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Gebreyesus Yimer

Legal consultant, researcher,
Leuven,VBR

Summary

Results-driven legal consultant specializing in contract drafting, legal risk assessment, and tailored solutions for financial institutions.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant and Researcher

Self-employeed
Leuven, Belgium
10.2025 - Current
  • Analysed client requirements to develop tailored solutions and recommendations.
  • Translations, interpretation,
  • providing legal expert opinion, writing legal comments, and conducting research on African laws
  • providing legal expertise to financial institutions to develop manuals in line with soft laws and practices.
  • Providing technical support for countries in relation to green financing.

Senior Legal Researcher

Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
Hamburg, Germany
01.2023 - 12.2024
  • Providing legal opinions on African laws to courts and other governments office/. Family laws, conflicts of laws, business laws, and law and culture.
  • Conducted comprehensive legal research on African laws
  • Writing expert comments and case comments
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance research methodologies and outcomes.

Associate Professor

Mekelle University
Ethiopia
07.2006 - 10.2021
  • Developed and delivered engaging lectures on advanced topics in Private Laws for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Private International Law, Contract Law, Banking Laws, Legal History, and Customary Laws.
  • Mentored junior faculty and graduate students in research methodologies and academic writing.
  • Conducted peer-reviewed research, contributing to academic publications and conference presentations.
  • Providing legal advice to regional and federal agencies on various legal issues.
  • Providing free legal services focusing on family laws, migration laws and related issues
  • Developing proposals and implementing projects.

Education

Ph.D. - Law

KU Leuven
Leuven
08-2021

LLM. -

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam
06-2010

LLB. -

Haromaya University
Hromaya, Ethiopia
06-2006

Skills

  • contract drafting,
  • legal drafting,
  • strategic thinking,
  • identifying legal risks
  • corporate finance

Timeline

Consultant and Researcher

Self-employeed
10.2025 - Current

Senior Legal Researcher

Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
01.2023 - 12.2024

Associate Professor

Mekelle University
07.2006 - 10.2021

Ph.D. - Law

KU Leuven

LLM. -

Erasmus University Rotterdam

LLB. -

Haromaya University
Gebreyesus YimerLegal consultant, researcher,