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Member Since 2023
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2023
Carlton Fon Akkum
Professional Biography
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 specialised in his craft. He has amassed a great deal of finesse in 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, labour 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 the African market. He has the ability to guide his team towards meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality. Carlton has advised many local and internationally 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
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About Akkum, Akkum & Associates LLP
AKKUM, AKKUM & ASSOCIATES was established in 2002 with a resolve to create a distinguished full-service legal practice. It is a dynamic partnership registered under the laws of the Republic of Cameroon. The firm’s main mission is to deliver premium service, quality, and value to its clients. It incorporates a rich blend of traditional legal practice with the spirit required to satisfy the constantly evolving dynamism of business in its result-driven professional services.
The firm has a blend of industry-recognised partners, consultants, and associates with the ability to provide value-added legal services to clients’ sometimes complex needs. This has seen its reputation in the industry grow considerably. The firm presents its clients with the broadest mix of cognate skills and depth of expertise drawn from decades of experience in corporate commercial transactions and dispute resolution. Its up-to-date awareness of and participation in local and international commercial developments, which drive corporate commercial transactions, enables it to adopt forward-facing approaches to legal issues referred to it. The firm has been ranked amongst the best law firms in Cameroon, with many awards won in diverse categories.
The firm’s core practice is concentrated in the areas of Corporate and Commercial law, Banking and Finance, Immigration Law, Labour and Employment, Energy, Transport, Intellectual Property, Tax, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Financial Institutions, M&A, and Securities.
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