Roland Abeng

Barrister Roland Abeng is the founder and Managing Partner of The Abeng Law Firm and a member of the Cameroon Bar. With over three decades of legal practice, he is recognised as a leading Cameroonian business lawyer and a trusted adviser to domestic and international companies, financial institutions, investors and project sponsors.

His practice is distinguished by extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure, public-private partnerships and major project development. He has acted as local counsel on significant acquisitions, financing arrangements, independent power projects, corporate restructurings and cross-border investments, including matters in the Cameroonian electricity sector. He advises clients from market entry and transaction structuring through negotiation, implementation and ongoing regulatory compliance, with a particular ability to identify local risks and develop commercially workable solutions.

Roland has served as Cameroon consultant or local counsel to international institutions and organisations, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Justice Project. His work has been recognised by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. Fluent in English and French, he combines international standards of legal service with deep knowledge of Cameroon's business, institutional and regulatory environment.