Senior Legal Associate

Michelle Nana Yaa Essuman

Education:
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, LL. B (Hons) Law Degree
  • Ghana School of Law, (QCL)
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana
 
Overview

Michelle Nana Yaa Essuman is a home grown talented lawyer with invaluable expertise in Corporate Restructuring, Equity Financing, Energy & Natural Resources, Taxation, Financial Technology, Aviation, Data Protection and Insolvency.

 

As a trainee lawyer and now a Legal Associate of the Firm, Michelle has assisted local and international clients in many intricate transactions and has rendered relevant regulatory advice in line with the transactions.

 

Michelle has also advised various sector specific multinational companies seeking to enter into the Ghanaian market on restructuring to satisfy local participation and local content requirements. This  extends to the financing measures that the company may explore taking into consideration thin capitalisation issues. She is well versed in drafting and reviewing various agreements relevant to these processes and has ensured compliance with the attending regulatory authorities.

 

Michelle has also conducted due diligence on behalf of local and international clients on the legal framework of Data Protection and Privacy in Ghana.

 

She approaches each transaction with infectious excitement and a meticulous attention to detail which produces the best outcome for her clients.

 

Member of The Ghana Bar Association

 

MICHELLE HAS A CERTIFICATE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (COPYRIGHT) FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, BOSTON USA.