§ 01Overview
Kwame Mensah represents companies and individuals in commercial litigation and government investigations, with a focus on financial services.
Before joining the firm he clerked for a federal district judge.
§ 02Experience
Representative matters
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Led the audit committee's investigation at Brevik Medical Systems
Conducted an internal investigation into distributor payments and represented the company before federal prosecutors, which closed the matter without charges.
Investigations & White Collar
Won a jury verdict for Corvell Freight in a breach-of-contract trial
Tried a dispute over a long-term logistics contract in New York state court; the verdict was affirmed on appeal.
Litigation & Trials
Obtained dismissal of restrictive-covenant claims against a team of portfolio managers
Defended a hedge fund and six new hires in expedited proceedings brought by their former employer.
Employment · Litigation & Trials
§ 03Credentials
Credentials
- Bar admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Education
- Hollins Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2019
- Weston State University, B.A., Philosophy, 2015
- Languages
- English, Twi
- Sectors
§ 04Insights
Insights by Kwame
Internal investigations: the first seventy-two hours
Decisions made in the first days of an investigation are hard to undo. A checklist for general counsel.