Christopher is a trusted client advocate. As a member of the Environmental Law and Energy and Renewables teams, he provides counsel on a wide range of environmental, land use and energy-related matters.
Listed in The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in New York, 2026
Education & Admissions
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 2025
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, LL.M., 2022
University of Ghana, LL.B., 2014
Admitted to Practice
California
Ghana
New York
Experience
Selected Transactions
Supported project structuring, financing, and implementation for a development portfolio exceeding US$5 billion across more than 30,000 acres, including residential, commercial, utility, and infrastructure assets.
Coordinated with development, engineering, and commercial teams on two flagship mixed-use communities projected to exceed 100,000 residents each, involving transportation, power, water, drainage, utility, commercial, and residential infrastructure needed to support phased
Negotiated EPC contracts for roads, drainage systems, utility corridors, and supporting public infrastructure across master-planned developments, including key commercial, performance, insurance, claims-management, and dispute resolution provisions for projects with aggregate construction values exceeding US$250
Negotiated turnkey EPC agreements for a 75 MVA electrical substation, an approximately 50 km private electric distribution network, and related utility infrastructure, including scope of work, technical specifications, testing and commissioning, warranties, completion requirements, and handover arrangements.
Drafted and negotiated transaction documents and commercial arrangements for development of a Tier III data center by a leading West African commercial data center operator, supporting project delivery and the operator’s expansion
Currently support development-related legal work for data center developments, including a multibillion-dollar hyperscale campus and a separate data center expansion
Handled title and development diligence for the acquisition and development of more than 5,000 acres for utility-scale solar projects, including 25 MW facilities, with work covering land assembly, project structuring, and development risk
Supported legal and financing structures for a major port terminal development in Africa, including commercial structuring, risk allocation, project finance arrangements, and transaction
Acted as principal counsel for a Middle East-based mining equipment supplier in equipment supply and financing transactions exceeding US$21 million in aggregate value for mining operations across West and Central Africa, including negotiation of equipment supply agreements, financing arrangements, security documentation, and related commercial
Advised across the project lifecycle for residential and hospitality developments, including a US$120 million resort, a US$50 million gated residential community, and a US$6 million multifamily acquisition, with work spanning acquisition structuring, financing, joint ventures, development agreements, leasing, governance, and operational implementation.
Not-For-Profit involvement: (1) Board Secretary, Heart of the City of Neighbors and (2) Director, Jefferson Renaissance Initiative, Inc.
