Liliana Bakayoko

Liliana Bakayoko is an International Business Lawyer registered with the Paris and Sofia Bars, a Doctor of Law, and a former Professor of Law.

She has 20 years of experience as a lawyer and ten years of experience teaching law.

Liliana has been honored with several international awards. She received the prestigious title of Top International Business Lawyer of the Year for 2024 from the International Association of Top Professionals, based in New York. She has won the International Elite 100 Global Award for Business Lawyer of the Year – Global – 2024. Her law firm was named Best International Business Law Firm 2024 – EMEA – within the Corporate Vision Global Business Awards. Liliana was also named International Business Lawyer of the Year in France – 2024 at the Global Law Experts Annual Awards and the Advisory Excellence Annual Awards. She was designated Leading International Business Lawyer of the Year – France – 2024 and Leading International Business Lawyer of the Year – Paris – 2023 at the Leading Adviser Awards by Acquisition International. Microsoft MSN named her among the Top 10 Self-Made Entrepreneurs, where she was ranked second. She has been selected by Leaders in Law and Advisory Excellence as their exclusively recommended expert in international business law for France on a global level. World’s Leaders Magazine featured her in its annual listing of ‘World’s Most Influential Women Leaders in Law, 2024′, highlighting “exceptional women law experts possessing unique traits and ideologies that helped them to attain a successful stature in their legal sector”.

She has valuable know-how in cross-border transactions and business-government relations.

She is a Consultant in International Investment, Government Relations, and Business Development for a major U.S. company that provides corporate and government clients with expert-led, technology-driven risk management solutions.

She has also built solid experience in information technology law (cyberlaw). She has significantly increased her knowledge in this field while advising one of the world’s leading information technology companies.

Liliana Bakayoko’s law firm specialises in international business law, IT law, corporate law, and intellectual property law. The services provided by the law firm include the following:

• Legal Advisory Services: Providing expert legal advice on matters related to international business law, including contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory compliance, risk management, corporate governance, and strategic business planning;
• Transaction Support: Assisting clients in structuring and executing various transactions, such as strategic alliances, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations;
• International Expansion and Compliance: Offering guidance on international expansion strategies and compliance with international trade regulations;
• Dispute Resolution and Litigation: Providing effective dispute resolution services, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.

The law firm provides services that are well-suited to the needs of its clients by offering optimal and efficient legal solutions.

Awards

• Top International Business Lawyer of the Year – awarded by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).
• International Business Lawyer of the Year in France — 2024 – the Global Law Experts Annual Awards.
• International Business Law Expert of the Year in France – the Advisory Excellence Annual 2024 Awards.
• Best International Business Law Firm 2024 – EMEA – the Corporate Vision Global Business Awards.
• Leading International Business Lawyer of the Year – France – Acquisition International’s Leading Adviser Awards 2024.
• Leading International Business Lawyer of the Year — Paris – Acquisition International’s Leading Adviser Awards 2023.
• Business Lawyer of the Year – Global – 2024 – awarded by International Elite 100
• Ranked second in Microsoft MSN’s Top 10 Self-Made Entrepreneurs.

“Liliana Bakayoko: A visionary of international business law and digitalization

Highly qualified in international business law, Liliana Bakayoko has built solid experience as a lawyer, teacher and consultant. Her exemplary career and ability to adapt to the digitalization of the legal sector make her a key figure in this field.” – FORBES.