Sullay Katta is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone. He is seconded to the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), Office of the President . He is assisting the Policy team to review and advise on policies, legislation, agreements and MoUs.
Sullay has a great passion for innovation and technology and believes in the President’s vision to leapfrog Sierra Leone into an innovation and entrepreneurial hub. He is currently working with a team on the Sierra Leone Drones project and he is also team lead on the Resilient Urban Mobility Hackathon project.
Prior to DSTI, he has worked at the Ministry of Justice, Law Officers’ Department in the Civil and Commercial Law Division.
Worked at Hebert Smith Freehills LLP (London) in the Corporate and Energy group , Dispute and Arbitration group on a reverse- secondment.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with Honours degrees from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. He was called to the Sierra Leone Bar in 2012.