Lawyers

Merene Benyah

Merene Benyah

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Oil and Gas; Minerals and Mining; and Aviation.

Position

Head of Chambers

Career

Merene Benyah’s extensive experience covers all facets of corporate and commercial practice and she has been intimately involved in leading ground-breaking transactions in Oil & Gas, Mining, cross border Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets.

She has received multiple recognitions over her career, including recognition as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Oil and Gas, Banking and Capital Markets, Energy and Infrastructure, M&A, Project Development (IFLR1000, 2017-2022).  She was also named as part of IFLR1000’s Women Leaders in 2020, 2021 and 2022. She has been ranked in Corporate and Commercial Law and Projects & Energy by Chambers Global 2022.

Languages

English

Memberships

Ghana Bar Association

International Bar Association

Bar of England and Wales

Education

Merene holds an LLB from the London School of Economics and Political Science (London University); a BL from Council of Legal Education, UK and the Ghana School of Law; and an MBA from CEIBS. She is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, the Ghana Bar and the International Bar Association.

Mentions

Ghana

Banking and finance

Ghana

Capital markets

Ghana

Commercial, corporate and M&A

Ghana

Energy