KWADWO OFORI-ATTA
Accra
Summary
Experienced litigation attorney with expertise in legal drafting and research. Skilled in building client trust through strategic communication and delivering expert counsel. Committed to leading legal teams and advancing comprehensive legal solutions.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Counsel
Blagogee, Blacksword & Co.
10.2021 - Current
- Conduct legal research and analysis of legal problems.
- Represent local and international clients in court and other adjudicatory forums.
- Help to interpret standard operating procedures and to determine their appropriateness or fit for purpose.
- Provide supervision to all junior lawyers in the firm.
- Drafting legal opinions for both local and international clients.
- Drafting of minute of client’s Board meetings, and ensure timely distribution to members of the Board.
- Taking detailed notes during conferences with clients.
- Advise and represent client in courts, before government agencies, and in private legal matters.
- Undertakes duties on behalf of the Managing Partner, and sometimes serve us the first point of contact for walk-in clients.
- Communicate with clients, colleagues, judges, and others involved in the case.
- Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
- Writing contracts for local and multinational companies.
- Collating evidence and researching case laws.
- Performs other administrative functions or duties assigned by the Managing Partner.
Court Clerk (High Court Registrar)
Judicial Service of Ghana
Adentan Circuit Court
03.2021 - Current
- Ensure discipline of the court staff working under my department.
- Helps the Judge to conduct research in writing her judgments.
- Prepares monthly statistical returns.
- Makes daily entries into the Things Book.
- Make daily entries into the Case Dockets.
- Issue warrants ordered by the Judge.
- Register criminal cases.
- Make sure courts processes are duly served on the right parties by the bailiff.
- Helps the Deputy Chief Registrar in performance of her duties.
- Ensure rulings, orders and judgments issued by the court are executed.
- Perform any other duty assigned by the Judge and Deputy Chief Registrar.
Court Clerk (High Court Registrar)
Judicial Service of Ghana
Ada District Court
05.2019 - 02.2021
- Ensure discipline of the court staff working under my department.
- Helps the Judge to conduct research in writing his judgments.
- Issue warrants ordered by the Judge.
- Register criminal cases.
- Prepares monthly statistical returns.
- Make daily entries into the Things Book.
- Make daily entries into the Case Dockets.
- Make sure courts processes are duly served on the right parties by the bailiff.
- Helps the Deputy Chief Registrar in performance of her duties.
- Ensure rulings, orders and judgments issued by the court are executed.
- Perform any other duty assigned by the Judge and Deputy Chief Registrar.
Senior Manager, Sales & Marketing
RyzenPharma Limited
12.2010 - 03.2018
- In-charge of government tender business, making the company consistently winning government tender businesses.
- Increasing sales to about 35% over the years.
- Market visitations, planning of exhibition programs, and using other promotional tools to market our products, increased new clients acquisition.
- In charge of marketing department projects and strategies.
- Meets with stakeholders in the industry, like MoH, GHS, FDA among others on products certification and regulations process.
- Trained sales executives under my territory, making them become one of the most motivated employees.
- Prepare and manage marketing/sales activity budgets of the marketing department with close collaboration with the Finance Department.
- Analyze competitive product offerings in terms of features and benefits as well as price points.
- Conduct market research on products packaging to forward same to our suppliers.
- Conduct market intelligence research, to gather data for sales planning strategies.
- Agent for Lupin Limited, India, Universal Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Senior Sales Representative
Unicom Chemist Limited
03.2009 - 11.2010
- Supervising Vans Sales Officers within my territory.
- Build business relationships with assigned customers i.e. doctors, pharmacists, procurement officers, among-others.
- In charge of products certifications by working closely with FDA, GHS, MoH.
- Taking the opportunity to prospect for new business and evaluate the sales potential of existing customers.
- In charge of distribution of samples to only licensed practitioners, and following all samples regulations.
- Communicate and collaborate with the other departments on goals.
- Agent for GlaxoSmithKline, Kolyns, Medpharma, Universal Pharmaceutical Limited
Marketing Development and Customer Service Specialist
LaGray Chemical Company
10.2006 - 03.2009
- Identifying and developing target audiences for sale of the company products.
- Assisting in competitive market analysis and pricing of the company products to maximize profitability and competitive positioning.
- Development of advertising and promotional material, coordination of design and display of marketing materials, order verifications and account management.
- Conducting direct sales presentations to target audiences such as doctors, pharmacists, chemical sellers, etc.
- Providing market intelligence report.
Business Development Executive (Internship)
3E Quantum Associates Ltd.
08.2004 - 10.2004
- Help and training of applicants for the company’s clients.
- Assists in shortlisting of qualified applicants to an advertised positions.
- Identifying market opportunities or prospecting.
- Assists in headhunt of qualified persons for various open positions.
Education
Master of Laws (LLM) - International Criminal Law & Justice
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Professional Law Course -
Ghana School of Law
Bachelor of Laws -
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
BSc. (Hons) - Management with Computing
Regent University College of Science and Technology
Higher National Diploma - Marketing
Accra Polytechnic
SSCE - Accounting, Economics, Business Management
Kwahu Ridge Senior High Technical School
Skills
- Legal Research
- Litigation
- Client Communication
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
Volunteer Experience
- Member – Ghana Bar Association
- Member – Lega Aid Committee – Ghana Bar Association (Greater Accra Region)
- Member – Editorial Board Committee – African Centre of International Criminal Justice maiden Journal (GIMPA Law School)
- Finance Committee Member – Ghana School of Law, SRC, 2019/2020
- President/ Co- founder - Joy Investment Club, Accra Polytechnic 2004/2006
- Secretary- Pentecost Students’ and Associates (PENSA) -2005/2006
- Assist. Organizing Secretary – PENSA, 2003/2004
- Member – SRC Judicial Council, Accra Polytechnic (2005/2006)
- Member – PENSA Constitution Amendment Committee (2004/2005)
- Member - Inter- Tertiary Inst. PENSA Central Committee (2005/2006)
- Member – Professional Marketers’ Association of Ghana Students (PROMAGS) – Constitution Amendment Committee (2005/2006)
- Member – PROMAGS Electoral Board (2004/2005)
- Chairman – PROMAGS Electoral Board (2005/2006)
- Member- Students Mock Parliament (2007)
References
- His Lordship Justice Kyei Baffour (JA), Court of Appeal, Judicial Service of Ghana, Supreme Court Building, Accra, 0243 507 350
- His Lordship Justice Anokye Gyimah (JA), Court of Appeal, Judicial Service of Ghana, Accra, 0243 085405
- Mr. Eric Amexo, Circuit Court, Judicial Service of Ghana, Adentan, 0244 968272
Research Areas
- The evolution of the crime of aggression under the Rome Statute: Challenges in prosecuting post-Kampala amendments and implications for state leaders. (LLM Thesis)
- The Role of Competitive Advantage in the Mobile Telecom Industry A Case Study of all the Mobile Telecoms in Ghana (Thesis for BSc)
- The Role of Advertising in the Marketing of Pharmaceutical Products A Case Study of Kinapharma Limited (Thesis for HND)
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Associate Counsel
Blagogee, Blacksword & Co.
10.2021 - Current
Court Clerk (High Court Registrar)
Judicial Service of Ghana
03.2021 - Current
Court Clerk (High Court Registrar)
Judicial Service of Ghana
05.2019 - 02.2021
Senior Manager, Sales & Marketing
RyzenPharma Limited
12.2010 - 03.2018
Senior Sales Representative
Unicom Chemist Limited
03.2009 - 11.2010
Marketing Development and Customer Service Specialist
LaGray Chemical Company
10.2006 - 03.2009
Business Development Executive (Internship)
3E Quantum Associates Ltd.
08.2004 - 10.2004
Master of Laws (LLM) - International Criminal Law & Justice
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Professional Law Course -
Ghana School of Law
Bachelor of Laws -
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
BSc. (Hons) - Management with Computing
Regent University College of Science and Technology
Higher National Diploma - Marketing
Accra Polytechnic
SSCE - Accounting, Economics, Business Management
Kwahu Ridge Senior High Technical School