Team

She is admitted to practice in both Ghana and Nigeria. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Commercial Dispute Resolution from the Queen Mary University of London. Funmi has, at different times, worked as…

Folake Sadiq oversees the Legal Department and Corporate Secretariat of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL). She is a dedicated, dynamic, resourceful, commercial lawyer and an effective dispute resolution practitioner. She obtained an LL.B from the University of Lagos and an LL.M in International Commercial Law from the Robert Gordon University…

Nania is a Partner in the Disputes practice group of the firm. She regularly advises and represents clients in a range of high value litigation and arbitration disputes and is highly regarded by her peers and clients for her experience in cross-border disputes. She also sits as an arbitrator in…

Chief Gbola Akinola is a practising Lawyer and Arbitrator. He obtained a B.Sc Degree in Political Science from the University of Ibadan in 1982, was called to the Nigerian Bar and admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1987. He is a…

Lawrence is a founding partner who heads the Transportation, Banking, Finance & Capital Markets Practice Groups. He has extensive experience in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Aviation, Shipping and Energy. He is qualified to practice law in three jurisdictions and has a strong multi-disciplinary background in law, economics, management and…

Dr. Chinyere Almona has over 30 years of diversified leadership and management experience. She is an expert in corporate governance and has experience working across private, non-governmental, and international development sectors. Dr. Almona was recently recognized as one of the 50 most influential women leaders in Governance, Risk Compliance, and…

Ahmed is a leading Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He is also the Founder/Principal at Ahmed Raji & Co. He was appointed by the President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of Nigeria as the Resident Electoral Commissioner where he served in five (5) different States in Nigeria for a…

Dr, Odukoya, Olusoji Olumide is a 2021 PhD Accounting graduate of the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). He is currently the Deputy Dean of College of Arts, Social and Management Sciences (CASMAS) at Caleb University, (CUL), in Nigeria. He was Deputy Dean at Caleb business School (CBS) between 2022 to 2024.…

Etigwe Uwa is a Partner at the Firm and oversees the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice. Etigwe’s reputation precedes him as it has been founded on his intensive experience of the Nigerian court system at all levels. Etigwe’s litigation and arbitration experience span a wide range of areas including commercial disputes,…

Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Corporate Finance, Banking and Securities; Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction; Aviation; Taxation. He led the team that successfully represented an oil and gas major in Nigeria in a high profile maritime regulatory dispute involving over three hundred million United States Dollars.