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AB & David Ranked By Chambers & Partners Global
AB & David has been ranked by Chambers & Partners Global among the top two percent (2%) law firms in Ghana for general business law and natural resources and # 1 in business law for overseas assignments. Chambers & Partners are the publishers of the world-famous guides to law firms and lawyers.

David Ranked # 1 For Overseas Experts By Chambers & Partners
David has been ranked #1 for Overseas Experts by Chambers & Partners Global. The Chambers Editorial had this to say.

Clients appreciate his “excellent knowledge of Ghanaian and West African investment laws,” while the market also values “his flexibility and ability to work throughout Africa.”

AB & David host West Africa Business Lawyers
Lawyers from Liberia, Nigeria and Benin converged at the Alisa Hotel North Ridge, Accra during the 4th to 8th of December 2006 to discuss how to deal with various bottlenecks regarding business in West Africa. They included Ferdinand Aho (Senegal), Joseph Djogbenu (Benin), Adeniji Kazeem and Yomi (Nigeria) and Dusty Wolokolie (Liberia).

Topics discussed included;

• Opportunities for cross-Border Trade and Investments in West Africa.
• Business Opportunities In Liberia and Nigeria
• Business In Francophone West Africa – The Impact Of The OHADA Regime
• The Public Procurement Act 2003, Act 663 – Practical challenges and legal matters arising
  

AB & David Holds Business Law Week
AB & David, on the 4th to the 8th of December 2006, hosted the business community, public sector, NGOs, and CSOs to a “Business Law Week” at Alisa Hotel. The series of events which was part of AB & David’s corporate social responsibility was aimed at creating a common platform for the public and private sectors to deliberate on recent pertinent laws and policies which impact on business in Ghana.

The well attended event was on the theme “The Impact of Emerging Law and Policy; Opportunities, Risks and Matters arising”.

The program drew participants from the Telecommunication Industry, The Construction Industry, The Financial Services Industry, Non-Governmental Organisations, Information Communication Technology Companies, Persons in Legal Practice, Academia and Agribusiness. There were also participants from Nigeria, Liberia, Benin and Ghana.

Topics discussed included:

• The Public Procurement Act 2003, Act 663 – Practical challenges and legal matters arising.(Presented by David Ofosu-Dorte, CEO, AB & David)
• The Millennium Challenge Account: Opportunities Galore – Are you prepared? (Presented by The Honourable Minister for Public Sector Reform, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom)
• NGO Corporate Governance; Achieving credibility and legitimacy (Presented by Isabel Boaten, Partner , AB & David)
• The Credit Reference Law? Facilitating Access to Finance or Exposing Borrowers: What you need to know. (Presented by Akyaa Arhin, Senior Associate , AB & David)
• Opportunities for cross-Border Trade and Investments In West Africa.
• Business Opportunities In Liberia and Nigeria (Presented by Adeniji Kazeem , Managing Partner , Adeniji Kazeem, Nigeria)
• Business In Francophone West Africa – The Impact Of The OHADA Regime. (Presented by Joseph Djogbenu from Benin)
  

Some comments expressed by participants;

Nana Beecham, CEO of Seatec Telecom Services said:
“We are grateful to you for your dedication to making a difference in the business world and for the very enlightening and informative Business Law Week. It really increased our awareness of the developments in the legal business environment”

Dr. Abdel Satti, Executive Director of ITTAS Consultancy also had this to say:
“Congratulations for a very successful Business Law Week”.

These were the words of Abayomi Awotunde Law firm of Adeniji Kazeem Nigeria: - “AB & David is doing real good work.

AB & David Institutes Law Students Scholarship Scheme
AB & David, a business law firm in Accra, has instituted a ¢24 million scholarship scheme for four students of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon and the Ghana Law School. Two students from each of the two institutions would benefit from the scholarship.

Presenting the Faculty of Law’s component of a cheque for ¢12 million to Professor Nii Ashie Kotey, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Mr. David Ofosu-Dorte, Chief Executive Officer of the law firm, said they were aware of some brilliant students who were confronted with financial difficulties that impeded their chances of fulfilling their professional aspirations.

He said the firm was touched to make the donation, which he described as a “token” to assist brilliant needy students studying law at the two law institutions in the country, adding that it was part of the firm’s corporate social responsibility. He was optimistic that in the years to come, the fund would be expanded from within the firm and outside it, to support this good cause.

Receiving the cheque, Professor Nii Ashie Kotey thanked the benefactors for their support to promote the study of law in the country, and said the scholarship scheme came at the right time to support the students.
“Donations such as yours would go a long way to bring up legal professionals who, otherwise, would have had financial difficulties in completing their courses”, he observed. He urged other corporate organizations to emulate the example of the company.
Source: Saturday, 9 December, 2006 edition of the Daily Graphic (Link to Graphic)