{"id":3706,"date":"2026-07-06T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thiam-associes.com\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:15:51","slug":"baba-hady-thiam-enters-the-top-3-of-the-africa-business-100-legal-powerlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thiam-associes.com\/en\/baba-hady-thiam-enters-the-top-3-of-the-africa-business-100-legal-powerlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Hady Thiam Enters the Top 3 of the Africa Business+ 100 Legal Powerlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">6 July 2026 &#8211; Baba Hady Thiam has entered the Top 3 of the ranking of the 100 most influential business lawyers in Francophone Africa, established by Africa Business+ (Jeune Afrique group), a first for an African lawyer. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Now in its 10th edition, this annual ranking draws on recommendations from clients, peers and institutional stakeholders to identify the practitioners who play the most significant role in shaping business transactions across the continent; it is a benchmark for investors and institutions active in Francophone Africa. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">After ranking 4th in both 2024 and 2025, this distinction recognises a track record of excellence and a sustained commitment to serving investors, businesses and institutions across Africa, as well as a firm conviction: that high-quality legal advice is an essential lever for the continent&#8217;s economic development. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm is also ranked fourth in the list of the 40 most active law firms in Francophone Africa.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Ranked since the very first edition of the list, Thiam &amp; Associ\u00e9s sees this 10th edition as a double recognition of the collective work of its teams, as the firm also prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2027.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 July 2026 &#8211; Baba Hady Thiam has entered the Top 3 of the ranking of the 100 most influential business lawyers in Francophone Africa, established by Africa Business+ (Jeune Afrique group), a first for an African lawyer. 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