GHANA Law and Practice Contributed by: Victoria Bright and Justice Oteng, Addison Bright Sloane
Addison Bright Sloane is a full-service business law firm based in Accra, Ghana, with recognised expertise in capital markets. The firm regularly ad - vises local and international clients on the full range of corporate deals including M&A transactions. The firm’s team of experienced corporate and commer - cial lawyers brings together a diverse practice port - folio across various industry sectors. Addison Bright Sloane regularly delivers strategic, commercially fo -
cused, and innovative legal solutions to its clients, often combining its deep knowledge of the African business environment with global transactional in - sight. Recent relevant transactions include advising as local counsel on Ghana’s USD3 billion Domestic Debt Exchange Programme with the IMF and aspects of emPLE Group’s acquisition of Metropolitan Gha - na’s insurance, health and pensions businesses.
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Victoria Bright is a co-founder and the managing partner of Addison Bright Sloane. She has advised on major projects of strategic and/or economic importance to Ghana including leading the local counsel
Justice Oteng is a senior associate at Addison Bright Sloane. His principal
areas of interest include disputes, technology law, corporate law and financial regulation. He has extensive experience in advising high profile government agencies and private clients on capital markets transactions. He was part of the local counsel team on Ghana’s Sovereign Debt Restructuring work. Justice holds two LLMs from the University of Ghana (Financial Markets Regulation; and Alternative Dispute Resolution). He is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the Chartered Institute of Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners. He has contributed to publications on bribery and anti-corruption, corporate governance, data protection, and fintech laws and regulation in Ghana.
team on Ghana’s recent USD3 billion Domestic Debt Exchange Programme with the IMF. She advised on aspects of emPLE Group’s recent acquisition of Metropolitan Ghana’s businesses. Her expertise includes capital markets, projects, technology and data protection/privacy. She also advises boards and senior executives on risk, corporate governance and ethics. Victoria is dual qualified in England and Wales, and Ghana, and a regular contributor to international legal publications. She is a scholar at Balliol College, Oxford University, and holds an executive MBA (with distinction).
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