Akua Pokuaa Kwarteng

Practice Areas

Akua Pokuaa Kwarteng is the Managing Counsel and the first female to hold this position at the firm. Akua has extensive knowledge and practical experience in Commercial and Civil Litigation, Employment Disputes, Agritech, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Real Estate sectors.

She currently leads the firm's practices in maritime, aviation, transportation, and logistics law. Akua has experience advising clients on commercial, employment disputes, and real estate matters.

Professional Memberships

Akua is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, International Bar Association, and Commonwealth Lawyers Association

Experience

Akua has served as both secretary and member on several governing boards across the private and public sectors. She is known for her ability to deliver commercially pragmatic and forward-thinking legal advice to clients across various sectors.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Akua is licensed to practice in Ghana and has over a decade of experience practicing in the courts of Ghana.

Work Highlights

• Defending an estate worth USD 40 million against the executors of a will and obtaining a favourable judgment from the Supreme Court of Ghana confirming the validity of the will.

• Defending a financial institution against a claim for general and special damages amounting to USD 5 million.

• Assisting a financial institution in restructuring its credit department, including revising its credit documents to ensure compliance with current laws and reduce the rate of defaults.

• Assisting a catering company in settling a dispute with an offshore oil company regarding the provision of victuals and catering crew services, saving the company USD 1 million.

• Settling claims in favour of a mortgage company against defaulting mortgagors, leading to the restructuring of facilities totalling USD 5 million and the recovery of approximately USD 1 million.

• Securing a favourable judgment for a beverage manufacturing company against a claim amounting to USD 450,000 in a product liability case.