Africa Legal Associates

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial, Banking and Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, Real Estate, Intellectual Property

Partner

Originally trained as a Barrister in England & Wales, Nii Odotei has both English and Ghanaian qualifications. With thirteen and a half years spent in Fugar & Co. one of Ghana’s leading corporate law firms, and seven years as a Partner, Nii brings to ALA a practice embracing contentious and noncontentious work covering project finance, joint ventures, corporate acquisitions and buyouts, corporate finance and more recently power and upstream oil and gas work.

With 20 years and 19 years respectively at the English Bar and Ghanaian Bar, he provides clients with comprehensive legal advice that spans the two legal jurisdictions and even beyond. This allows him to make an invaluable contributions to the ALA team in navigating the complexities and nuances of different legal systems.  

 He always provides a broader perspective in his legal advice, ensuring that clients receive a holistic and well-informed approach to their legal matters that takes into account the relevant laws and regulations across different jurisdictions. His expertise has earned him a ranking on the Chambers and Partners (Global) from 2007 to 2019, in the practice areas of Corporate Commercial, and Natural Resources. He is also ranked as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Restructuring and Insolvency by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR)1000.  

 In 2022, he became one of the first Licensed Insolvency Practitioners in Ghana.  

English

Member - Ghana Bar Association

Member - Bar of England and Wales

Member - Institute of Directors (UK)

Member - Institute of Directors (Southern Africa)

The Fletcher School, Tufts University (USA) - Master of Global Business Administration (GBA)

International Oil and Gas Law Contracts & Negotiation - (1) From Concept to Discovery (2) From Discovery to Decommissioning - Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law (USA)

Stanford University Business School (USA)- SEED Entrepreneurship Programme

IAATA Certificate in International Air Law

Post- Call Law Conversion Course - Ghana School of Law.

Bar Vocational Course (BVC) -  City University Law School (UK)

LLB. - University of London (UK)