PRACTICE BASED CATEGORIES
BANKING AND FINANCE PARTNERS TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Olajide Oyewole LLP
2. Solola & Akpana
3. The New Practice (TNP)
4. G. Elias & Co
5. Detail Commerical Solicitors
6. Alliance Law firm(WINNER)
7. Bloomfield
8. Aelex
9. Advocaat Law Practice
10. Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
11. Aluko & Oyebode
12. Jackson, Etti & Edu
13. Deal HQ Partners
14. Udo Udoma & Belo-Osaige
CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Greychapel Legal
2. The Metropolitan Law Firm
3. The New Practice
4. Wigwe and Partners
5. Bloomfield (WINNER)
6. Olaniwun Ajayi LP
7. Alliance Law firm
8. G. Elias & Co
9. Aluko & Oyebode
10. Aelex
11. Udo Udoma & Belo - Osaige
PRIVATE EQUITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. The New Practice
2. Detail Commercial Solicitors
3. Bloomfield Law (WINNER)
4. Aluko & Oyebode
5. G. Elias & Co
6. Jackson, Etti & Edu
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Deal HQ Partners
2. Olajide Oyewole LLP
3. Solola & Akpana
4. Wigwe and Partners
5. G. Elias & Co
6. Famsville Solicitors
7. Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
8. Details Commerical Solicitors
9. Bloomfield
10. Aluko & Oyebode (WINNER)
11. Alliance Law firm
12. Aelex
13. Udo Udoma & Belo-Osaige
DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Bridgeforte Attorneys
2. Olajide Oyewole LLP
3. Solola & Akpana
4. The New Practice (TNP)
5. Stark Legal
6. Strachan Partners
7. Aelex
8. Alliance law firm (WINNER)
9. Bloomfield
10. Aluko & Oyebode
11. G. Elias & Co
12. Olaniwun Ajayi LP
13. Wole Olanipekun & Co
14. Babalakin & Co
15. Jackson, Etti & Edu
ENERGY AND POWER TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Solola & Akpana
2. G. Elias & Co
3. Bloomfield LP
4. Olaniwun Ajayi LP (WINNER)
5. Aelex
6. Aluko & Oyebode
7. Advocaat Law Practice
8. Udo Udoma & Belo-Osaige
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Bridgeforte Attorneys
2. Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
3. Olaniwun Ajayi LP
4. Aelex
5. Olajide Oyewole LLP
6. The New Practice (TNP)
7. Aluko & Oyebode
8. DLA Piper Africa
9. Jackson, Etti & Edu (WINNER)
10. Omaplex Law Firm
MERGER AND ACQUISITION TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Deal HQ Partners
2. The New Practice (TNP)
3. Templars (Bolande did it)
4. Olaniwun Ajayi LP
5. G. Elias & Co
6. Aluko & Oyebode
7. Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
8. Aelex
9. Jackson, Etti & Edu (WINNER)
10. Udo Udoma & Belo-Osaige
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Deal Hq Partners
2. Solola & Akpana
3. Wigwe & Patners
4. The New Practice (TNP)
5. Olajide Olewole LLP
6. Greychapel Legal
7. G. Elias & Co
8. Famsville Solicitors
9. DLA Piper
10. Detail Commerical Solicitors
11. Bloomfield Law Practice (WINNER)
12. Aluko & Oyebode
TELECOMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. The Penthouse Solicitors
2. The New Practice (TNP)
3. Pavestones Legal
4. Olaniwun Ajayi LP
5. Olajide Oyewole LLP
6. Aluko & Oyebode
7. Aelex
8. G. Elias & Co
9. Advocaat Law Practice
10. Bloomfield Law Practice (WINNER)
11. Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
12. Jackson, Etti & Edu
INSOLVENCY TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Wigwe & Partner
2. G. Elias & Co (WINNER)
3. Aluko & Oyebode
4. Jackson, Etti & Edu
MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Aluko & Oyebode (WINNER)
2. Alliance Law Firm
3. Jackson, Etti & Edu
OIL AND GASS TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. G. Elias & Co
2. Bloomfield (WINNER)
3. Aluko & Oyebode
4. Aelex
5. Olaniwun Ajayi LP
AVIATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. G. Elias & Co (WINNER)
2. Bloomfield Law
3. Aluko & Oyebode
MINING TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Bloomfield LP
2. Aluko & Oyebode (WINNER)
SHIPPING AND MARITIME OF THE YEAR
1. Aluko & Oyebode
2. G. Elias Co (WINNER)
3. Bloomfield Lp
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE YEAR
1. Olajide Oyewole LLP
2. G. Elias Co (WINNER)
3. Famsville Solicitors
4. Bloomfield Law
5. Aelex
6. Aluko & Oyebode
7. Jackson, Etti & Edu
IMMIGRATION OF THE YEAR
1. Famsville Solicitors
2. Bloomfield Law Practice (WINNER)
3. Advocaat Law practice
4. Jackson, Etti & Edu
REGIONAL LAW FIRM CATEGORY
1. Solola & Akpana
2. Omaplex Law Firm
IN-HOUSE CATEGORY
BANKING AND FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Sterling Bank Plc (WINNER)
ENERGY AND POWER TEAM OF THE YEAR
- Eko Electricity Distribution Plc
- Ibom Power Company Ltd (WINNER)
MANUFACTURING TEAM OF THE YEAR
- Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (WINNER)
- Seven up Bottling Company
- Berger Paints Nigeria Plc
OIL AND GASS TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. NIGER DELTA EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION PLC (WINNER)
2. Oando Plc
TELECOMMUNICATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. MTN
2. Main One Cable Company Limited (WINNER)
3. NatCom Development & Investment
CAPITAL MARKET & INVESTMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. United Capital Plc
2. Nigerian Exchange Limited (WINNER)
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION TEAM OF THE YEAR
KNIGHT FRANK NIGERIA (WINNER)
CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. JCS CLIENT SERVICES
2. DCSL Corporate Services (WINNER)
3. 3. ADCAX NOMINEES LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. JCS CLIENT SERVICES (WINNER)
2. DCSL Corporate Services
3. 3. ADCAX NOMINEES LIMITED
FINTECH TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. KUDA MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED (WINNER)
2. Flutterwave
INSURANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Leadway Assurance Company Limited (WINNER)
2. Axa Mansard
TRANSPORT TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Max.Ng
2. TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
LAW FIRM CATEGORY (MID PRACTICE) OF THE YEAR
1. Solola & Akpana
2. The Penthouse Solicitors
3. Bloomfield
4. Resolution Law firm
5. DOA
6. Omaplex Law Firm
LAW FIRM CATEGORY (SMALL PRACTICE) OF THE YEAR
1. Deal HQ partners
2. Stark Legal
3. Pavestones Legal
LAW FIRM CATEGORY (LARGE PRACTICE) OF THE YEAR
1. G. Elias & Co
2. Aluko & Oyebode
3. Aelex
4. Advocaat
5. Jackson, Etti & Edu
MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR
1. Adeleke Alex-Adedipe (Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe)
2. Charles Ajiboye (The Penthouse Solicitors)
3. Esosa Omo-Usoh (Solola & Akpana)
4. Tosin Ajose (Deal HQ Partners)
5. Oladotun Alokolaro (Advocaat Law Practice)
6. OYETOLA MUYIWA ATOYEBI SAN (OMAPLEX LAW FIRM)
EDITOR’S AWARD
LEGISLATIVE ICON OF THE YEAR
Rt Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila (speaker house of respresentive )
LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
His Excellency Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN( Governor of Ondo State)
Nyesom Wike CON (Governor of Rivers State)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Mr Gbenga Oyebode MFR (COFOUNDER & OF-COUNSEL)
GLOBAL LEGAL ICON
Mrs Beatrice Hamza Bassey (Board Chaiman Union Bank of Nigeria Plc)
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Mrs Ronke Sokefun (Board Chairman NDIC)g>
BUSINESS LAW ICON
Mr Seni Adio (Managing Partner Copley Partners)
COMPANY SECRETARY OF THE YEAR
Mrs Uto Ukpanah (company Secretary MTN Nigeria)
LEGAL AMAZON OF THE YEAR
Mrs Adejoke Layi Babatunde (Executive Director Lawbreed)
LEGAL ICON OF THE YEAR
Mr. Y.C Maikyau SAN
NIGERIA RISING STARS (40 UNDER 40)
- Adedolapo Akinola
- Adunola Akindele
- Agunbiade Adeyemi Adeola
- Akana Chuma Kenneth
- Akorede Habeeb Lawal
- Alma Karibo
- Ayoyinka Olajide Awosedo
- Busola Bakinson
- Chiamaka Okeke
- Chineye Uwanaka
- Christian Aniukwu
- Chukwuma Okoroafor
- David Oluranti
- Dayo Adu
- Demilade Olaosun
- Dindam Killi
- Elizabeth Uba Onubogu
- Emmanuel Ohiri
- Folajimi Olamide Akinla
- Ijezie Emedosi
- Ina Arome
- Iyiola Oyefeso
- Okechukwu Okoro
- Oluwatobi kadri
- Oluwatomilola Tobun
- Omotesele Esekhaigbe
- Osinachi Nwandem
- Rita Anwiri Chindah
- Similoluwa Oyelude
- Solomon Ugochukwu Ezike
- Titilayo Giwa
- Tolu Olaloye
- Tolulope Omoleye Osindero
- Tomisin Ojuawo
- Tumi Bello
- Uchechi Egeonuigwe
- Victor Samuel
- Walter Rugbere
- Zainab Babalola
- Zulei Momodu
Outstanding Young Professionals of the year
- Deji Adegoke
- Dotun Obadina
- Oyinkansola Fawehinmi
- Uchenna Ekuma-Nkang
- Femi Gbede
- Naomi Amobi
- Olaitan Adedeji
- Olutola Bella
- Kofo Olokun Olawoyin
OPERATIONAL CATEGORY
CSR LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Simmonscooper Partners SCP (WINNER)
MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Flutterware inc (WINNER)
LEGAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
1 worq (WINNER)
REGULATORY BODY OF THE YEAR
Central Bank of Nigeria (WINNER)
FINANCIAL REGULATOR OF THE YEAR
Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation NDIC (WINNER)
