Practice 04
White-collar criminal defence
We have advised and represented high net-worth individuals and corporate clients in financial crime investigations by multiple agencies, among them the Office of the Special Prosecutor, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, and the Financial Intelligence Centre.
Representative matters
A selection of matters the chambers has handled. Client details are confidential.
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Advised a licensed bulk oil distribution company during investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor into allegations of extortion and money laundering related to the Unified Petroleum Fund of the National Petroleum Authority.
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Advised a licensed bulk oil distribution company during investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office into allegations of money laundering related to the state recovery of funds of the Electricity Company of Ghana.
- 03
Advised a stablecoin cryptocurrency merchant in investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office into allegations of money laundering related to the trade in cryptocurrencies.
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Represented a corporate client in criminal proceedings initiated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor before the High Court for the alleged crime of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Represented a real estate corporate client in successfully recovering seized assets under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
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Represented the chief executive officer of a corporate company in successfully blocking the wrongful disclosure of assets under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
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Represented a corporate client in the downstream petroleum sector in its opposition to proceedings to freeze its financial assets under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
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Represented the chief executive officer of an oil marketing company in its claim to set aside the freezing orders of the Financial Intelligence Centre against their personal assets under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
The lawyers
The chambers handles this work.
Paa Kwame Larbi Asare
Head of Chambers
Paa is the Head of Chambers at Techné Chambers. He is a Harvard-trained lawyer with several years' experience advising and representing clients in corporate and commercial law, business litigation, and white-collar criminal defence.
Joyce A. S. Awuah-Sarpong
Associate Counsel
Joyce is an Associate Counsel at Techné Chambers. She has assisted in advising and representing clients in corporate and commercial law, real estate transactions, civil litigation, and family law.
Maame Serwaa Tuffour
Associate Counsel
Maame is an Associate Counsel at Techné Chambers. She has assisted in advising the chambers' clients on online platform law, content moderation, employment redundancy matters, and real estate transactions.
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