Partner
Nicholas is a Partner with extensive experience spanning corporate law, cross-border commercial transactions, high-impact strategic litigation, and policy analysis. He has advised multinational clients on cross-border commercial transactions, high value M&A deals, and regulatory compliance matters. He has also supported multilateral and global civic organizations on policy analysis and strategic litigation, including cases before the Supreme Court of Ghana and federal courts in the United States. He previously practised at a leading Accra-based law firm as an Associate within its corporate & commercial, financial services, and business support practice groups.
- Advised the fourth largest U.S. Bank on its repurchase transaction with the Bank of Ghana, analyzing prudential compliance requirements and identifying key regulatory risks.
- Conducted due diligence for a high-value cross-border M&A transaction between Ghana's largest fintech company and a Canadian counterpart, reviewing corporate records, material contracts, and regulatory filings.
- Reviewed Securities and Exchange Commission filings, prospectus, and trust deed to support an IPO for a subsidiary of Ghana's largest commercial bank, ensuring regulatory accuracy of disclosures.
- Assisted with the negotiation and drafting of share purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and board resolutions for a two-party insurance company merger, ensuring compliance with sector-specific regulations.
- Reviewed a collateral management agreement between a major global oil company and Tema Oil Terminal Plc, flagging risk and compliance issues related to petroleum product storage regulations.
- Drafted a user services agreement for Ghana's largest fintech company, addressing data protection and financial services regulatory requirements.
- Assisted in successfully litigating two landmark public interest constitutional cases before the Supreme Court of Ghana on behalf of civil society coalitions, including a successful challenge to the Auditor-General's dismissal by the President that affirmed the independence of the office.
- Assisted the Constitution Review Committee of Ghana in drafting its final report of actionable recommendations for amendments to the 1992 Constitution, focusing on institutional governance, judicial independence, and state owned enterprise accountability frameworks.
- Authored the abridged version of Ghana's Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) to meet the need for a reader-friendly version of the law.
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