Dr Kweku Ainuson is the Managing Partner of AB Lexmall & Associates. He leads the firm’s strategic direction while maintaining active practice in transactions, regulatory advisory and commercial litigation.

Kweku has advised leading Ghanaian and international companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, corporate finance and business strategy. His advisory practice also covers employment, taxation, company law, corporate immigration and natural resources law. He brings together legal analysis, regulatory knowledge and an understanding of the commercial environment in which his clients operate.

He also represents clients in commercial litigation before the Superior Courts of Ghana. Over the course of his practice, Kweku has secured significant decisions from the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Ghana in areas including taxation, company law and natural resources law.

Kweku is licensed as a Foreign Law Consultant in the State of Georgia, United States of America. In that capacity, he has advised United States-based companies seeking to establish or expand operations in Ghana, including on business intelligence, taxation, regulatory compliance and corporate immigration.

He holds a PhD in Public Policy, specialising in Natural Resources Law and Policy, and a Master of Public Administration from Clemson University. He also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Maritime Law from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of Ghana.

Kweku previously served as an Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and the African American Studies Program. He also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Clemson University. He is currently a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of International Legal Studies at the University of Ghana School of Law, where he teaches in the areas of commercial law, company law and natural resources law. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and focuses principally on natural resources governance, corporate law and public policy.

Kweku is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana and a member of the Ghana Bar Association.