Georgina Awurakonadu Kusi

• Providing assistance to Groupe Ideal Companies in legal advisory services including Labour law related matters and taking minutes in committee meetings.
• Drafting and reviewing of agreements.
• Advising on corporate and fiance legal issues of the Financial Institution.
• Ensuring of interpretation and applying of the Financial Regulation of the Bank.
• Preparation of legal opinions on proposed financial transactions.
• Advising on financial transactions to the Board and to the Client.
• Preparing and drafting legal documents such as Deed of Mortgage/ Discharge of Deeds, Deed of Sale, Leases, conveyance, assignment, and Demand notices.
• Representing the Company in court and demonstrating proficiency in civil and contract trial proceedings.
• Writing and revising a wide variety of motions, affidavits, interrogatories, and contracts negotiating with other parties and signing settlement agreements.
• Review of non-performing loans portfolio and preparation of advice to external solicitors for recoveries.
• Providing day to day legal advice to management such as the Credit Committee and the Loan Review Committee.
• Providing transaction advice relating to credit as well as corporate finance.
• Providing assistance to the Recovery Department.
• Preparation of monthly reports on the progress of cases in court.
• Advising on financial Policy Issues
• Registration of collaterals at the Collateral Registry.
• Liaise with various government institutions such as the Lands Commission and Companies Registry in filing and registering of security documentation.
• Providing Company Secretarial Services to all the Company's subsidiaries such as Firstrust (defunct), Ideal Pensions(defunct) Ideal Capital Partners(defunct) as well T.V Africa.

1. Litigation Portfolio

• ·Successfully represented AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd in the High Court and Court of Appeal regarding several labour disputes.
• Member of the team that represented King’s City Development Company (Appolonia City Ghana) in the Supreme Court of Ghana in a compensation claim of over ¢69 million against Ghana National Gas Company.
• part of the the team representing Magna Terris Estates on a claim of over $7 million against the Bank of Ghana.
• Member of the team representing RLG Telecommunication Company against a ¢79 million debt recovery suit filed by Unibank (in Liquidation).
• Successfully represented RLG Communications against over ¢200,000 Copyright Infringement suit.
• Part of the team that represented Regency Alliance Company ltd against a $2.4 million insurance claim at the Court of Appeal.
• Part of the team representing the Kopodor Family of Ningo in a land dispute covering the whole Ningo State.
• Member of the team representing RegencyNem Insurance Company Ltd on liquidation proceedings instituted by the National Insurance Commission.
• Represented clients at all levels of the court system including the Supreme, Appeal and High Court, on cases bordering on a myriad of legal areas including Family, Labour, Land, Intellectual Property, Commercial, estate administration, tenancy, defamation, and insurance laws.

2. Other Dispute Resolution Portfolio

• Part of the team that represented/ represents AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd in several labour complaints at the National Labour Commission.
• Represented clients involved in alternative dispute resolution procedures including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration under the Ghana Arbitration Centre Rules and the LCIA Arbitration Rules.
• Successfully represented clients at the Environmental Protection Agency on noise pollution complaints.

3. Corporate and Commercial Portfolio

• Part of the team responsible for the annual review of Form 20-F related to listing on the New York Stock Exchange on behalf of AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd.
• Advised and directly involved in the filing of several company statutory forms for AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Ltd at the Registrar General’s Department including reregistration of the company and some of its subsidiaries and the liquidation of Samax (Ghana) Ltd which was wholly owned by AngloGold Ashanti International Exploration Holdings Ltd.
• Incorporated several companies and advised on corporate restructuring, drafting of Shareholders’ Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements and Financing Agreements, as well as registration with relevant entities such as the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.
• Part of the team involved in the renewal of licenses at the Petroleum Commission and the Energy Commission.
• Lead Counsel on the installation and maintenance of Solar energy of Companies at the Energy Commission.
• Part of the Team that provided Company Secretarial Services to RegencyNem Insurance Company Limited ( now in liquidation)
• Lead Counsel on the recovery of over ¢96 million loan accounts on behalf of the Receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ghana) Ltd.
• Part of the Team providing legal services in the area of Mergers & Acquisition between our Client, Golden Tintona and the target Company, Energoprojekt.
• Provided legal advice to Geolog Ghana Ltd on the termination of employment contracts under Ghanaian law.
• Provided legal advice to Andritz Hydro on sustainable energy needs within the Energy Sector.
• Conducted extensive research and written legal opinions for clients on a myriad of laws including labour law and company law including intellectual property and competition law.
• Provide compliance, legal and corporate secretarial services to more than a dozen companies including organizing general meetings and Board meetings and taking minutes.

4. Management Portfolio

• Updated and put into effect policies for the effective running of the firm such as the Office Procedure Manual.
• Structure and organise the Firm’s general meetings, Fee Earners Meetings/Continuous Legal Education and see to the proper taking of minutes.
• Involved in the assignment of cases and forming of teams.
• Manage procurement of logistics and other supplies for the firm.
• Involved in recruitment of Associates and support staff.
• Manage the day – to – day general administration of the firm.
• Part of the team that Designed and supervised the creation of the firm’s website.

• Drafting and reviewing of agreements.
• Preparation and drafting legal documents such as Deed of Mortgage, Deed of Sale, Deed of Endorsement, Leases, conveyance, assignment, and Demand notices.
• Review of non-performing loans portfolio and preparation of advice to external solicitors for recoveries.
• Preparing of legal briefs for onward transmission to external solicitors.
• Providing legal advisory support to the Board.
• Providing day to day legal advice to management.
• Providing transaction advice relating to credit as well as corporate finance.
• Providing Company Secretarial services to its subsidiary NDK Capital.
• Liaising with various government institutions such as the Lands Commission and Companies Registry in filing and registering of security documentation.
• Liaising with the various departments within the Company to ensure compliance of policies of the organization.
• Providing timely advise on issues that arise in the course of banking operations.

• Helped clients plan for and fund retirements using mutual funds and other options to manage, customize and diversify portfolio.
• Promoted financial products by maintaining excellent service offering knowledge.
• Networked to increase client base and encourage existing clients to expand financial portfolios.
• Identified and investigated variances to optimize financial plans and forecasts.

• Prepare legal briefs and opinions on cases for the firm.
• Performing administrative and management functions related to the functions of the law.
• Preparing and drafting legal documents, such as wills, employment contract, demand letters and registration of companies.
• Advise clients concerning business transactions.

Dispute Resolution Portfolio:

• Ghana Commercial Bank: Part of the legal team that worked on recovering a huge amount of money for our Client.
• Emos Consultancy- Part of the team that put together an investment portfolio for one of Ghana’s fastest growing Consultancy.
• Tri-Marine Company- Part of the team that represented our Client at international arbitration, Singapore held via Skype. Claim was for $15 million.
• ACDI-VOCA- provided legal advice to our Client, a US non- profit organization on the type of business to set up.

• Receiving and dispatching of Letters; Administrative letters, correspondence from the other institutions.
• Drafting and typing of memos and letters.
• Filing of administrative Documents