Our friends at Shahid Law Firm are expanding into Ethiopia, signing an affiliation agreement with the country’s Meseret and Associates Law Office to better serve Egyptian and international clients doing business there and in other East African countries, the firm announced in an exclusive statement to Enterprise (pdf) last night. It’s the first move into East Africa by a leading Egyptian firm of which we’re aware. The partnership is a stepping stone to a wider expansion into East Africa and the Great Lakes region, the firm says. Shahid Law Firm’s newly established Africa Group will be jointly headed by managing partner Girgis Abd El-Shahid and partner Tarek Badawy.