Our editorial output.

The firm regularly publishes legal analyses on technical questions of Togolese and OHADA law. Note: the firm's articles are written in French; an English summary is provided where useful, with the full analysis available in the original.

March 2024 · Analysis

The bank, keeper of a secret — except before the investigator.

Banking law · Criminal procedure

Duty of disclosure of the bank & criminal investigation.

A substantive legal analysis on the interplay between Togolese banking secrecy and police requisitions — drawing on Togolese and French codes and on the case law of the French Court of Cassation (rulings of 30 January 2001 and 10 December 2003).

By Me Gadémon AGBESSI 04 March 2024 Read ≈ 9 min Article available in French only

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Forthcoming — topics in preparation

  • OHADA compliance for Togolese companies: lessons from five years of practice.
  • Anti-suit injunction before the High Court of Justice — lessons from a cross-border matter.
  • Litigation on immunity from execution: state of the law and prospects.

Structured partnership

VAS Conseil refers complex matters
to SCP ELI & PIERRE.

VAS Conseil is a legal-tax-investment advisory firm established in Lomé since 2016 by its managing director, who brings more than fifteen years of experience in business law and tax acquired within leading consulting firms and multinational companies.

For complex matters bridging law, tax and investment strategy, VAS Conseil refers its demanding clientele to SCP ELI & PIERRE — by construction, evidence of the trust a peer firm places in our practice.

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The firm receives clients Monday to Friday, by appointment. Every request submitted through the form receives a reply within 48 working hours.

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Confidentiality. Every communication with the firm is covered by attorney-client privilege, in accordance with Article 7 of the Internal Rules of the Lomé Bar. Your data is processed solely to respond to your request, kept for a maximum of 12 months, and you may request its deletion at any time at contact@elipierre-avocats.com.