Jocelyne Adoum

Jocelyne is an Associate at John W Ffooks & Co, based in our Senegal office. Jocelyne is a Chadian business law jurist with a master’s in Legal Business Management from Université de Dakar Bourguiba. Jocelyne has significant experience in managing business transactions, contract negotiations, and financial legal matters, with a particular focus on advising financial institutions and development organisations on their operations in OHADA and across Francophone Africa. She has developed a specialised practice in supporting cross-border risk-sharing facilities, credit enhancement instruments, and portfolio lending programs for key sectors. Her experience includes conducting legal due diligence on financial institutions, supporting the senior team in advising on facility accession mechanics, and issuing local law legal opinions to facilitate multi-jurisdictional transactions. Jocelyne is fluent in French and English.