Ace Anan Ankomah is the Senior Partner of the firm. He has over 29 years’ experience in legal practice. As the head of the Disputes practice group of the firm, he is responsible for all contentious matters, by managing, supervising, and performing the required analyses, and then handling trials before the courts and at international and domestic arbitration.

He has worked as Counsel in several headline dispute matters both in Ghana and internationally.

Ace has represented several local and international clients including International Finance Corporation, Bank of Ghana, Abosso Goldfields, Exim Bank, NML Capital Limited, Vitol, Ecobank, Deloitte & Touche, AngloGold Ashanti and Vodafone.

He was the lead attorney for NML Capital in the headline case in Ghana against Argentina that led to the attachment of an Argentine war vessel, proceedings before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the Supreme Court in Ghana, and ultimately a settlement of over US$2.4 billion. In arbitration, he has represented clients such as Volta Aluminium Company/Kaiser, Western Telesystems, Deloitte, Fortiz, and Balkan Energy. He led the Ghana side of the legal team that secured an arbitral award in excess of US$50 million for Bankswitch.

In 2015, the University of Ghana instituted the Ace Anan Ankomah Prize in Constitutional Law in his honour. 

Ace holds an LLB from the University of Ghana and a Master of Laws in International Taxation from Queens University, Canada.

He is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and the Board of Lex Mundi. He is also a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN), Africa Leadership Initiative, West Africa (ALIWA) and the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Testimonial

“Ace Ankomah definitely stands out as an exceptional lawyer. He clearly goes the extra mile to ensure that he puts his best foot forward in the delivery of legal services. He inspires confidence in the court room.”- The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025

”Ace Anan Ankomah is highly experienced in international arbitration, among other forms of dispute resolution. He assists clients with a range of cases, including fraud, employee dismissal matters and disputes in the oil and gas sector.”- Chambers Global, 2025

Rankings and Awards

Band 1- Chambers Global, 2025

Spotlight Lawyer- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation 2025

Fellow in the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

Hall of Fame in Dispute Resolution – The Legal 500, 2025

9th Position – Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist 2021: Africa

Awarded as one of Africa’s 20 Arbitration Powerlist –Africa Arbitration Academy