Dayo Adu
Dayo Adu is the Managing Partner at Famsville Solicitors, a Notary Public and leads the firm’s Business and Investment Immigration practice group. He is well known for assisting companies to mobilise their employees from a legal and operational point of view by providing services within expatriate work authorisation, tax and employment related matters.
Dayo was recently recognised by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2018, 2019 and 2020 for his expertise in Corporate Immigration Practice in Nigeria. Dayo Adu was a co-author of the ICLG – Corporate Immigration 2019 Nigeria chapter. Dayo Adu has ben recommended for his “in-depth knowledge of the whole immigration regularisation process”, with the “ability to solve very difficult immigration issues amicably” and offering “great customer service” on matters including expatriate work authorisation. Dayo’s practice provides “in-depth knowledge of the entire relocation business” and he has particular strength on matters relating to immigration procedures.
Obafemi Awolowo University, LL.B/B.L., 2009.
David Oluranti
David Oluranti is an experienced commercial lawyer with over 9 years’ experience covering different areas of the legal space which includes; Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Litigation, Law Tech, Legal Research, Legal Advice and many more.
Currently, David is the Head of Legal at Flutterwave, where he is responsible for training and development of the Legal team, offering legal advice and opinions to the Board of Directors, ensuring regulatory compliance across various jurisdictions, liaising with the company secretary to ensure that all legal related statutory returns are filed with the appropriate regulatory bodies.
Previously, he had served as Head of Legal Department/Legal Adviser at Jubilee Life Mortgage Bank, Legal Associate at Olaniwun Ajayi LP and PwC Nigeria respectively
Damola Aroyewun
Damola has diverse experience in corporate commercial law practice in the information technology and real estate industry. He advises a broad range of clients including international tech firms, real estate companies and investors looking to do business in Nigeria. He holds a Master of Laws in International Commercial Law from the University of South Wales, Cardiff and a Bachelor of Laws from Ekiti State University. Damola is the Lead Partner of the Firm.
Chuma Akana
He has acted for corporate clients on various cross border transactions and is resourceful with exceptional analytical skills and insight. His practice areas include Corporate and Commercial, Finance and Fintech, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Chuma particularly drives the Fintech and Finance practice of the Firm, and regularly advises companies trying to raise capital and foreign clients seeking to invest capital in Fintech companies, including venture capital and private equity.
Chuma is widely regarded as a foremost Fintech lawyer and he is a regular speaking at international conferences and events. An alumnus of the Lagos Business School, Chuma is very knowledgeable in transactional work with an excellent eye for business considerations. He is a member of the Section of Business Law, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), International Bar Association (IBA) and African Bar Association. He is the Founder of Innovation and Technology Lawyers Network, a network of tech lawyers and tech founders in Africa with a mission to bridge the law and technology gap.
Chukwuma Okoroafor
Chukwuma is an attorney, with considerable experience in Technology Transactions, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Innovation, Impact Investing, and Products.
In his experience in this field, he continues to counsel companies across industries interested in innovation, leveraging technology, and scaling to drive growth; including VC backed tech (Fintech, Edutech, Legaltech, Healthtech, Life Sciences, and Agritech) companies on a range of subjects. Also, he has at different times led diverse teams, creating solutions and processes that enhance service delivery to clients.
Chukwuma has been recognized by the World Bank for his contributions to Nigeria’s ease of doing business program, working through policies and legislations that shape and foster innovation in Nigeria.
He is an Arbitrator, licensed by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and obtained his Masters of Law (LL.M) in Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship from the Cornell Law School, Cornell University.
Chinenye Uwanaka
Chinenye is a nation builder and her true passion is to empower people and fight against extreme poverty and Injustice. In line with her purpose she is building a brand and businesses that will create wealth and lift people out of poverty, especially the youth.
She is the Founder and CEO of The Firma Group of companies which consists of;
- The Firma Advisory - a boutique law and Consulting Firm in Nigeria with clients in Africa, Middle-east, Europe and America.
- The Firma Foods - which boasts of a livestock farm ( Poultry, Goat and Snail farms), processing and marketing to supermarkets, hotels and other end users
- The Firma Energy- which is a startup focused on Renewable Energy and other hybrid solutions for Underserved, rural and peri-urban communities who don’t have access to power for productive use (eg Agriculture & manufacturing)
She is driven to make tremendous impact on the African continent, as a result she set up ‘Africa Policy Conversations’ which is a Pan African Initiative with members from across 15 African countries . The idea came about while she was studying implementing Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School USA.
She is also the Thematic Lead for Innovation and Intellectual Property for the National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER), a collaboration between the Legislative and Executive arms of Government in Nigeria under the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
She is also the Head of the fundraising committee for Nigerian Bar Association - Womens Forum (NBA-WF).
She has been privileged to receive many awards including a Social Impact Award by the Vice President of Nigeria Prof Yemi Osinbajo SAN for their efforts in improving Access to Justice for the less privileged members of the society.
Chiamaka Okeke
An accomplished, analytical and result-oriented legal professional with over 14 years of experience in a myriad of legal functions ranging from corporate governance/restructuring, commercial transactions/business advisory to regulatory compliance. Adept at providing solutions to complex transactions, fostering and managing business relationships and providing innovative legal solutions within the ambit of cost effectiveness while minimizing organizational risk exposures. Driven to realizing the attainment of organizational goals with a high level of integrity, tact and a deep respect for confidentiality and authority
Alma Karibo
Alma leads the Compliance Program at 54Gene Inc. driving the company’s efforts and commitment to uphold the highest level of ethical standards in line with applicable compliance regulations.
She is also leading 54gene’s compliance with data regulations.
Alma has a keen interest in both areas of practice because compliance for her is an all round very essential subject matter that affects not just business productivity but also business continuity.
Alma obtained the sought after Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) qualification with in depth knowledge on the GDPR and European data protection laws from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
She graduated with an LLM from the University of California Berkeley Law School with Certificate of Specializations in Business Law and IP & Technology Law in 2019.
Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2010. Practiced Immigration and Employment Law and Litigation. Carried on practice also in Trademarks and Copyrights in Nigeria.
She also carried on legal practice and provided legal advice in the Music Business and digital media sector.
Before her current role, Alma worked as Head of Legal/Company Secretary in the Oil & Gas/Energy sector and also managed an Oil & Gas brokering firm.
She is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN).
Alma is a Certified Child Care and Development Administrator and volunteers with a not for profit organisation “Slum 2 School” set up in Nigeria.
Adunola Akindele
Adunola is an experienced legal and compliance professional with over 10 years’ experience in the legal profession. She possesses exceptional analytical, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills across different industries.
Currently, she is the Head of Legal/Company Secretary at Echostone Housing Nigeria where she is responsible for Overseeing the management of all legal risks within the organization. She is also, responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with external lawyers, close liaison with finance function in relation to the establishment, growth and day to day operation of the West Africa operations.
Prior to joining EchoStone Housing Nigeria, she was the Corporate Commercial Team Lead at George Etomi & Partners where she was involved in drafting, reviewing and analysing commercial agreements, structuring and creating legal frameworks for commercial transactions, company Secretarial functions, etc. She also worked briefly at Optimum Law Publishers Limited as an Assistant Editor where she was involved with reading and editing judgments of Superior Courts of Nigeria, reviewing lengthy judgments, paying attention to details, editorial work was done in teams, etc.
She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Olabisi Onabanjo University. She was admitted into the Nigerian Bar in 2010.
Adedolapo Akinola
Adedolapo is a banking & finance, capital markets and general corporate advisory lawyer with experience in transactions spanning corporate and project finance, debt restructuring, syndicated lending, secured transactions, mergers and acquisitions and equity and debt capital raising.