Seasoned legal practitioner, corporate governance expert and international arbitration specialist Naa Amerley Bortei-Doku has been sworn in as a Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Ghana, joining the ranks of legal practitioners authorised to perform official notarial acts recognised both in Ghana and internationally.

Her appointment, made under the Notaries Public Act, 1960 (Act 26), marks another milestone in a legal career spanning more than 18 years.

Under the Act, only lawyers of proven integrity and high moral character who have practised for at least 10 years are eligible for appointment as Notaries Public.

As a Notary Public, Ms. Bortei-Doku is empowered to witness the execution of legal documents, administer oaths and statutory declarations, certify affidavits and powers of attorney, and authenticate documents for use in both domestic and international transactions.

Notaries play a vital role in preventing fraud and ensuring the authenticity of documents relied upon by courts, governments, financial institutions and businesses around the world.

Ms. Bortei-Doku is the Co-Managing Solicitor of Amarteifio & Co., one of Ghana’s longstanding law firms with a distinguished commercial and civil litigation practice.

Called to the Ghana Bar in 2009, she is also admitted to practise before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Bar and the New Jersey Supreme Court Bar in the United States.

She advises local and international clients on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, governance, dispute resolution and international arbitration, while also serving as an Arbitration Associate with the Centre for International Mediators and Arbitrators, England and Wales (ACIMArb), and a member of the London Court of International Arbitration African Users Council.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate in History from Temple University, Ms. Bortei-Doku later obtained a Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law before completing her professional legal education at the University of Ghana School of Law.

Throughout her career, she has advised clients across the pharmaceutical, infrastructure, agriculture and financial services sectors and has served on the boards of several organisations, including as Board Secretary and Non-Executive Director of Kudi Systems Ltd.

Her appointment as a Notary Public further strengthens her contribution to Ghana’s legal profession while expanding access to trusted notarial services for businesses, institutions and the public in an increasingly globalised legal and commercial environment.