Dr. Aubin MABANZA N’SEMY, PhD, Co-founder and Executive Director, Company Secretary in charge of Administration and Legal Affairs, Kinshasa & London

ABOUT Dr. Aubin MABANZA N’SEMY, PhD
An enthusiastic, multilingual Legal professional and academic with extensive international experience working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, EU and UK who enjoys being part of a successful and productive team. Quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Able to work well on his own initiative and to demonstrate the highest levels of motivation and organization required to meet tight deadlines. Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and can communicate concisely at all levels.

PAST EXPERIENCE
Administrator (part time), Citizen Advice Bureau, East Lo
Volunteer Advisor, IVB Group (Registered Charity), East London
Contract Lawyer, Air Guinée Express S.A., Conakry-Paris
Assistant Lawyer (Work Experience), Ewango & Co Avocats, Paris, France
Night Team Leader, Pizza Hut SNC, Les Ulis, France

EXPERTISE
– Foreign Lawyer, UK
– Legal Consultant for the World Bank and IFC (Doing Business Report)
Business Project in Democratic Republic of Congo;
– Registered Intellectual Property Agent for Democratic Republic of Congo
– Attorney-at-Law, Kinshasa-Matete Bar Association, DRC
– Independent Director of Access Bank DRC

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
PhD in Private Law, University of Bordeaux, France,
MA in Intellectual Property Law, WIPO Academy/OAPI, CH-CMR,
LLM in Commercial Law, Cardiff Law School, University of Wales, UK,
BA (Maîtrise) in Business Law, University of Paris 10-Nanterre, France,
BA (Maîtrise) in Political Science, University of Paris 10-Nanterre, France

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES;
Associate Professor, University of Kwango, DRC
Associate Researcher, COMPTRASEC, University of Bordeaux, France
Associate Professor, William Booth University, Kinshasa, DRC;
Lecturer in Law, University Bel Campus, Kinshasa, DRC

BOOKS PUBLISHED:
– Réflexion sur les fonctions du juge en Afrique francophone, à partir du contentieux des litiges individuels du travail. Approche comparée: Cameroun, Guinée, Mali, RDCongo, Sénégal, ISBN:-13:978-620-3-42063 (Volume 1), ISBN-10: 6203420633 (volume 2), Les éditions universitaires européennes, July 2021,
– Les marques en Afrique francophone. Approche comparative et critique de la protection à l’OAPI et en R.D. Congo”, ISBN: 978-2-343-08574-6, L’Harmattan Paris April 2016;
– Droit Congolais, Africain et International du Travail”
ISBN: 978-2-296-09197-9. L’Harmattan Paris September 2009.

ARTICLE PUBLISHED
– “ Forecasts of the deployment of employment Courts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (March 2022, COMPTRASEC, Bordeaux University Press),
– “The issue of the training of employment Inspector and the settlement of labour disputes in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forthcoming, October 2023, COMPTRASEC, Bordeaux University Press)”,
– “The Legal Aspects of doing business in Africa: DRC situation”,(June 2015);
– “The DRC joining the OHADA Treaty: Role of the UNIDA“, UIA and Senegal Bar Association, Dakar, February 2010 (Contributor);
– ” The DRC joins the OHADA: End of the isolation of its business legal system“, International Bar Association (African Regional Forum), volume 4 number 2, Dec. 2010.

HONORS & AWARDS
– University of Bordeaux, Faculty of Law, PhD distinction with applauses of the Jury, and the authorization to publish the Thesis without correction;
– World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy Scholarship,
– University of Wales, Cardiff Law School Scholarship.