LADA has been in operation since 2006, under the initial name of Atuguba and Associates (A&A). It originally began with the Team Leader, Dr. Raymond A. Atuguba, a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana and a few personnel who were primarily students.
LADA provided unique services for its clients in the areas of research, consultative strategies, training, legislative reform, facilitation of regulatory processes, advocacy, legal counseling and representation for mostly pro bono clients.
A major re-structuring of the company was undertaken in 2009. This saw the change in name of the organisation from Atuguba and Associates, to Law and Development Associates (LADA) and an office space was procured at Hse. No. 43/26 in Okponglo in East Legon.
Dr. Raymond Atuguba was appointed to serve as the Executive Secretary to the Constitution Review Commission. The engagement of a large number of LADA staff made it challenging for LADA to run an effective organisation, resulting in a two-year fallow period, where a lean core staff was maintained at Okponglo to keep the office functioning.
In the last quarter of 2011, when it was clear that the Constitution review project was near completion, LADA engaged in a comprehensive process to undertake a major organisational and human resource restructuring to realign its activities, in order to operate to its full capacity.
The new LADA brand emerged with the re-engagement of staff, refurbishment and streamlining of human resources and operations. LADA also emerged with the registration of a holding company (LADA Group of Companies) to administer all the existing companies and all newly formed subsidiaries, which included LADA institute, LADA Innovation and Creativity, and LADA Oil and Gas.