Meet The Team
Me. Sayyad Boodhun
Managing Partner
Profile
Sayyad Boodhun is a seasoned and highly respected legal professional with a keen interest in Employment Law. Admitted to the Bar of Mauritius in January 2009, he brings to the table a wealth of experience, having served as the Director of Legal Services for Mauritius, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt at Accenture. In this role, he offered strategic legal guidance to senior business leaders, collaborated with cross-functional teams, and effectively managed legal professionals across diverse jurisdictions.
His legal journey commenced with an LLB (Hons.) from the University of Mauritius, followed by the vocational examinations of the Council of Legal Education of Mauritius. Sayyad's professional expertise was particularly evident during his tenure at Accenture, where he was responsible for navigating complex HR issues within a corporate environment that employed over 4,000 individuals in Mauritius. This role entailed engaging daily with various aspects of employment law, ranging from complex disciplinary actions to intricate contract disputes, and managing sensitive corporate investigations.
Sayyad’s expertise in employment law is not just a result of his academic background but also of his extensive professional experience, giving him a profound understanding of both the legal principles and the dynamics of the workplace. His balanced approach in applying legal knowledge, strategic insight, and sensitivity towards human relations allows him to effectively resolve a diverse array of employment-related challenges.
Additionally, Sayyad excels in supporting Ventures & Acquisition teams in acquisitions and takeovers, demonstrating his ability to assess and manage legal risks in complex transactions. His extensive experience as a director in various countries has endowed him with an in-depth understanding of local regulatory compliance, and he frequently assists businesses in developing tailored compliance programs and initiatives.
Sayyad also brings a unique skill set in mediation and dispute resolution as an International Accredited Professional Mediator with the International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute of Hong Kong.
Also committed to the dissemination of knowledge, he is a lecturer in law at various universities and leads training sessions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and is a fellow member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MiOD).
Qualifications
- Admitted to the Mauritius Bar Association since January 2009
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Affiliate) ACCA | UK
- International Accredited Professional Mediator - International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute
Contact
Email: sayyad@geolawyers.mu
Phone: + 230 5250 1155
G. Elsie RASOLOHERY
Director
Profile
Over the span of two decades, Elsie has cultivated a comprehensive international background, both as in-house legal counsel and external advisor. Her journey includes serving a global technology and outsourcing organization and a pan-African law firm headquartered in Mauritius.
Her expertise lies in amalgamations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and capital markets. Elsie's portfolio encompasses takeovers, securities transactions, shareholder agreements, schemes of arrangement, private placements, SEM listing (Official List and Secondary Market), rights offerings, underwriting, as well as crafting and negotiating shareholder agreements, sale of assets/shares agreements, and joint venture agreements. She's offered counsel to both listed and unlisted corporate clients in the local arena, managing corporate matters and leading due diligence investigations into Mauritian corporations.
Elsie's career spans various jurisdictions, including Madagascar, France, England, and Mauritius. She's adept at advising on business, corporate, investment, property, banking, and technology law matters, playing a pivotal role in diverse global-scale commercial and corporate transactions. Elsie excels in legal process outsourcing, contract management, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance and risk management.
Throughout her professional journey, Elsie has overseen teams of over 25 lawyers, crafting training initiatives on business continuity, data protection, and M&A for both business and legal units. She's also orchestrated orientation programs for newcomers, focusing on culture, values, ethics, and compliance.
Since 2016, she's served as a lecturer for the M&A Workshop at LLM International Business Law Sorbonne-Assas International Law School Limited Mauritius (Pierrefonds, Mauritius).
Furthermore, Elsie is the founder of DS Privacy Consulting Ltd and holds GDPR certified Data Protection Officer (DPO) credentials accredited by the French Authority (CNIL) through CESI.
Qualifications
- Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies en Droit des Affaires, Droit des Entreprises (Institut de Droit des Affaires d’Aix en Provence – France)
- Maîtrise en Droit Privé (Université de Rouen – France)
- Certified (GDPR) Data Protection Officer
- CESI – France (Accredited by CNIL)
Contact
Email: elsie@geolawyers.mu
Phone: + 230 5745 1053
Thierry OLLIVRY
International Corporate & ESG Advisor
Profile
Thierry's rich business experience includes contract negotiations, real estate development, and company transactions during his tenure at Guy Ollivry, Q.C in Mauritius. He honed his expertise through training with the Corporate Intelligence Group (formerly the consulting branch of The Economist Intelligence Unit) in the UK and SOCOJUR, a law firm in France, advising a global French hypermarket.
Proficient in collaborating with legal and financial experts, Thierry has driven diverse business ventures from property to industrial projects in Mauritius and in Africa. He excels in merger and acquisition strategies. He pursued an entrepreneurial path in Mauritius, encompassing real estate, insurance, and industry, which culminated in retirement. This phase equipped him with skills in cross-functional management, evident in his collaborations with executives to establish business frameworks.
Thierry's geopolitical acumen led to his publication on Chagos territory's strategic, diplomatic, and humanitarian aspects, notably related to Diego Garcia. He established a global network driven by his passion for environmental concerns, particularly marine biodiversity. He engaged in marine projects and advised international marine scientists in environmental matters and projects.
He chaired Business Mauritius' SIG Lagoon Committee and serves on Reef Conservation Society Mauritius' Board. Specializing in sustainability matters, social and environmental performance, and particularly in coral reef protection, climate change and ESG regulations, he is a strategic partner at Dynamia Associates and Developers Ltd, a B Corp certified consulting firm.
Thierry's expertise extends to commercial arbitration and mediation, honed through ICC training. He authored theses on UNCITRAL model laws for commercial arbitration (1984) and mediation (2021). Thierry Ollivry is a fellow member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD).
Qualifications
- Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées (DESS) Droit du Commerce International, University of Aix-en-Provence, France
- Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise (DJCE) Droit des Affaires Internationales, University of Aix-en-Provence, France
- Master in private and judicial laws, University of Aix-en-Provence, France
- Laureate in public law, University of Aix-en-Provence, France
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Paris – Dauphine, France
- Master Degree of International Relations, Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies (C.E.D.S) – Paris, France
Contact
Email: thierry@geolawyers.mu
Phone: + 230 5855 7415
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