JLD & MB Legal Consultancy

Corporate and Commercial Law; Energy and Natural Resources; Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking and Finance; Infrastructure; Construction and Real Estate.

Partner

Lily Acquaye has expertise in various areas of law, including Projects -Oil & Gas and Infrastructure;  Banking and Finance and Capital Markets. She led the JLD & MB team which advised the Government of Ghana on its successful and oversubscribed Government bonds from 2013 to 2020.

She has led several key multinational transactions across various practice areas and has been recognised by IFLR1000 as a Leading Lawyer/ Highly Regarded Lawyer in Banking, Capital Markets, M&A and a Highly Regarded Lawyer - Banking, Capital Markets, M&A, Energy, Oil & Gas (IFLR1000 2018-2022). She is also ranked in Banking and Finance (Spotlight Table) by Chambers Global 2022.

Key Clients: ExxonMobil Corporation, Citibank, GCB Bank, Heritage Oil, McDermott and Vantage Drilling.

English

Ghana Bar Association

International Bar Association

Lily holds an LLB from the University of Botswana; a Qualifying Certificate following successful completion of the Ghana School of Law; and an LLM in Corporate Law from the New York University School of Law. She has been admitted to the New York State Bar and is also a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the International Bar Association.