Amina Ali Issaka

Profil complet

Amina has advised clients operating in the construction, insurance, manufacturing, and technology sectors. Amina has managed a portfolio of multinational clients, providing guidance on corporate governance, employment and immigration issues, foreign direct investment, regulatory compliance required of financial institutions, non-governmental organisations, the extractive industries, telecommunications, as well as other regulated corporate bodies in emerging markets.

Amina is admitted to practice law in Ghana and holds a Master of Corporate Law (MCL) degree from the University of Cambridge, where she graduated with First Class Honors.

Prior to her appointment as partner, Amina has served on the board of several charitable organisations and companies as a member and secretary.

Expérience

• Advising prominent global insurance industry players on the requirements for setting up subsidiaries and the feasibility of doing insurance business in Ghana.
• Advising several multinational corporations on establishing local subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with shareholder requirements under investment laws, and managing employment and immigration matters for the companies' expatriates.
• Drafting loan and fixed charge standard terms for a multinational finance company for use in its leasing operations in Ghana, as well as handling the registration and perfection of all loan agreements and fixed charges with regulators.
• Reviewing project finance documentation for a UK-based marine services company to close a project finance deal for constructing the largest floating dry dock in West Africa.
• Advising a management consulting firm on the regulatory requirements for offering management consulting and cybersecurity services to a mining company in Ghana.
• Advising on the exit of a Swedish venture capital company in Ghana through a trade sale to another multinational private equity firm.
• Representing a leading construction company in Ghana in negotiating a settlement for a construction dispute with a UN agency, saving the client approximately USD 600,000 in arbitration fees, liquidated damages, and costs.