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Dawda Hafisdeen

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Dawda Hafisdeen

Dawda Hafisdeen

Associate

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Dawda Mohammed Hafisdeen

Dawda Mohammed Hafisdeen

Associate

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Dawda advises clients on banking, corporate, insurance, M&A, taxation, and dispute resolution matters. Drawing on his extensive experience, he provides expert guidance on complex legal matters to a diverse range of clients across Ghana.

Dawda is a licensed Chartered Accountant and Chartered Taxation practitioner and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana.

Prior to joining the firm in 2022, he had a distinguished career in the banking and finance sector, holding various roles, including Chief Finance Officer of Beige Bank (now part of Consolidated Bank Ghana), Chief Operations Officer, Head of Credit, and Internal Auditor. His extensive background in finance and banking serves as the foundation of his professional expertise.

Experience
  • Advising a multinational client in the logistics industry, culminating in the negotiation of a multimillion-dollar settlement in a tax dispute.
  • Defending a tax liability against a charitable trust.
  • Advising a foreign aviation company on tax consequences of winding up operations in Ghana.

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Dawda is an associate in the corporate, M&A and taxation unit at Legal Ink in association with Clyde & Co, and is based in the Accra office. He specialises in litigation, with a focus on taxation, corporate transactions, and structuring in Ghana.

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Full Profile

Dawda advises clients on banking, corporate, insurance, M&A, taxation, and dispute resolution matters. Drawing on his extensive experience, he provides expert guidance on complex legal matters to a diverse range of clients across Ghana.

Dawda is a licensed Chartered Accountant and Chartered Taxation practitioner and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana.

Prior to joining the firm in 2022, he had a distinguished career in the banking and finance sector, holding various roles, including Chief Finance Officer of Beige Bank (now part of Consolidated Bank Ghana), Chief Operations Officer, Head of Credit, and Internal Auditor. His extensive background in finance and banking serves as the foundation of his professional expertise.

Experience
  • Advising a multinational client in the logistics industry, culminating in the negotiation of a multimillion-dollar settlement in a tax dispute.
  • Defending a tax liability against a charitable trust.
  • Advising a foreign aviation company on tax consequences of winding up operations in Ghana.
Sectors

Sectors

  • Infrastructure

  • Retail & Consumer

  • Trade & Commodities

Services

Services

  • Commercial Disputes

  • Tax