Rashida Abdulai is an award-winning international arbitration lawyer and CEO of the pan-African online legal service, Strand Sahara.

Strand Sahara leverages technology to provide easily accessible, world-class business contracts and other legal documents to ambitious businesses operating in sub-Saharan Africa. The Strand Sahara legal platform launches in September 2018 at www.strandsahara.com.

Formerly a Senior Associate at international law firm Hogan Lovells, Rashida has over 9 years’ experience representing some of the world’s largest corporations in high-value international disputes. She is a regular speaker and publishes articles on important legal developments and issues of interest to businesses operating in Africa.