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OAL names new partner, admits associate partners and senior associates

OAL News, Press ReleasesBy OAL June 23, 2022 Leave a comment

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) has elevated Beverley Agbakoba – Onyejianya as a partner, Collins Okeke and Chinedu Nneke as Associate Partners with effect from June 2, 2022. Others elevated as…

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Key Provisions Of The Arbitration And Mediation Bill 2022

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration, Articles, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Regulatory UpdatesBy OAL June 23, 2022 Leave a comment

On 10th May 2022, the Senate passed the Arbitration and Mediation Bill. This bill shall repeal the Arbitration and Conciliation Act LFN 2004. Some of the key provisions of the…

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NASRDA boss task committee on Space Law

Aviation & Space, OAL NewsBy OAL June 22, 2022 Leave a comment

The Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Dr. Halilu Ahmad Shaba has called on legal practitioners within the Agency, in attendance is Olisa Agbakoba Legal…

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Employment, Environment & Consumer Laws and Regulations in Nigeria

Articles, Corporate & Business Advisory Services, Labour and Employment, Regulation & ComplianceBy OAL June 14, 2022 Leave a comment

INTRODUCTION The business world is a confusing and oftentimes dangerous place. This explains why business laws and regulations are made to protect business stakeholders. Without business laws and regulations, consumers will…

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Registration Of Trademarks: Protecting Your Brand

Articles, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Sports Entertainment & TechBy OAL June 2, 2022 Leave a comment

The story surrounding the trademark infringement posted by popular IG comedian and Skit Maker ‘Sabinus’ broke on Monday, 30th May, 2022. Sabinus is suing popular milk brand “Peak Milk” for…

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2023: INEC must be a strong impartial regulator – Dr. Olisa Agbakoba

Press ReleasesBy OAL May 19, 2022 Leave a comment

It is important to restate the constitutional powers of INEC as the ultimate regulator of the electoral process. The reminder is necessary because INEC appears to have forgotten the powers…

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For Olisa Agbakoba – Before the Onset of Autumn

OAL NewsBy OAL May 17, 2022 Leave a comment

As Nigeria’s military ruler, Olusegun Obasanjo, who retired from the army as Head of State and a four-star General on the last day of September 1979, established what he later…

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JUDICIARY FUNDING IN NIGERIA: ANALYSIS OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IN ATTORNEY GENERAL, ABIA STATE & 35 ORS. VS. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION SC/CV/655/2020

ArticlesBy OAL May 13, 2022 Leave a comment

INTRODUCTION For many years the Judiciary in Nigeria has suffered neglect, mostly because it is dependent on the Executive for its funding despite constitutional provisions that guarantee financial autonomy to…

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Sports should go beyond games, be expansive, others- Beverley Onyejianya

OAL News, Sports, Sports Entertainment & TechBy OAL May 13, 2022 Leave a comment

Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya, a regulatory, compliance and professional sport lawyer has called for more investment in sport infrastructures and qualified professionals appointed into sporting positions across Nigeria to help discover hidden…

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The maritime team of Olisa Agbakoba Legal embarked on a maritime tour to the following places: kirikiri deep blue project & its environs, Naval dockyard and Tarkwa bay. This tour was a great learning and bonding experience for the team.

OAL MARITIME TEAM GOES ON A TOUR TO NAVAL DOCKYARD, KIRIKIRI DEEPBLUE PROJECT, ETC

Maritime, Past EventsBy OAL May 12, 2022 Leave a comment

The maritime team of Olisa Agbakoba Legal embarked on a maritime tour to kirikiri deep blue project & its environs, Naval dockyard and Tarkwa bay. This tour was a great…

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Dr. Olisa Agbakoba

Dr. Agbakoba is the Senior Partner and Head of the Arbitration & ADR practice group in Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL). He’s one of Nigeria’s leading experts in arbitration and has presided over several complex cases. He is the brain behind the first law firm-annexed arbitration/mediation center in Lagos (Nigeria), the OAL Arbitration and Mediation Centre. He has showcased his brilliance as counsel and as arbitrator in major national and cross-border disputes relating to aviation (airport terminal concessions); vessel charters; maritime collisions; oil wells and rigs; telecoms; and housing development and construction.

Yvonne Ezekiel

Yvonne is the Managing Partner of OAL, setting the strategic goals and objectives of the firm, managing the operations and driving business growth. She is leading the International Trade Practice group focusing on Trade control matters – sanctions, export controls, trade litigations and helping our clients understand how government enforces, regulates and addresses compliance matters, also advising on the nexus between politics and commerce and the dynamism companies need to consider.

Babatunde Ogungbamila

Babatunde Ogungbamila is a Partner in Olisa Agbakoba Legal and heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice. He is also responsible for the firm’s Labour and employment, banking, Natural Resources and Finance Practice Brief. He is an astute litigator who has honed his skills of persuasive speaking from his frequent interfacing at all the levels of courts in Nigeria. Babatunde is an expert in general litigation and other alternative dispute resolution with specialization in commercial litigation, business recovery and insolvency, banking, Oil and Gas practices, taxation, labour and employment matters.

Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya

Beverley is an Associate Partner and the Head of Sports, Entertainment & Technology (SET) group at OAL. She is a regulatory and compliance professional and a lawyer with over twelve years professional experience in the banking and capital markets sectors in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Her broad experience in the regulatory and compliance industry covers investment banking, brokerage and fund management sectors and has seen her hold various leadership roles in regulatory and compliance sector.

Ify Anazonwu-Akerele

Ifeyinwa Akerele as a Synergy Partner at OAL is an experienced administrator in the public and private sector. She has excellent skills in the management of people. She was the founding / pioneer Director General of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping ( NCS). She is a Life Member Of the Governing Council and a member of the Board of Trustees ( BOT) and presently the Chairman of the Executive Management Committee of the NCS.

Osita Franklin Okoro

Osita is an Associate Partner at OAL. He possesses 20 years cognate experience in legal practice, management, public policy, compliance, project management, regulation, institutional and legal reforms, governance, public sector engagement, business development and organizational development.

Collins Okeke

Collins Okeke is the Head of Public Sector Practice Group, an aspect of law that examines the role of laws, institutions and legal systems in both domestic and international jurisdictions. He is grounded in legal, regulatory and public policy advisory services. He has served in advisory capacities for both Federal and State Governments, initiated institutional and regulatory reforms as well as led public interest litigation programmes contributing positively to Nigeria’s socio-economic and political environment.

Lilian Uwandi Agbakoba

Lilian is a Synergy Partner with over 4 decades experience as a Corporate Solicitor specializing in Commercial Practice, Business Development, Business Management, Real Estate Letting and Sales, Real Estate Advisory Consultancy, Property Development and Property Facility Management.

Francis Gozie Moneke

Francis is a Synergy Partner at OAL who has successfully prosecuted numerous public interest and human rights as well as diverse civil cases in various superior courts of record in Nigeria. To his credit are over 100 articles published in newspapers and journals diverse legal and public policy issues. He has trained more than 3,000 police officers in Nigeria on human rights, rule of law and conflict management.

Lady Debbie N. Obodoukwu

Lady Debie works as a Synergy Partner at OAL. She has appeared in many cases before State and Federal High Courts, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and Election Tribunals. She’s very proficient in Company law, Litigation, commercial law and recovery of loans and debts, enforcement of fundamental rights, law, mergers and acquisition, conciliation and arbitration and trademarks training.

Chinedu Nneke

Chinedu is a Senior Associate and Core Litigation Lawyer with ardent interest in Public Interest Advocacy, Constitutional and Human Rights Affairs. He has successfully litigated on several landmark human rights and public interest cases. He is passionate about providing legal protection for the voiceless in the society; he exhibited his prowls in the recent educational discrimination case. He also has a knack for legal and legislative drafting.

Frank Ihedoro

Frank is an Associate and a Litigation lawyer with keen interest in Human Rights Advocacy and Public interest Litigation. His advocacy practice includes judicial reforms and review, insolvency disputes and real estate litigation. He provides pragmatic advice to clients in a wide range of areas particularly those in the financial services sector.