About Dame
Dame Bahiru is the Chief Legal Officer and Legal Consultant of HOBBE Tech. Co., bringing over 7 years of legal experience across both local and international legal practice. As the company's senior legal authority, Dame leads HOBBE's legal strategy, compliance architecture, and institutional legal frameworks — ensuring that the company operates with the highest standards of legal integrity across all its engagements.
His legal career spans a breadth of practice environments — from local Ethiopian legal institutions to international legal firms — giving him a rare dual perspective that is invaluable for a technology company operating at the intersection of Ethiopian law and global business standards. This cross-jurisdictional experience enables him to anticipate regulatory challenges, structure agreements that hold in multiple legal contexts, and guide the company through complex institutional and commercial relationships.
Legal Practice & Expertise
Dame's practice covers corporate law, technology contracts, institutional compliance, regulatory affairs, and international legal frameworks. At HOBBE, he is responsible for the legal review and structuring of all major commercial agreements, partnership frameworks, employment contracts, and institutional cooperation documents — including HOBBE's engagements with government bodies and international partners.
His experience in international legal environments means HOBBE is equipped to engage credibly with global investors, multinational partners, and international regulators — a capability that becomes increasingly important as the company expands its reach beyond Ethiopia.
Education & Background
Dame holds a law degree from Wolega University in Ethiopia. He is currently based in Addis Ababa, where he continues to develop his practice at the forefront of Ethiopia's growing technology and business legal landscape. His background in both local and international legal firms has given him practical, hands-on experience that complements the theoretical rigor of his legal training.
Structuring agreements, partnerships, and institutional frameworks for technology companies.
Legal frameworks for software products, digital platforms, and intellectual property protection.
Ensuring HOBBE meets all applicable Ethiopian and international legal and regulatory requirements.
Cross-border agreements, investor documentation, and multi-jurisdictional compliance.