Mrs. Nortey is currently a Partner at Beyuo & Co, the culmination of several years of hard work and selfless dedication to her practice. A methodical trial and appellate lawyer, Mrs. Nortey has immense experience in litigation, having been a private practitioner for nearly 14 years. She also advises a wide range of clients on commercial law, real estate and property law, family and probate matters as well as clients in the construction industry and on general property acquisition.
Mrs. Nortey currently works with both local and international clients to establish their operations in Ghana and comply with the statutory governance and instrument requirements. An astute and versatile legal mind, she has carved a niche for herself in commercial litigation.
She has been engaged by several major banks as well as non-banking financial institutions in an advisory capacity—in addition to executing day-to-day legal work on clients’ behalf. Mrs. Nortey is currently the Board Chairman of Abokobi Community Bank. She has vast experience in commercial arbitration and has been appointed to the Legal Aid Board in Ghana after having done a lot of work for that organization. Her functions included organizing workshops on behalf of the Board as well as doing pro bono work for the Board’s clients.
Mrs. Nortey was a member of a team of lawyers from West Africa—led by the Chief Justice of Ghana—who put together a viable and sustainable working document on ADR in Ghana. The document was a huge success and is being used as a guidance tool in the Gambia.
