Managing Partner
Emmanuel leads the firm's Accra office. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, commercial arbitration, and compliance advisory work. He is widely respected as a leader in commercial dispute resolution in Ghana. He has represented businesses at all tiers of the Ghanaian court system as well as public regulatory commissions and boards. Emmanuel previously headed the Dispute Resolution practice group at a leading law firm in Accra before completing a secondment with Hogan Lovells International LLP in London, where he worked with the firm's International Arbitration, Construction, and Engineering practice group.
He combines meticulous legal analysis, with persuasive courtroom advocacy and strategic business-oriented judgment.
- Served as co-counsel representing a mining services company in international arbitration proceedings before the ICC International Court of Arbitration involving claims exceeding $100 million.
- Represented a leading maritime support services company as local co-counsel with Hogan Lovells International LLP in cross-border arbitration before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
- Represented real estate and construction companies in domestic arbitration proceedings before the Ghana Arbitration Centre involving claims exceeding $10 million.
- Represented a private real estate investor in court-connected arbitration proceedings involving claims exceeding $250,000.
- Acted as legal counsel for corporate mining entities in labor disputes before the National Labour Commission of Ghana.
- Represented corporate clients in complex commercial litigation across all tiers of the Ghanaian court system, from trial courts to the Supreme Court.
- Served as co-counsel before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in strategic litigation enforcing a client's economic and fundamental rights.
- Served on the legal transaction team advising a leading Ghanaian fintech firm on cross-border acquisition by a global entity.
- Advised a private investment firm on regulatory compliance and legal due diligence for the acquisition of a licensed broadcasting company in Ghana.
- Advised Ghana's largest cement manufacturer on regulatory compliance, land title enforcement, and legal remedies regarding unlawful trespass on its mining concessions.
- Advised a consortium of commercial banks on enforcement strategies, legal exposure, and recovery prospects for a major non-performing debt portfolio.
- Advised and managed corporate restructuring, governance frameworks, and key commercial agreements for a portfolio of corporate clients.
- Managed company secretarial functions, advised on corporate governance, and regulatory filings under the Companies Act for multiple Ghanaian corporate clients.
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