Lily Acquaye > JLD & MB Legal Consultancy > Accra, Ghana > Lawyer Profile
JLD & MB Legal Consultancy Offices
23 Nortei Ababio Street
Airport Residential Area
Accra, Ghana.
Ghana
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Lily Acquaye
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Law; Energy and Natural Resources; Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking and Finance; Infrastructure; Construction and Real Estate.
Position
Partner
Career
Lily Acquaye has expertise in various areas of law, including Projects -Oil & Gas and Infrastructure; Banking and Finance and Capital Markets. She led the JLD & MB team which advised the Government of Ghana on its successful and oversubscribed Government bonds from 2013 to 2020.
She has led several key multinational transactions across various practice areas and has been recognised by IFLR1000 as a Leading Lawyer/ Highly Regarded Lawyer in Banking, Capital Markets, M&A and a Highly Regarded Lawyer – Banking, Capital Markets, M&A, Energy, Oil & Gas (IFLR1000 2018-2022). She is also ranked in Banking and Finance (Spotlight Table) by Chambers Global 2022. Key Clients: ExxonMobil Corporation, Citibank, GCB Bank, Heritage Oil, McDermott and Vantage Drilling. |
Languages
English
Memberships
Ghana Bar Association
International Bar Association
Education
Lily holds an LLB from the University of Botswana; a Qualifying Certificate following successful completion of the Ghana School of Law; and an LLM in Corporate Law from the New York University School of Law. She has been admitted to the New York State Bar and is also a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Ghana > Capital markets
The agile team at JLD & MB Legal Consultancy often advises on debt and equity capital market deals. The group is well placed to assist clients in IPOs and rights issuances as well as the listing of foreign companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Among the key names to note are Lily Acquaye, Akosua Apea Osafo and Zoe Phillips Takyi-Appiah.
Ghana > Energy
JLD & MB Legal Consultancy boasts a significant oil and gas practice and also has extensive experience in mining and minerals work. Among the key senior members of the team are Merene Botsio Benyah and Akosua Apea Osafo. The team’s expertise spans all aspects of energy and natural resources, and it is lauded for its work in the upstream and downstream sectors and for its advice to leading oil and gas companies on a myriad of legal and regulatory issues. Lily Acquaye and Zoe Phillips Takyi-Appiah are other notable members of the department.