Merene Benyah > 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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Merene Benyah
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Oil and Gas; Minerals and Mining; and Aviation.
Position
Head of Chambers
Career
Merene Benyah’s extensive experience covers all facets of corporate and commercial practice and she has been intimately involved in leading ground-breaking transactions in Oil & Gas, Mining, cross border Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets.
She has received multiple recognitions over her career, including recognition as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Oil and Gas, Banking and Capital Markets, Energy and Infrastructure, M&A, Project Development (IFLR1000, 2017-2022). She was also named as part of IFLR1000’s Women Leaders in 2020, 2021 and 2022. She has been ranked in Corporate and Commercial Law and Projects & Energy by Chambers Global 2022. |
Languages
English
Memberships
Ghana Bar Association
International Bar Association
Bar of England and Wales
Education
Merene holds an LLB from the London School of Economics and Political Science (London University); a BL from Council of Legal Education, UK and the Ghana School of Law; and an MBA from CEIBS. She is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, the Ghana Bar and the International Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Ghana > Banking and finance
JLD & MB Legal Consultancy has an excellent reputation for its work on all aspects of banking and finance matters. It is adept in handling major corporate and project financing matters as well as trade and commodity financing work and syndicated lending. Names to note include Merene Botsio Benyah, who has a wealth of experience in various sectors such as oil and gas, in addition to minerals and mining. The group is well placed to advise multinationals, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises and corporate entities across a wide range of industries in Ghana.
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.