Susan-Barbara Boye
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Corporate/Commercial
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About
Provided by Susan-Barbara Boye
Practice Areas
Telecommunications, Media, Technology, Business & Industry, Corporate, Commercial
Career
Partner/Head, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, Corporate Commercial (2018 - date),
Partner / Head, Technology, Media & Telecoms, (2010 - 2017);
Lecturer, International Environmental Law module of the MBA Oil and Gas Management Programme, Ghana Technology University College (2011 - 2012);
Deputy Head, Regulatory Affairs, Ghana Telecommunications Company (2005 -2010);
Legal Consultant, Ghana Telecommunications Company (2004 -2005);
Senior Associate, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah (2002 - 2004);
Financial Management Intern, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago,Illinois, USA (2001 - 2001);
Research Associate, Bentsi-Enchill & Letsa(1995);
Legal Officer, DataCenta Limited (1991 - 1994)
Professional Memberships
Member, Ghana Bar Association
Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Personal
Susan has extensive experience in corporate and commercial transactions. She has worked on several high value corporate transactions for both international and local corporations. She has the requisite in-depth expertise and experience to structure, negotiate and advise on high level transactions.
Publications
Co-contributor to Data Protection in Ghana: Overview (A Q&A guide to data protection in Ghana.) for Thomson Reuters Practical Law in December 2019.
Co-contributor to “Interconnect Clearinghouse: The risks of telecommunications monopoly” Graphic Online.
An oped to the B&FT on the Kente debate in June 2012.
Co-contributor to an article on Patent protection in Ghana published in the Ghana Business & Finance Magazine in May 2017.
Co-contributor to 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Ghana Chapter – Getting the Deal Through, Telecoms & Media published by Law Business Research in the United Kingdom.
Contributor for Ghana summary for the International Privacy Law Chapter in Proskauer on Privacy: A Guide to Privacy and Data Security Law In the Information Age (Second Edition) published by the Practising Law Institute
Clients
Her clients include:
Scancom plc
Vodafone
Samsung SA
Cargill International
Ericson AB Ghana Branch
Expresspay Ghana
IT Consortium, Hubtel Limited
ATC Ghana ServiceCo Limited
Work Highlights
Assisted a client with the review and negotiation of the term sheet, facility agreement and security agreement for a syndicated GHS 510 million loan facility.
Assisted a client with the review and negotiation of the term sheets, the facility and security agreements, and the share subscription and shareholders’ agreements for its financing of and investment in a fibre infrastructure services company.
Assisted a software company with reviewing/redrafting and negotiating the terms of a software agreement with the Ghana Cocoa Board for the development of an integrated cocoa management software for, among others, registering cocoa farmers and a platform for cocoa beans and cocoa inputs.
Assisted 3 fintech companies with the preparation and negotiation of a payment platform services agreement for the collection of government revenue.
Assisted a client with the negotiation of the contract with the Electoral Commission of Ghana for the biometric voter registration and management system.
Assisted the transaction advisor for the design-build-finance-operate and maintenance of the biometric passport system in Ghana with the review/redraft and negotiation of a public private partnership contract.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Ghana
New York State
Languages Spoken
English
Chambers Review
Global
Susan-Barbara Boye regularly handles acquisitions and investments with cross-border elements, including mandates with complex regulatory requirements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Susan-Barbara Boye is a fantastic lawyer."
"Susan-Barbara has a calm but sharp demeanour. She handled negotiations on one of our matters excellently."
"Susan-Barbara Boye is a fantastic lawyer."
"Susan-Barbara has a calm but sharp demeanour. She handled negotiations on one of our matters excellently."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Ghana's Corporate Commercial Outlook 2024
The year 2023 saw policies, legislation and judicial decisions that affected businesses and individuals. This report provides insight into some of these developments in 2023 and the outlook for 2024 for some sectors or areas.
Ghana's 2023 Legal and Regulatory Outlook- Corporate Commercial
The Ghanaian legislative landscape saw the promulgation of innovative laws in 2022 that will impact business and industry in Ghana in 2023 and beyond. In this report, we take a glance at some of the recent legislative developments in Ghana and budget proposals.
Ghana's Corporate Commercial Outlook 2024
The year 2023 saw policies, legislation and judicial decisions that affected businesses and individuals. This report provides insight into some of these developments in 2023 and the outlook for 2024 for some sectors or areas.
Ghana's 2023 Legal and Regulatory Outlook- Corporate Commercial
The Ghanaian legislative landscape saw the promulgation of innovative laws in 2022 that will impact business and industry in Ghana in 2023 and beyond. In this report, we take a glance at some of the recent legislative developments in Ghana and budget proposals.
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Key Sectors
Provided by Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Agriculture and Agribusiness
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
Leisure and Hospitality
Retail and Consumer
Health and Life Sciences