Emmanuel is a highly motivated legal professional specializing in International Economic Law and academia. He is a dual-qualified attorney admitted to the New York and Ghana Bar. He completed his LLM in General Studies with a Certificate in WTO & International Trade Studies from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as an articles advisor for the Georgetown Journal of International Law. He was also the first president of the Georgetown Society for Trade, Development, and Investment (now the Georgetown International Economic Law Society). Emmanuel is distinguished as a Fellow of the Institute of International Economic Law and was honored with the 2023 John H. Jackson Memorial Endowed Scholarship, recognizing him as the most outstanding fellow.

Throughout his legal journey, Emmanuel worked as a Trainee Associate at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah law firm and as a Legal Assistant at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. His role as a Clerk of Justice at the Supreme Court of Ghana honed his legal research and writing competencies, where he was instrumental in preparing draft judicial opinions. He is currently the General Counsel for Crown Peak Holdings and its affiliated companies across 10+ African countries and serves as Of Counsel at Asiedu & Yorke Law Firm in Accra.

He worked at the Library of Congress as a Global Legal Research Volunteer, authoring research papers and memoranda for Members of Congress and other patrons.

Emmanuel has also completed several projects in the development field, including a collaboration with the Commercial Law Development Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the government of Ukraine. This project focused on reviewing Ukraine’s procurement laws to support post-war reconstruction, eliminate corruption, and ensure consistency with the WTO’s Government Procurement Agreement and the European Union’s procurement acquis.

Emmanuel is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the American Bar Association and its International Trade Committee, and the American Society of International Law. He is a passionate music and podcast enthusiast, enjoys playing tennis and watching soccer, and is committed to volunteering in his community.