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Providing world-class, client-tailored solutions for the modern Ghanaian and African business landscape.
Leading the way in Intellectual Property rights, Trademarks, and Patent protection across ARIPO member states.
Our Practice Areas
SN ANKU & ASSOCIATES is a leading full-service law firm based in Accra, Ghana, providing strategic and commercially focused legal solutions to individuals, businesses, government institutions, multinational corporations, investors, and international organizations.
The Firm offers comprehensive legal services across corporate and commercial law, intellectual property, mining and natural resources, technology, telecommunications, energy, entertainment, international trade, and dispute resolution. Through its specialized subsidiary, SN ANKU IP FIRM, the Firm provides expert intellectual property and technology transfer services, with offices in Ghana, Nigeria, The Gambia, and the United States.
Strategic advisory, corporate governance, and specialized litigation services tailored for the Ghanaian market.
We advise local and international clients on corporate structuring, business establishment, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, corporate reorganisations, public-private partnership (PPP) transactions, and strategic investment projects. .
Effective governance is essential for investor confidence. We provide comprehensive company secretarial services including business incorporation, partnerships, NGOS, companies limited by shares and guarantee, business name registration, corporate restructuring, share transfers, maintenance of statutory registers, board and shareholder resolutions, AGMs, annual returns, and AML compliance. .
Well-structured documentation is the foundation of cross-border success. We draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, service agreements, consultancy agreements, supply and distribution agreements, employment contracts, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, partnership and joint venture agreements, MOUs, legal opinions, and advisory memoranda, each tailored for multi-jurisdictional enforceability, clarity, and risk allocation. .
As our specialist subsidiary, SN ANKU IP FIRM provides comprehensive IP services designed to protect, commercialize, and enforce intellectual assets as part of cross-border transactions across Ghana, Africa, and international markets. Services include, registration and protection of trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, utility models and geographical indications; IP portfolio management, technology transfer, licensing, franchising, IP audits, due diligence, valuation, and enforcement including litigation, anti-counterfeiting, border measures, and opposition proceedings. .
Successful investment requires strategic legal guidance. We advise on FDI, market entry strategies, business establishment, PPPs, investment incentives, licensing requirements, government engagement, corporate restructuring, and business expansion across Africa. We work with entrepreneurs, multinationals, development partners, and financial institutions to facilitate commercially viable projects that contribute to sustainable economic growth. .
We provide strategic dispute resolution to protect cross-border investments. Our team represents clients before courts, tribunals, arbitration panels, and regulatory bodies in commercial, corporate, civil, regulatory, employment, and contractual matters, including debt recovery, judgment enforcement, mediation, arbitration, and negotiation, always focused on minimizing cost, business disruption, and preserving commercial relationships while delivering enforceable outcomes. .
Ghana's resource sector requires specialist cross-border capability. We advise mining companies, gold traders,
exploration firms, investors, and financial institutions on licensing, regulatory approvals, gold buying and trading
company registration, gold purchase agreements, mining concession acquisitions and transfers, joint ventures, and
investment structuring.
Our Approach: Combining technical legal expertise with industry knowledge to ensure legal certainty, regulatory
compliance, and investment sustainability in highly regulated environments.
A dedicated team of legal professionals committed to providing excellence in Intellectual Property and Commercial Law across Ghana.
Managing Partner, Global
Partner, Gambia
Partner, Nigeria
Partner, USA
To be Africa's most trusted legal gateway for global investment, trade, and enterprise, where international capital meets African opportunity with certainty.
We enable seamless cross-border transactions by providing strategic, commercially-focused legal solutions that help corporations, investors, and multinationals invest, trade, and expand across Africa and key global markets with confidence, compliance, and competitive advantage. We combine deep knowledge of Ghanaian and African regulatory landscapes with international best practices to ensure every transaction is legally secure, commercially sound, and globally enforceable.
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If you have an immediate legal emergency, please call our direct line:
+233-59-723-7710We work in collaboration with leading local and international bodies to provide superior legal solutions in Ghana.
With our primary office in the heart of the city's business district, we ensure premium legal excellence is always within your reach.
Located at the prestigious Emporium, serving as our central hub for corporate law and intellectual property briefings.