Managing Partner

Paa Kwesi Hagan

Paa Kwesi Hagan is the managing partner at Globetrotters Legal, he has a wealth of experience in advising clients on Ghanaian immigration and compliance matters and also liaising with regulatory bodies in Ghana on diverse fronts related to immigration, doing business in Ghana, compliance and migration management in general. Paa also has broad experience in corporate law.

Paa Kwesi has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a leading expert in the field of labour and employment law and a leading corporate immigration lawyer. Paa Kwesi has also been recognised by Acquisition International (AI) as the leading Corporate Immigration Advisor in Ghana for the year 2016.

Paa Kwesi has contributed articles on business immigration in Ghana to various journals including the 2014–2017 editions of The Corporate Immigration Review published by Law Business Research (UK) and The Global Business Immigration Practice Guide published by LexisNexis. He has also authored the Corporate Immigration Manual for Ghana cataloguing the various immigration processes obtainable in-country. He regularly speaks at various international forums on corporate immigration and employment law in Ghana.

Paa Kwesi is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He is also a member of International Bar Association (IBA) and an International Associate of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). He was educated at the Ghana School of Law, the University of Ghana and Mfantsipim School.

Partner

Irene Ntarmah-Wilson

Irene Ntarmah-Wilson is a partner of Globetrotters Legal Africa and has extensive experience in advising global clients in a number of industries including the petroleum industry on Ghanaian immigration, employment and compliance matters. Irene also has experience in liaising with regulatory bodies in Ghana.

Irene specialises in corporate immigration, employment law and regulatory compliance and also corporate law. Irene is also a keen researcher.

Irene is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2007) and is also qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales (2013). Irene is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

In her spare time, Irene enjoys spending time with her family, reading, football and mentoring young people.

Qualifications

BA (University of Ghana), LLB (University of Ghana), Qualifying Certificate in Law (Ghana School of Law), MsC (University of Bedfordshire, England), Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Solicitor of England and Wales.

Associate Partner

Isobel Adjoa Acquah

Isobel Adjoa Acquah is a Senior Associate at Globetrotters Legal (GTL) and a dually qualified transactions and corporate advisory lawyer with a background in investment banking.

She is a multi-lingual (French, German, Spanish) professional with over 15 years legal and business experience across a range of industries and jurisdictions. As a transactional lawyer, her experience includes the financing of corporate jets, marine assets, IT software and hardware as well as providing strategic structuring solutions to corporate clients.

Prior to joining GTL, she served as a Transactions Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (UK), a Solicitor at CMS Cameron McKenna Law (UK) and Of-Counsel at AB & David Law (Ghana).

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from University College London and a MA in Intercultural Communication. She is qualified to practice law in England and Ghana.

Her hobbies include reading, art, travel and youth and gender empowerment.

Operations Manager

Festus Owooson

Festus has over seventeen (17) years of work experience in programme/project management, development action co-ordination and business operations across diverse sectors.

Festus is currently the Operations Manager at GT Legal, and responsible for tasks ranging from overseeing client service operations tasks to strategic business activities of the firm.

Prior to his joining Globetrotters Legal team in 2014, Festus had built an impressive career in Programme /Operations Management and as migration expert after having worked for MAP Consult Ltd, KEK Insurance Brokers Ltd, and the Ghana Immigration Service/European Union and a host of development partner organizations for a period spanning over 13 years, serving in various capacities.

Among other professional trainings he has undertaken, he is a Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute, USA. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography and Resource Development; and a Master of Arts Degree in Economic Policy Management, from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is currently pursuing a PhD programme in Migration Studies at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.

Associate

JOSHUA EDEM HORMENOO

JOSHUA EDEM HORMENOO is an associate at Globetrotters Legal. His areas of focus are Corporate Immigration, Compliance, Intellectual Property and Employment & Tax. A bright young professional with a good work ethic and a keen eye for analyzing legal issues and providing solutions for clients.
Prior to joining Globetrotters Legal, Joshua did his National Service at Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) as a legal assistant. He is a graduate of KNUST Faculty of Law where he received his LL.B Law degree. Joshua is a registered member of the Ghana Bar Association.