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CHRISTOPHER ARCHER (Managing Partner)
- Qualifying Certificate in Law, Ghana School of Law
- Bachelor of laws (LL.B Hons) University of Ghana
- Barrister-at-Law of Solicitor of the Supreme Court
- Notary Public of the Republic of Ghana
Membership: - Ghana Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- World Jurist Association
- World Association Of Lawyers
Foreign Affiliate Member:
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Associate Membership:
American Bar Association
Christopher Archer is the Managing Partner at Archer, Archer & Co. He started his legal practice first at the Ghana Legal Aid Board and Hesse & Larsay, a law firm in Accra, Ghana with a reputation for commercial and corporate practice, where he advised on complex transaction concerning mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, equity financing, privatizations and initial public offerings and the enforcement of rights under financing agreements. He then moved to Heward–Mills & Co as a senior Associates.In the year 2005, he founded the law firm of Archer, Archer and Co. and is currently the Managing Partner.
In the past years he has gained considerable experience ranging from general assignments as a legal advisor for financial institutions on compliance matters to corporate financing and investment promotion issues.
Throughout his ten years period of practice he has been actively engaged in commercial litigation arising in the corporate and commercial sectors, such as banking transactions, civil fraud, corporate governance, financial services regulation mergers and acquisitions , share capital reorganizations and employments law. As an alternative to drawn – out litigious battles in the courts, Christopher also employs alternative dispute resolution along with mediation in his work.
Christopher is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the International Bar Association
SYLVIA ASSIMENG-ARCHER (Partner):- Barrister-at-Law & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana
- Qualifying Certificate in Law, Ghana School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) University of Ghana
- Member, Ghana Bar Association
- Notary Public of the Republic of Ghana
Sylvia has
twelve years experience in offering legal support to banking and
corporate institutions and in securities and compliance work. She has
represented the interests of clients at many regulatory agencies and
dispute resolution fora. She has solid reputation for excellent legal
research and possesses great attention to detail. She holds the F.K
Apaloo / Ghana School of Law Award for Best Student in Company Law &
Practice.
Sylvia started
her legal practice as a Junior Counsel in the law firm of Heward-Mills
and Co. She then joined Laryea Laryea and Co. PC as an associate
Barriester and Solicitor, where she worked directly with the principal
of the firm to advise a client base made up of local and foreign
business concerns in the petroleum, banking, finance, mining,
manufacturing, trading and real estates industries. She further
represented corporate and individuals clients in land and commercial
litigation in the Superior Courts of Ghana and advised expatriate
clients on Ghanaian immigration Laws and represented them if necessary
at immigration hearings to enable them obtain residence and work
permits.
She then joined
UniBank (Ghana) Limited, a financial institution in Ghana where she is
the Company Secretary and Head of the Legal Department. Sylvia is
currently pursuing a Master of Laws programme in Oil and Gas at the
University of Ghana.
KWAME APPIAH (Partner)
- Qualifying certificate in law, Ghana School Of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) University of Ghana
kwame Appiah has immense experience in offering legal advice to banking and corporate institutions and has represented clients at many regulatory agencies and dispute resolutions fora. He had prior to joining Archer, Archer & Co as a partner he worked with Laryea , Laryea & Co a legal firm in Accra Ghana Advising a clients base made up of local and foreign business concerns in compliance and regulatory issues, corporate financing and restructuring and listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
He has offered corporate secretarial services to corporate clients by delivering excellent legal support to the boards of directors and managements of several companies by assuring compliance with the corporate laws of Ghana and in conformity with best practices in the world.
Kwame holds several academic awards and distinctions including the F.K. Apaloo / Ghana School of Law Awards for the best student in company law & practice and Paul Adu - Gyamfi / Ghana school of law Awards for the best male student in company law & student in company law & practice.
Kwame Appiah is a member of the Ghana Bar Association.
ALEXANDER KWAW (of Counsel)
- Qualifying Certificate in Law , Ghana School of Law
- Bachelor of Arts ( Sociology) University of Ghana
Prior to joining Archer, Archer & Co. Alexander Kwaw worked with Messrs Kye & Co. Legal Practitioners in Accra Ghana. He was in charge of drafting of documents of all kinds including contract agreements, conveyances, will etc. At Messrs Kye & Co he dealt with a lot of commercial litigations.
Alexander Kwaw is a member of the Ghana Bar Association.
AFFILIATES / SUPPORT STAFF
The firm also works together with a competent support staff comprising of legal clerks and an Administrative Secretary. When the need arises, the firm has an array of affiliate law firms and associate lawyers with whom it works together to achieve the objectives of our clients at no additional cost.
PARTNER FIRMS IN THE CARIBBEAN We have a partner Law firm in the Caribbean Islands precisely the Dominican Republic known as the Moreno Gautreau Law Firm. We have a good client base and we always serve them to the best of our ability.
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