Carlton Fon Akkum
Carlton is a founding member and the Senior Managing Partner of Akkum, Akkum & Associates LLP. With 23 years of hands-on experience as a legal practitioner, he is highly specialized in his craft. He has amassed quite a great deal of finesse in the legal practice and advised on several complex and cutting-edge transactions in the areas of Intellectual Property Rights, Securities, corporate restructurings like mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, corporate governance, due diligence and corporate finance, real estate, regulatory advisory services, labor and employment, competition and commercial litigation. He is currently advising on a wide range of matters in oil & gas, power and capital markets, His expertise spans through the African Market. He has the ability to guide his team towards meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality. Carlton has advised many local and international based corporations on aviation, mining and technological deals. He is an accredited agent at the African Intellectual Property Rights Organization (OAPI) He is a bona fide Human Rights activist and an author of many publications in law journals. Languages: English and French EDUCATION – University of Yaoundé (LL.B Law) – Moore Institute of Intellectual Property – African Intellectual Property Rights Organisation PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP – Cameroon Bar Association – International Bar Association – International Law Association- Cameroon Branch – Terralex – Hieros Gamos (HG) Global Legal Resources
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James Atanga Akkum
James is one of the founding partners of Akkum, Akkum and Associates LLP. a senior partner with the firm and was admitted to the Cameroon Bar Association in 1984. A graduate of Law and Economics from University of London, James held the position of pioneer General Manager of the onetime reputable Cameroon Bank. He has represented the Government of Cameroon in many cases. He heads the banking, Finance and Litigation practice of the firm. He has also headed several commercial and civil litigation, as well as investment and corporate counseling. Languages: English EDUCATION – University of London (LL.B Law and Economics) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP – Cameroon Bar Association
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Sirri Assumpta N.
Sirri is a partner of Akkum, Akkum and Associates LLP and heads the firm’s Intellectual Property Rights transactions, commercial and dispute resolution practices. Her skill and insight to simplify and proffer solutions to complex issues have been highly commended by the clients of the firm and peers. She is a notable contributor to the IMF/ World Bank Doing Business Guide publications and an author of many publications in our law journals. She has advised companies operating in the Cameroonian oil and gas industry on compliance and restructuring issues. She has quite an experience in real estate, as well as labor and employment practice sectors. Language: English and French EDUCATION – University of Buea (LL.B Law) – University of Yaoundé II Soa (Master’s in Business Law) – OAPI & University of Yaoundé II Soa (Masters II in Intellectual Property Rights) – Nigerian Law School (Certificate of Call to Bar) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP – Cameroon Bar Association – Nigerian Bar Association – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ICARMA) – FONABI Humanitarian Foundation
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