THOMAS KOJO STEPHENS (PhD)

SENIOR PARTNER

Thomas is the Head of the Transactional, Oil and Gas Practice, as well as Consultancy Group of the firm. His practice focuses particularly on Petroleum (Law, Policy, State Control, Regulation, Local Content, Legal Audit, Due Diligence, Contractual, Transactional, Commercialization, Revenue Management), Torts, Succession, Corporate and Commercial Law, Probate, Immovable Property, and Transactional Arrangements. After graduating from Achimota High School, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy (Highest Honours) from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, which he attended as a Bill Gates Scholar, graduating Summa Cum Laude as well as Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained his LLB from the University of Ghana, his QCL from the Ghana School of Law, and his LLM in Transactional Arrangements from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He attended University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K., as a Commonwealth Scholar, and obtained his PhD in Petroleum Law, Policy and Regulation. He practiced from the law firm Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. from 2008 to 2018 where he engaged in practice in several facets of the law, particularly, litigation and corporate...
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ANDREW APPAU OBENG

SENIOR PARTNER

Andrew has ten years of practice experience in Litigation and Corporate Law as well as the management of law firms. His areas of practice are Commercial Law, Movable and Immovable Property, Criminal Law, the Law of Tort, Labour Law, and Family Law. He has acted for clients in the private sector, financial, insurance and retail businesses. He has a wide range of experience which includes advising clients on various individual and collective labour law matters, including assisting with disciplinary inquiries, trials, applications and arbitrations at the Labour Commission, and representation in court.  He has strong expertise in the drafting and reviewing of conveyancing, employment and commercial contracts, and workplace policies. He also advises on employment and other labour related legislative requirements, property acquisition, due diligence, and the registration of business. He obtained a BA (Hons) from the University of Ghana, LLB (Hons) also from the University of Ghana, and a BL from the Ghana School of Law.
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