Lynda is a lawyer admitted at the Paris and Cameroon Bars and is the Managing Partner of the Firm.

Lynda advises on corporate transactions, projects and financing in the Energy, Mining and Infrastructure sectors in Africa with a specific focus on the OHADA zone.

Lynda is the former General Counsel and current advisor of Cameroon Power Holdings, an investing affiliate of Actis Fund in Cameroon and the majority shareholder of ENEO Cameroon. She has previously worked at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Clifford Chance, Simmons & Simmons and Reed Smith Paris offices. She has also worked as a lawyer at EDF Group.

Lynda is a former lecturer at Cergy Pontoise University in France. She regularly conducts training sessions for lawyers in Cameroon.

Lynda is the Secretary General of the Cameroon Mining Association, the chamber of mining operators in Cameroon. 

Lynda is a board member of African Business Lawyer’s Club, a club dedicated to improving business practice in Africa. She is also Vice-President of the Diallo Telli Club, a think tank that promotes inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa.  She is active in Association des Juristes Camerounais de France, a french club dedicated to promoting the practice of business in Cameroon with investors in France.

Lynda is ranked among the top 100 most influential corporate lawyers in Francophone Africa for 2019 by Jeune Afrique and Jeune Afrique Business Plus. 

Recent publications 

April 2020 

• Developing bankable solar projects in Africa : addressing typical legal and regulatory risks, Lex4 Ohada  https://lex4.com/developing-bankable-solar-projects-in-africa-addressing-typical-legal-and-regulatory-risks/
• Covid-19 Measures in Cameroon, A&P Law Firm Special Issue
• Cameroon Legal & Tax Newsletter No.4, A&P Law Firm Monthly Issue

March 2020

• Force majeure clauses and Covid-19, Jeune Afrique Business+ https://www.jeuneafriquebusinessplus.com/en/803664/lynda-amadagana-ap-partners-a-lavenir-les-clauses-de-force-majeure-seront-dautant-plus-scrutees/ – 

February 2020

• Cameroon Legal & Tax Newsletter No.3, A&P Law Firm Monthly Issue

January 2020

• Cameroon Legal & Tax Newsletter No.2, A&P Law Firm Monthly Issue

December 2019

• Cameroon Legal & Tax Newsletter No.1, A&P Law Firm Monthly Issue 

September 2019

• Guide on investing in Cameroon Mining Sector, A&P Law Firm Special Issue  –  https://www.amadagana-partners.com/2019/09/02/ap-guide-on-investing-in-cameroons-mining-sector/

• Legal Briefing on Special Economic zones in Cameroon, https://www.amadagana-partners.com/2019/09/09/ap-legal-briefing-on-the-special-economic-zones/