Highlights:My career highlight was when I was working in-house for the premier university in Ghana-University of Ghana. This position gave me a lot of autonomy, responsible roles, and exposure working with academic professors and great administrative professionals.

Skills:drafting, research, writing, negotiation

Goal:I am looking to build a robust corporate law practice preferably in a law firm or company setting. In the corporate setting, I am interested in working in higher education, energy (utilities) and technology (software) industry. In a law firm space, I am interested in working in a top AmLaw 100 law firm.

Membership:American Bar Association Ghana Bar Association State Bar of Georgia Atlanta Bar Association National Bar Association

Honor:"John Mensah Sarbah Memorial Prize" for best Graduating Student of the Ghana School of Law- Top of a class of more than 400 graduating law students called to the Ghana bar in 2016. The award was instituted by the Ghana School of Law and it is presented by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana "Daniel Prize Award"- First recipient of this award in 2017. The award was instituted by the Law Christian Fellowship of the Ghana School of Law and recognizes a student who demonstrated excellence and commitment to Christian values while a law student. "Certificate of Honor"- This award was instituted by the Church of Pentecost, a Pentecostal denomination that originates from Ghana and currently has a presence in more than 151 countries globally. The award is presented to members who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary accomplishment in their field.

Associate 08/2022 - current
Baker Donelson, Atlanta, Georgia United States
Industry: Legal Services
Provide legal services
• Guides foreign companies to establish presence in the US and ensure their corporate maintenance and compliance whiles doing business in the US • Reviews varieties of complex business contracts in the employment, energy, technology, and privacy industry • Performs complicated document reviews in relation to government agency investigations or inquiries • Works collaboratively with other attorneys in different offices on due diligence reviews regarding cross-border mergers and acquisitions • Legal research and analysis on commercial litigation matters--
Summer Associate 05/2021 - 07/2021
Baker Donelson, Atlanta, Georgia United States
Industry: Legal Services
Provision of legal services, research and analysis, and contract reviews
• Researched matters on data security and privacy • Drafted memos on quiet title claims, trademark infringements, and personal jurisdiction • Reviewed an LLC agreement and conducted due diligence on an M&A transaction • Researched Georgia and select states’ cannabis law status • Reviewed and updated the legal position regarding insurance claims adjusters’ liability across the 50 states--
Legal Extern 01/2021 - 04/2021
Tricentis, Atlanta, Georgia United States
Industry: Software
Legal research and analysis and contract reviews
• Conducted due diligence on select export compliance for multi-national, private-equity technology SaaS company contemplating doing business in foreign jurisdictions • Drafted redlines to NDAs and developed an NDA guideline/playbook for the company • Reviewed and advised on critical provisions impacting revenue recognition on various agreements such as software licensing, master alliance, collaboration, and local participation agreements • Researched the impact of applicable government regulations on a company’s business • Drafted memo on default statutory provisions applicable to specific key contractual provisions and possible enforcement in select states--
Legal Extern 08/2021 - 11/2021
Verizon, Atlanta, Georgia United States
Industry: Telecommunication
Assist and support legal department with research and contract reviews
• Drafted and reviewed software licensing and reseller agreements • Researched the Attorney/Business client privilege in select countries • Researched complex software transaction issues relating to EULA’s compatibility in SaaS/NaaS agreements • Provided pro bono advisory services regarding a New Jersey non-profit’s incorporation • Drafted articles of incorporation for a New Jersey non-profit corporation--
Judicial Extern 01/2020 - 04/2020
State Court of Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Athens, Georgia United States
Industry: Judiciary
Provide legal support to Presiding Judge
• Drafted memos and court orders relating to motions for summary judgment and dismissal • Prepared two reflective journals and a learning appraisal for seminar classes--
Summer Legal Intern 05/2020 - 08/2020
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlanta, Georgia United States
Industry: Legal Services
Provide mediation support services
• Mediated employment discrimination charges between charging parties and respondents • Marketed the EEOC mediation program and invited parties and their lawyers to mediate--
Graduate Research Assistant 08/2019 - 05/2020
University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia United States
Industry: Higher Education
Provide research support services to law professor
• Researched the pre-detention provisions in the Constitutions and Statutes of the 50 US States • Researched recent articles on discrimination in algorithmic credit lending and solutions to eliminate the same--
Legal Officer 12/2018 - 07/2019
University of Ghana, Accra, Accra Ghana
Industry: Higher Education
Provide legal services
• Represented the University in court proceedings and as prosecutor on the University’s disciplinary committees and appeals board • Successfully negotiated and reviewed contracts like articulation agreements, procurement contracts, and private partnership agreements • Drafted and reviewed several memoranda of understanding (MOU) between the University and its business partners • Prepared due diligence reports on entities dealing with the University • Reviewed provisions in the University statutes to ensure their compliance with national laws • Advised the vice-chancellor and other principal officers of the University on legal issues arising internally and externally through official memorandum correspondence • Reviewed annual budgets and financial statements of some units/departments in the University • Successfully drafted a transaction procedure mandate and signatory authority matrix to guide staff in contractual transactions and execution respectively • Drafted Board governance documents for business owned and operated by the University--
Associate 10/2016 - 12/2018
Asante-Krobea, Sekyere & Associate, Kumasi, Ashanti Ghana
Industry: Legal Services
Provide legal services
• Drafted court processes like pleadings, motions, notice of appeals, written submissions and addresses and motions • Filed and successfully made claims in commercial courts on behalf of business entities like banks • Successfully litigated claims in land title and possession disputes, commercial debt recoveries as well as divorce petitions and child custody cases • Drafted legal documents like conveyances, mortgage deeds etc. and non-legal documents like wills and demand notices • Mediated and negotiated deals and disputes between parties out of court • Defended accused persons in criminal trials on charges of felonies like armed robbery, rape, and larceny • Volunteered as a court appointed counsel on annual criminal court assizes to defend accused persons--

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology 08/2010 - 06/2014
Kumasi, , Ghana
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Law
This is the bachelor's degree in law

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