Nartey Law Firm

Corporate and Commercial

Financial Institutions and Capital Markets

Our firm has a focus on banking, finance and capital market transactions. We advise our clients in the banking and non-banking, insurance, investment banking and the financial services sectors. We advise on regulatory issues relating to the financial services and securities sectors, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital raising and due diligence issues. 

We also provide practical and integrated legal counsel to clients on mainstream capital markets transactions, including debt and equity transactions.

Business structuring and Compliance 

We advise businesses on their ownership structures, investment models and contracting. We have particular expertise in advising on corporate governance issues, with the goal of enabling our clients ‘businesses to operate effectively, efficiently and in full compliance with all applicable domestic and international legal requirements.

For entrants into the Ghanaian market, we provide businesses with due diligence and business registration to mitigate the legal risks that may be associated with a new market.

We assist our clients’ with Contract drafting and negotiation that may arise in the course of their business activities.

Mergers and Acquisition 

Market trends and state economies are susceptible to sudden change, and businesses are required to embrace transformation and innovation for sustainability and profit. 

Our firm is well equipped and positioned to provide legal support for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). 

We specialize in shareholders’ and purchase agreements, seller and buyer, due diligence, drafting of contracts and transaction documents, market entry and tax advisory. 

Our expertise in M&A enables us to offer our clients outstanding legal support with negotiations, corporate governance, and risk alleviation.

Hospitality and Leisure

We assist our clients in navigating the legal and regulatory framework for the establishment and construction of hotels in Ghana. We also undertake the review of hotel and franchise management agreements for our clientele in the hospitality industry

Intellectual Property

We offer legal advice in certain specialized areas of intellectual property. By understanding your expectations and the goals of your business, we are able to provide you with assistance to effectively handle and obtain substantial worth for your IP holdings. We likewise seek to ensure we curtail your regulatory and legal risks when it comes to the protection of your assets. 

We work with our clients in areas of copyright issues, licensing, trademarks, and franchising. 

Dispute Resolution

Disputes inevitably arise for businesses and individuals alike and can be debilitating. Our firm understands the significant cost and time expense which litigation in the courts bring.  It is our resolve to, where attainable, find a pragmatic solution to a problem to resolve a dispute for our clients. 

We represent our clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings and where litigation is necessary; we will pursue it in a focused and efficient way, using our significant advocacy experience.

Real Estate and Infrastructure

We offer our expertise and comprehensive assistance to domestic and international real estate investors and developers in real estate transactions.

We undertake on behalf of our clients, due diligence, preparation and drafting of licenses, mortgages, tenancies, leases and a range of other real estate and infrastructure documentation. Our capability and skill set further covers interactions with the relevant government bodies when required for developments, which are industrial, residential, and commercial in scope. 

As a firm we provide clients with dedicated services to ensure efficiency and success in infrastructure and construction projects from initiation and at every stage until completion. 

Trust and Probate

We provide our clients legal expertise with probate administration and estate planning. 

Our firm’s expertise covers advice and litigation in various complexities and forms of estates. We offer support in the drafting and preparation of wills, administration of estates and inheritance tax.