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Sankare Law International is a New York-based boutique international law firm operating at the intersection of US law and francophone African legal systems. Our practice covers three areas where that intersection matters most: cross-border investment facilitation in West and Central Africa, legal and commercial diplomacy advisory for African missions in the United States, and US immigration law for African nationals, diplomatic personnel, and investors.
What makes SLI genuinely different is not just the practice areas — it is the depth behind them. Our OHADA law expertise, firsthand knowledge of francophone West and Central African regulatory environments, and established relationships within African diplomatic and institutional networks give us access and credibility that a general-practice international firm cannot replicate. We operate in English, French, Spanish, and Soninké — not as a service offering, but because these are the languages in which our clients' worlds actually operate.
Our clients are investors who need a trusted entry point into African markets, African enterprises preparing for their first international capital raise, diplomatic missions that want to do more with their US presence than process paperwork, and African nationals navigating a US immigration system that was not designed with their experience in mind. For all of them, the common thread is the same: they need a legal partner who understands both sides of the equation without having to be briefed on either.
"International law is full of firms that know one side of a transaction very well. Our job is to be the ones who know both — and to make sure that gap never costs our clients a deal."
Founder & Principal
Whether you are an investor seeking vetted access to African markets, a diplomatic mission looking to leverage its US presence commercially, or an African national navigating the US immigration system — SLI has the expertise and the relationships to get the matter done.
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