Kwadwo Osei-Ofei

Kwadwo qualified from the University of Botswana in 1999. He commenced his practice with one of the leading corporate commercial practices in Botswana, where he remained for six years before joining Osei-Ofei Swabi & Co. as senior partner.

Generally reputed to be a tenacious litigator and effective debt recovery expert, Kwadwo specialises in: civil litigation, insolvencies; corporate commercial transactions; banking; insurance; corporate recoveries and repossessions; mercantile law; large amount debt recoveries/collections; company law; foreclosures; landlord and tenant disputes; franchising; employment law; banking law; contracts; leases; tax regulatory issues and litigation; property law; constitutional law and human rights; arbitrations, mediation and alternative dispute resolutions; trusts and wills; conveyancing and notarial practice; pension law; legal research and opinions.

Known to generally represent mostly corporate clients in the financial sector comprising of Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, Fund Managers as well as Construction Companies, Retail & Wholesale sector, and various medium to large companies. Kwadwo is largely regarded among his diverse clients to be a purposive problem solver who would generally provide tailor made solutions to any legal issue within his scope of competence. Kwadwo is also frequently briefed by foreign law firms to act as correspondents in a various array of commercial matters and provide local content as well as regulatory advice on various commercial transactions.

Kwadwo has been recently involved in a large tender dispute where he represented a party that was wrongfully excluded from a tender process but was eventually awarded the tender after a court order to that effect was obtained. He was the lead attorney in legal proceedings before the Competition Commission in a dispute that involved potentially a fine of approximately 10% of the client’s turnover, which dispute was through negotiations successfully resolved.