Ms Akosua Apea Osafo > 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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Ms Akosua Apea Osafo
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Law; Banking and Finance; Energy and Natural Resources; Infrastructure, Construction and Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Akosua is a dual-qualified lawyer with over 20 years legal experience. She is qualified as a Solicitor and Barrister in the Republic of Ghana and as a Solicitor in England and Wales.
Akosua has renowned expertise in Banking and Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate & Commercial law; M&A; Projects- Oil & Gas and Power. She co-leads the Banking and Finance and Energy Practice Areas at the Firm and has worked on various high-profile transactions including advisory work on various offshore installations and oil-producing fields in the upstream petroleum sector, transactions for downstream sector players and several project and export financings. Akosua has been acclaimed by various legal publications including the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) and Legal 500. |
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales
Ghana Bar Association
International Bar Association
Education
Akosua Apea Osafo holds an LLB (Hons) Business and Finance Law degree from the Brunel University, Uxbridge, England. She is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, a member of the Ghana Bar and the International Bar Association.
Akosua started her legal career as a lawyer at Clifford Chance in March 2001, and moved in-house as in-house counsel at ING Bank N.V., London Branch until 2013. She started her legal career in Ghana in 2013.
Lawyer Rankings
Ghana > Capital markets
The versatile team at JLD & MB Legal Consultancy is very experienced in handling debt and equity capital market transactions. The group has a solid track record in advising on IPOs, rights issuances, and listing international companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Merene Benyah, Lily Acquaye, Zoe Phillips Takyi-Appiah and Akosua Apea Osafo are key practitioners to note.
Ghana > Banking and finance
The versatile team at JLD & MB Legal Consultancy has a solid reputation for its expertise in handling the full array of banking and finance matters. The group’s workload includes large corporate and project financing matters, trade and commodity financing work and syndicated lending. The client base includes multinational companies, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises and corporate entities from a wide range of sectors. Merene Benyah is vastly experienced in advising oil and gas, mining and minerals sector clients. Akosua Apea Osafo is a name to note.
Ghana > Energy
JLD & MB Legal Consultancy has considerable strength in the oil and gas sector, and is often instructed by major oil and gas companies on a broad spectrum of legal and regulatory issues; the group is also well regarded for advising on matters in the mining and minerals sector. The practice has a solid track record in assisting with all areas pertaining to energy and natural resources, and is also recommended for its work in the upstream and downstream sectors. Merene Benyah, Lily Acquaye, Zoe Phillips Takyi-Appiah and Akosua Apea Osafo are prominent practitioners.
Ghana > Commercial, corporate and M&A
JLD & MB Legal Consultancy has a solid reputation in the market for handling a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, spanning the sale and purchase of assets, through to corporate restructurings and joint ventures. It is also recommended for its company secretarial services. Merene Benyah, Lily Acquaye, Zoe Phillips Takyi-Appiah and Akosua Apea Osafo are key names to note.