Ghanaian lawyer Nana Yaw Ntrakwah, of the law firm Ntrakwah and Co. Legal Practitioners and Consultants, has been named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Nana Yaw heads the firm’s litigation practice. He is dual qualified having been called to the Bar of England and Wales and the Ghana Bar. He also holds an LLM in Energy Law. Nana Yaw is an alumni of Concordia College; Moorhead Minnesota, USA and University of Exeter.
Nana Yaw has represented numerous clients in several high profile and landmark cases before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Ghana. He regularly represents local and international clients in their complex commercial litigation matters.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. Senior Fellow status in the society is reserved for advanced commitment to and support of the LCA, the Diversity Law Institute and the Trial Law Institute. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.
As an accomplished trial lawyer handling complex litigation matters, Nana Yaw also practices in the areas of Corporate and Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources.