Lucie Ekeleba Blay is the Managing Partner of Blay & Associates, and a dual-qualified lawyer licensed in both Ghana and the United Kingdom. She has built a career advising clients on transactions across Africa having over eight years of cross-border legal experience. Her core practice areas include project development and finance, banking services, and the extractives sector, particularly mining and natural resources.Bottom of Form
Lucie leads and manages the firm’s practice in Ghana. As the managing partner and team lead, she shows expertise in paying particular attention to clients needs and catering her advise to this. Her experience in both Ghanaian and UK legal systems enables her to guide clients through various legal matters, with a particular focus on infrastructure, energy, transport, and mining projects.
Her expertise also extends to regulatory compliance, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations, anti-money laundering (AML), and sanctions compliance in cross-border finance. She maintains a client-first approach, ensuring that her counsel is aligned with clients’ broader commercial goals and operational realities.