| Anthony Akoto Ampaw | |
| Office1: | Lead Counsel for President Akufo-Addo: 2020 Election Petition. |
| Birth Name: | Anthony Akoto Ampaw |
| Birth Place: | Hohoe, Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
| Death Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Political Movement: | New Democratic Movement (1992–2023) |
| Relatives: | Princess Consolata Akoto Ampaw (sister, deceased), Annette Akoto Ampaw (sister, deceased), Michael Akoto Ampaw, Bernard Akoto Ampaw, Dr. Ako Akoto Ampaw and four others |
| Princess Fathia Nkrumah: | Niece |
| Residence: | Kaneshie, Accra |
| Education: | University of Ghana |
| Occupation: | Lawyer and human rights activist |
Anthony Akoto Ampaw (1950 – 20 October 2023), also known as Sheey Sheey, was a Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist.[1] He was the head of the legal team defending President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's win in the 2020 Presidential elections at the Supreme Court of Ghana.[2] [1]
Akoto Ampaw studied LL.B at University of Ghana in 1973 and was also a graduate from the Ghana school of law with B.L in 1993. He specialized in commercial law, company law, industrial law, litigation, constitutional and human rights law, media law, labour law, investment law
The late lawyer Akoto Ampaw died at University of Ghana medical center(UGMC) on 20 October 2023. The one- week observance of Ampaw was held on 5 November 2023 at the Akoto- Ampaw residence, North Keneshie, near the Holy Trinity Hospital in Accra.[3] [4] [5] [6]
The Ghana Journalists Association has honored him at their annual awards meant to recognize extra ordinary work meant to promote democracy and good governance in Ghana.[7] [8]
Friends of Ampaw, in collaboration with the Centre for Democratic Development and the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, held a public lecture on 23 October 2024, to honor his legacy. The event, held on the University of Ghana campus in Accra, attracted many civil society organizations, individuals, students, stakeholders from the judiciary and education sectors, foreign envoys, and non-governmental organizations.[9]
Akoto Ampaw married Akua Ampaw, a lawyer and a lecturer at the Ghana School of Law and they had four children.[10]