Ghanaian Lawyer Nania Owusu-Ankomah Appointed Vice President of LCIA
Nania, who previously served as a Court Member of the LCIA, has been recognised for her outstanding dedication, leadership, and significant contribution to the institution and the wider international arbitration community.
Ghanaian lawyer and international arbitration practitioner, Nania Owusu-Ankomah, FCIArb, has been appointed Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration, one of the world’s leading arbitral institutions.
Her appointment marks a major milestone in her distinguished career and further strengthens Ghana’s visibility in international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution.
Owusu-Ankomah, who previously served as a Court Member of the LCIA, has been recognised for her outstanding dedication, leadership, and significant contribution to the institution and the wider international arbitration community.
Speaking on the appointment, LCIA Director General Kevin Nash said Nania had already made “a real contribution” to the LCIA’s leadership through her work on the Court and with the LCIA African Users’ Council, adding that her appointment as Vice President properly recognises that contribution.
The London Court of International Arbitration is widely regarded as the oldest arbitral body in the world dealing with international disputes.
Nania is a Partner in the Disputes Practice Group at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, where she advises and represents clients in high-value litigation and arbitration matters. She is highly regarded by peers and clients for her experience in cross-border disputes and also sits as an arbitrator in both international and domestic arbitrations.
She has been appointed as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator by institutions including the LCIA, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the Ghana Arbitration Centre. She is also listed on CPR’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals and the Ghana ADR Hub List of Arbitrators.
Beyond her LCIA role, Nania serves as President of the LCIA African Users’ Council, Chair of the Ghana Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of the English Commercial Bar Africa Committee. She is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and a board member of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre.
She previously served as Co-Chair of the Africa Arbitration Group of the International Bar Association Arbitration Committee, having earlier worked as editor of the IBA Arbitration Committee Newsletter. She was also a member of Ghana’s Electronic Communications Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body responsible for hearing appeals relating to telecommunications, television, and radio licensing and regulation.
Nania was also part of the Task Force for the Commonwealth International Arbitration Study, commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat and comprising leading arbitration practitioners across the Commonwealth.
An active contributor to legal education and professional development, she regularly delivers arbitration training and speaks at international arbitration conferences. She also lectures in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Ghana School of Law.
She is called to the Bar in both England and Wales and Ghana, and is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, Middle Temple Inns of Court, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Nania holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ghana, a Qualifying Law Degree and LLM from the University of Leeds, and a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law. She also undertook the Bar Vocational Course at the College of Law, now the University of Law, in London, where she obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Law.
Her recognition in the legal and arbitration sectors includes being named a Spotlight Lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation by Chambers Global 2025, an Up and Coming Lawyer in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global 2025, and being recommended in dispute resolution and arbitration by The Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.
She has also been listed among the 500 Leading Global Litigators by Lawdragon, recognised as an Arbitration Future Leader by Who’s Who Legal, and named among Africa’s most promising arbitration practitioners by the African Arbitration Academy and the Association of Young Arbitrators.
