Legal practitioner and business executive Dr Sylvester Nyamekye has been honoured with the 2025 Best Paper Award by Management Research Quarterly (MRQ) for a study on business continuity in professional-service firms.

Dr Nyamekye received the award jointly with Dr Abdul Hamid Kwarteng for their research paper titled, “Dynamic Capabilities and Factors Contributing to Business Continuity in Professional-Service Firms: Evidence from Law Practice in an Emerging Economy.”

The study examines how professional-service firms, particularly law firms, can develop and use dynamic capabilities to remain resilient and adaptable while ensuring long-term business continuity.

According to Management Research Quarterly, the Best Paper Award recognises research that demonstrates scientific rigour, theoretical contribution, managerial relevance and alignment with the journal’s objectives.

Dr Nyamekye is the Founder and Lead Counsel of Nyamekye and Partners, an Accra-based law firm. He was called to the Ghana Bar in 2013 after obtaining his Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Sociology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ghana, an MSc in Development Finance, an LLM in Information Technology Law and a Doctorate in Business Administration from IPAG Business School in France.

He has also undertaken executive education in Artificial Intelligence and International Finance at Harvard Law School and is pursuing further studies in Maritime Law and Defence and International Politics.

Beyond his legal practice, Dr Nyamekye is the founder of the Young Leaders Forum, where he mentors young people in leadership, public speaking and community development.

The award-winning study highlights how professional-service firms can strengthen their ability to adapt to changing business conditions, manage disruptions and maintain sustainable operations.

The recognition adds to Dr Nyamekye’s work in law, business, research and youth development.