The Law Office of Clinton Consultancy

We have extensive experience in property and construction law being involved in the acquisition, development, construction leasing, management and sale of many commercial and retail developments.

Our clients include Trust and Corporate bodies and private clients.

Our expertise:-

• • Acquisitions and sales

• • Commercial and retail leasing

• • Construction and development

• • Debt and equity funding

• • Advice on planning and environment issues
  • Structuring, stamp duty and tax
  • Land Tax and valuations

Clinton Consultancy Lawyers have extensive knowledge and experience in human rights law and we are regularly appear in the media commenting on legal issues relating to personal injury law and human rights.

All public bodies such as police, hospitals, courts, local governments, and publicly funded schools, as well as other bodies carrying out public functions, have to comply with human rights laws in Ghana.

Our experts will advise you on the best way to pursue your case.

Our firm offer an integrated, cross-border service to meet our clients global needs, and provides specialist advice and representation.

We offer high quality services to clients by focusing on:-

• Advising on whether specific marks are available for use and registration in territories of interest
• Filing trade mark and design applications
• Protecting clients’ trade mark applications and registrations against third-party attack
• Protecting against infringement by running watch services and advising on strategies to halt infringements
• Developing brand strategies and managing brand portfolios long-term

Clinton Consultancy acts for several national telecommunications and telecoms infrastructure companies, as well as major television and radio stations, publishers and corporates seeking advice on intellectual property matters.

Our work with telecommunication clients has often involved pre-incorporation advice on the law relating to telecommunications, governmental approvals, representation of clients in the initial negotiations between themselves and relevant government departments and regulatory bodies, securing applicable consents and approvals, advice on incorporation procedures and tax liability under Ghanaian law.

We represent media clients in transactions involving the development, financing, production, video and distribution of audio visual, television and interactive projects. We also advise major publishers on all aspects of the law relating to publishing. 

In Information Technology, we have advised on the laws governing domain name disputes; and on enforcing a foreign judgment obtained in a domain name dispute.

We also advise in conjunction with the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department on a wide range of contentious intellectual property matters concerning the protection of patent, trade mark, passing off and/or copyright.

A secondary aspect to our work in advising corporate clients seeking to establish businesses in Ghana is tax-ramifications. We advise our clients on the tax implications of forming the various types of companies permitted under our jurisdiction. This advice includes advising foreign nationals employed in Ghana by either local or international corporations. Our work also involves assisting our clients in resolving their tax issues with local authorities and the best structure, given the tax ramifications and strategic considerations, for tendering for contracts.

As regulatory regimes evolve, effective dispute resolution remains a core aspect of doing business in Africa.

Clinton Consultancy helps clients mitigate the risks involved with structuring projects, drafting long term agreements, enforcing contractual obligations, and protecting intellectual property rights. We represent corporate and commercial clients before courts, arbitrators, mediators, administrative and statutory tribunals in civil litigation and administrative proceedings. Clinton Consultancy has also led substantive joint representations in international arbitration proceedings and have acted for multinational corporations, financial institutions and government bodies.

Our experience in effective dispute resolution extends across a wide range of sectors including tax, intellectual property, construction, property, insurance, natural resources, and banking. We excel in providing strategic and insightful advice on commercially sound approaches to resolving disputes.

Our energy and infrastructure practice spans the full range of legal issues arising in Ghana’s energy and infrastructure sectors.

We have experience advising on legal matters related to project structuring and development, financing, government regulation, construction and other contract issues. Our expertise covers:-

• • Power generation and transmission including nuclear energy and all forms of renewable energy
  • Infrastructure including roads, airports, bridges, railways and ports

• • Water and wastewater treatment

• • Telecommunications including wireless, landline and satellites

Clients rely on our Banking and Financial Services lawyers to help them navigate and handle everything from new regulations to creditor rights.

Our law firm represents many national banks and other financial services companies, assisting in compliance and regulatory issues, the negotiation and documentation of loans, loan restructurings, loan collections, and bankruptcy-related issues.

We also advise on regulatory issues relating to the financial services and securities sectors, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital raising and due diligence issues.  Clinton Consultancy in the last few years has developed a formidable reputation for its work on high profile transactions in Ghana.

We advise the leading oil field services company in the world to provide marine transportation services to oil companies in Ghana.

Clinton Consultancy also offers legal and business advice on every aspect of the international oil and gas life cycle-exploration, discovery, authorization, development, production, evacuation of production, marketing and sale of production, transportation and abandonment/decommissioning.

Members of Chambers have experience, training and fundamental insight into:-

·       The contract matrix and key agreements in the international oil and gas industry

·        The relationship matrix in the international oil and gas industry from a contractual and corporate perspective

·       The legal and tax regime of Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry

·       Corporate Social Responsibility

We are regularly engaged to undertake the following and more:-

·       Registration of companies

·       Drafting and reviewing of agreements such as confidentiality and non-circumvention agreements etc.

·       Compliance with local content laws

·       Labour issues

·       Immigration issues for expatriate staff

·       Collaboration with Investors foreign advisers 

·       Reviewing of equipment supply/leasing agreements 

·       General corporate litigation and advice

·       Tax advice

·       Reviewing and advising  lenders on security documentation

Why Choose Clinton Consultancy?

Over the last 5 years, Clinton Consultancy has received a wide variety of sub-contracted work from India, Hong Kong, and Singapore relating to turnkey regulatory compliance outsourcing from the largest companies in the world. We now work directly with large companies and receive a range of sub-contracted work globally utilizing the skills of paralegals and lawyers trained in the U.K and the U.S  who have returned to Africa. The quality of work delivered in the shortest possible time with reasonable rates has earned us the reputation of being the go-to Outsourcing house by contractors who have for over 15 years received regular instructions, ad need to sub-contract big projects to skilled professionals with regulatory and legal mindsets.

Compliance is now a critical part of doing business in the global marketplace and compliance regulations are becoming ever more prevalent. New compliance regulations are coming into effect every year. These new restrictions mean that as regulatory requirements increase, streamlined approaches that scale are needed to avoid cost spirals.

Our Turnkey Service

There is currently a global shift towards regulatory compliance outsourcing. Companies throughout North America, the EU and Australia trust our Outsourcing Services to manage their compliance management, data gathering, analysis and reporting. As compliance requirements become more complex many compliance managers, CIO’s, CFO’s and CEO’s have realized that economies of scale, speed and expertise allow Legal and Compliance Outsourcing to manage the compliance process end to end at a cheaper price than internal hires.

Clinton Consultancy specializes in regulatory compliance outsourcing by automating processes, eliminating thousands of hours of effort and ensuring that your firm stays compliant while also staying on budget.

1. Regulatory Assessment Services
2. Regulatory Compliance Outsourcing
3. Tax Compliance Outsourcing services
4. Compliance Planning and Corporate Policy
5. Compliance Reporting
6. Supply Chain Data Collection

1. Regulatory Assessment Services

From Gap Analysis to Reporting: Companies that sell products globally must respond to a broad range of regulatory requirements that are always expanding. You shouldn’t have to navigate that landscape alone.  Clinton Consultancy has gathered a diverse team of industry experts to provide you with insight into your obligations, and how to meet them efficiently. As your requirements increase, our team can help you stay ahead of the curve and keep your programs up to date.

2. Why Companies Outsource Legal Compliance Activities

By turning to a team of trusted professionals, organizations find they’re able to:

1. Increase bandwidth
2. Gain control
3. Reduce risk
4. Manage a more effective post-M&A transition
5. Optimize organization and efficiency

3. Unrivaled Tax Compliance Outsourcing services.

​Tax leaders continue to face increasing pressure on the regulatory front as they work to address issues like Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, new country-specific regulations, and traditional requirements. At the same time, the tax authorities themselves have become smarter and more nimble, using new technologies and approaches, such as analytics to identify and respond to issues more quickly.

Faced with a growing web of needs, tax leaders are looking for innovative ways to become more effective and responsive in a constantly shifting environment. They are re-evaluating their operating models, extending the skill portfolio for talent, improving their data, and relying more heavily on advanced technologies.

At Clinton Consultancy we offer Unrivaled Tax Compliance Outsourcing services.

4. Compliance Planning and Corporate Policy

As new regulations are passed or as firms enter new markets compliance planning is a fundamental business requirement and, in most cases, a legal requirement. Clinton Consultancy’s Compliance team works at the corporate level to consult on policy and overall planning to ensure that your company easily navigates compliance challenges. The Clinton Consultancy team strives to automate processes, find efficiencies and keep compliance as low-cost as possible while maintaining a leading and robust program.

5.  Compliance Reporting

As data has been collected and compliance reports are required Clinton Consultancy regulatory team can assist with any reporting related challenges or hurdles. As the final step in most compliance initiatives, the reporting phase must be conducted thoroughly and accurately. Our regulatory team can assist and/or complete necessary reports for compliance using our compliance software. In some instances, Clinton Consultancy has helped clients at border crossings entering foreign markets, has authored compliance reports and has actively worked with clients end to end through their compliance process.

6. Supply Chain Data Collection

Clinton Consultancy’s Compliance supply chain division works with a wide range of firms in many verticals including: Aerospace, Personal Care, Manufacturing, Electronics and Retail for supply chain engagement and data procurement. While software solutions automate data collection our supply chain team serves to locate compliance contacts, educate and on-board suppliers to your company policy/program. The Clinton Consultancy supply chain division is always supported by one of the world’s largest compliance contact databases along with millions of compliance records which allows Clinton Consultancy to leverage economies of scale in data procurement to lower costs to clients.

Clinton Consultancy’s supply chain data collection services are available as a value-added service with the Clinton Consultancy Compliance Management Software Suite or as a standalone service.