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Talent
MANAGING COUNSEL
Kwasi brings a wealth of legal expertise and industry knowledge to the table. He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the prestigious Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and is a distinguished member of both the Ghana Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
With a background in commercial and corporate law practice, commercial dispute resolution, construction law, and real estate markets, Kwasi is a seasoned professional in the legal field. His extensive understanding of the standard FIDIC contracts utilized in Ghana's construction industry sets him apart, as he advises multinational clients on tailoring these contracts to suit their specific needs.
Kwasi's proficiency extends beyond construction law; he has also provided invaluable counsel to local banks on loan recovery strategies, leveraging Acts such as the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2008 (Act 773) and the Mortgages Act, 1972 (NRCD 96) to expedite the recovery process without resorting to lengthy court proceedings.
Leading by example, Kwasi and his capable team remain at the forefront of industry developments. They stay abreast of changing trends in the real estate market, stay updated on relevant statutes impacting conveyancing in Ghana, and provide indispensable guidance on investment laws and business operations in Ghana.
As the visionary leader of our firm, Kwasi is dedicated to delivering unparalleled legal solutions and ensuring the success of our clients in every endeavour. With his guidance and expertise, Danso Abiam & Co. provides cutting-edge solutions that are tailor-made for its clientele.
ASSOCIATE
Awo earned her Qualifying Professional Certificate from the Ghana School of Law in October 2023 after graduating with a Bachelor of Laws, Second Class Honors (Upper Division) from the University of Ghana, Legon, in June 2020.
With a keen eye for detail and a knack for analytical thinking, Awo honed her skills through internships at D.K. Amerley and Associates and Prohurst Consult. Her valuable experience equipped her with the expertise needed to excel in the legal field.
At Danso Abiam & Co., Awo specializes in providing versatile drafting, review and revision of commercial contracts. She meticulously scrutinizes agreements, ensuring they align with legal standards, mitigate risks, and safeguard our clients' best interests. Awo is a key player in providing essential support across various legal services offered by the firm.
One of Awo's strengths lies in her proactive communication with clients and stakeholders. She ensures transparent and effective updates on legal matters, fostering clear understanding and trust.
Awo's passion lies in Company and Commercial Law practice, Land Law, and Energy Law. As a young and ambitious lawyer, she embraces challenges and eagerly learns from her experienced colleagues. Awo Gyerie Quaye is not just an asset to Danso Abiam & Co.; she is a promising legal professional on the rise.
BUSINESS SERVICES AND ACCOUNTS MANAGER
Isaac is the driving force behind the seamless operations of our business services and accounts department at Danso Abiam & Co. With a wealth of experience in financial management and a keen eye for detail, Isaac ensures that our firm runs efficiently and effectively.
Isaac brings a unique blend of expertise and innovation to our team. From managing accounts payable and receivable to overseeing payroll and budgeting, Isaac handles it all with precision and professionalism.
At Danso Abiam & Co., Isaac is the star behind our streamlined processes and implementation of best practices to maximize efficiency and productivity. With a focus on accuracy and compliance, Isaac ensures that our financial operations are always in order, allowing our solicitors to focus on serving our cherished clients.
Isaac's commitment to excellence and dedication to the firm's success make him an invaluable asset to our team. With his leadership and expertise, we can trust that our business services and accounts are in good hands, allowing us to continue providing exceptional legal services to our clients.
CLIENT SERVICE EXECUTIVE
Phina is the friendly face behind our exceptional client experience at Danso Abiam & Co. With a background in customer service and a passion for helping others, Phina ensures that every client receives the highest level of care and attention.
Having joined our team with years of experience in client relations, Phina knows just how important it is to make every client feel valued and supported throughout their legal journey. Whether it's answering questions, providing updates, or addressing concerns, Phina is always there to lend a helping hand.
Phina's dedication to client satisfaction is unmatched. She goes above and beyond to ensure that each interaction is positive and memorable. Her warm personality and attention to detail make her a trusted partner for our clients.
At Danso Abiam & Co., Phina is committed to making the legal process as smooth and stress-free as possible for our clients. With her expertise and unwavering dedication, Phina is an invaluable member of our team, ensuring that every client receives the personalized service they deserve.
Services
We are strongly committed to ensuring that we do not lose sight of the real reason why the client is engaging our services. We keep in mind the fact that what the client wants is a solution.
Our business advisory and nominee services are geared towards providing solutions to our clients' complex challenges. We use an integrated team of highly experienced advisors and lawyers. Our commercial solutions target specific client challenges and use our unique understanding of the client’s business and the market environment to develop workable results.
We address risk, accelerate opportunities, and achieve better commercial outcomes for our clients via a single point of accountability. Our clients love working together with us – collaboration is at the centre of everything we do.
We offer diverse services that span the kaleidoscope of corporate and commercial needs of our clients. Our practice covers complex domestic and cross-border transactions as well as general corporate advice on day-to-day legal issues encountered by our clients. We routinely advise clients on corporate governance matters, employment, and labour issues, as well as other regulatory matters.
Our services cover employment and labour advisory services from drafting and negotiating employment contracts, advising on immigration matters including applying for work and residency permits, to structuring sophisticated executive compensation structures such as employee profit sharing and complex carried interest allocations schemes.
Our clients range from established multinational corporations to start-up companies operating in a variety of industries from finance to food and packaging services, to construction.
Our Property, Construction and Land law practice covers different facets of the real estate industry in Ghana, including sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, leasing and advising on construction agreements for commercial developments. We have represented some of the leading local and international real estate developers in various phases of real estate investment structuring and development and property management. We have significant experience in the commercial and residential real estate development sectors.
Our transactional experience in construction law encompasses major construction projects as we have worked with bespoke versions of FIDIC contracts tailored for the unique needs of our clients. We also assist clients with planning, permitting and tax related matters on their construction projects.
Our work in construction law involves procurement advice, drafting and negotiating the terms of the needed contracts (and subcontracts) and advisory services on claims (handling claims relating to delays to completion of a project, construction schedules, or structural defects or defects in quality of materials supplied) and taking clients through litigation or arbitration.
We advise both public and private sector developers, contractors, landlords, tenants, and service providers.
As partners delivering business solutions to our clients, we understand that your business objectives and legal strategies are intricately connected. We manage your dispute considering your commercial priorities as well as the legal and regulatory risks where high-stakes litigation, arbitration and investigations are concerned.
Our team helps you efficiently resolve your dispute – whether that’s through requesting an early settlement in litigation or representing you throughout arbitration proceedings. Our solutions are tailored to your needs.
We also keep you informed on market trends and issues including global disruptors such as COVID-19 and the global economic downturn which are corollaries affecting commercial dispute resolution.
We provide unique insight into complex matters through efficient matter management and providing budget tracking to help our clients keep in touch with their goals.
About Us
Danso Abiam & Co. (DAC) is a corporate and commercial law firm with a practice focused on business advisory and nominee services, transactional advice, property and construction law, and dispute resolution. We are experts in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious corporate and commercial law practice, and we provide tailor-made solutions for our clients’ businesses.
We are a boutique-style law firm with curated expertise in commercial and corporate practice and a single focus of understanding thoroughly, the commercial dynamics of our clients’ businesses.
We believe that it is only by understanding the commercial dynamics of a client’s business that we can truly add value. We step out into the world of business and commerce regularly to get a better understanding of our clients’ business (on which we give legal advice).
Our Mission
One firm, One mission
Our mission is simple, to provide practical and business-oriented advisory services that positively impact the affairs of our clients.
The Firm takes its mission very seriously. The Firm exists because of the patronage it enjoys from clients. We are passionate about the growth of our clients’ business, and we play a proactive role in their development and success. Therefore, we measure our success by the success of our clients and the strides they make in their industries. We forge and maintain enduring relationships with our clients, their people, affiliates and all the people they deal with in their business. We also cultivate a similarly close relationship with the other professional advisors of our clients.
The long-term viability of the Firm is linked to its ability to provide practical, useful, and efficient answers and solutions to problems or issues our clients are confronted with. Accordingly, our number one focal point is the provision of services that directly address the clients’ problems in the shortest possible time and at the lowest possible cost. This objective can only be achieved by engaging the client and providing an opportunity to speak and to make suggestions. Further, achieving our mission of providing services that meet the needs of the clients, is impossible without recognizing that our most important resource is our Team Members.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be recognized worldwide as a leader in corporate and commercial law practice and provide the most attractive place for smart professionals to work.
Our vision is audacious, and we are spurred on knowing that with each step taken we move closer to making it a reality. At DAC we recognize that one size does not fit all thus our dream is to offer the best bespoke service in our areas of specialization to our clients.
The DAC way
Our core values, define for us what we stand for and capture the soul of our Firm:
Integrity
We practice and insist on high ethical standards which we never compromise on. Our dealings are marked by honesty, integrity, and the highest respect for compliance. We demonstrate integrity in all our interactions with clients or with other professionals. Our sense of integrity extends to the general treatment we give our clients. In line with our sense of integrity, we always adopt the position which best advances the interest of our clients whether this would require greater effort or less income for the Firm.
Excellence
Excellence is a value we consider non-negotiable and must be pursued always and, in all ways, we provide legal services. We pursue and apply technical knowledge with pragmatism and common sense to achieve Excellence in all we do as a Firm. We insist on the need to pay attention to detail, developments and changes in the state of our laws to ensure that our professional advice is always sound in terms of the law and its practical application.
Dedication
We are strongly committed to ensuring that we do not lose sight of the real reason why the client is engaging our services. We keep in mind the fact that what the client wants is a solution. We always opt for the most efficient solution in terms of cost and time. Where a solution is not available within our Firm or it falls outside our areas of practice, we are quick to offer suggestions or recommend other professionals who are better positioned to assist the client in finding the desired solution.
What Clients Say
When you hire our firm to manage your case, you have hired a team of legal advocates who care, who will keep you informed, who will fight for you
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