Akushika Amu

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Akushika Amu is a Partner at Lex Praxis with a strong background in corporate and commercial law.

She earned her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology and subsequently received her Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL) from the Ghana Law School. Akushika’s legal career began at the Civil Division of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Department, where she gained invaluable insight into government operations and procedures.

Akushika has extensive experience advising both local and international clients on business setup, regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions. Her work spans the Oil and Gas, Insurance, Finance, and Hospitality sectors, including drafting and reviewing commercial agreements as well as providing comprehensive corporate legal advisory services.

Before joining Lex Praxis, she served as an Associate at Prime Attorneys, where she honed her skills in corporate and commercial practice.

Her professional strengths include due diligence, corporate governance, and compliance, as well as structuring deals and handling legal questions in business operations ranging from employment issues to private securities placements.

Akushika has also been involved in a variety of financing transactions, trade and investment initiatves, and negotiations with institutional lenders.

 

Akushika received her Call to the Bar in 2012. Her professional strengths are in corporate and commercial law..

Corporate and Commercial Law
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • The Florida Bar
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Florida Justice Association
  • Make A Wish Foundation – Board Member
  • Daily Business Review, Florida Legal Awards, Innovator, 2021
  • Best Lawyers 2019-2021
  • Super Lawyers Award
  • Martindale-Hubble, Client Champion Award
  • AV Preeminent Award
  • AV Preeminent Attorney – Judicial Edition, 2022
  • Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winnipeg, 2020 – Present
  • Member, Manitoba Bar Association Mid-Winter, 2019 – Present
  • Cantor, St. Mary’s Music Ministry, 2014 – Present