Solomon Ugochukwu Ezike
Solomon is a Legal Consultant at World Bank, Washington D.C, USA, a position he recently assumed in July 2021. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a Senior Associate at G. Elias & Co., one of the foremost and leading law firms in Nigeria where he was involved with different practice areas of the legal profession such as Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Mergers & Acquisition, etc.
He cut his professional teeth in the Legal profession at Messrs Hali Chambers where he excelled in Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution.
Solomon Ezike is a proud Alumni of University of Calabar where he got his Bachelor of Laws (LLB), he holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from American University Washington College of Law and he was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2011.
Osinachi Nwandem LLM, MICIArb
Osinachi is a certified construction industry expert with over 7 years’ experience in the Legal Profession and vast expertise in Construction law and Arbitration at Aelex Legal Practitioners & Arbitrators, one of Africa's leading law firms.
He has had prior exposure to litigation and arbitration in a range of commercial disputes ranging from contracts, labour and employment, debt recovery, telecommunications, maritime and taxation.
He is constantly driven by the desire to effectively resolve construction disputes and develop construction law and practice in Nigeria, he established two construction law blogs, where he regularly proffers viewpoints on recent developments in construction disputes and contracts. He is also a regular contributor to several peer-review journals, texts and publication platforms including the Gravitas Law Review, AELEX Article Series and Mondaq.
As a litigator and arbitrator, his core ability lies in breaking down and resolving complex legal problems quickly and satisfactorily.
Osinachi Nwandem is a member of the Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators (ICIArb), the International Bar Association and the Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law.
Okechukwu Joachim Okoro
Okechukwu has extensive corporate and commercial law experience cutting across project finance, labour, employment and industrial relations, immigration and commercial dispute resolution (Litigation, Arbitration and ADR).
Currently, he is a Partner at G. Elias & Co where he has over the years advised on several local and cross-boundary electricity and oil and gas deals. Prior to becoming a Partner at G. Elias & Co, he was a Senior Associate and Team Lead Energy Practice Group and an Associate at the Law Firm. He was also an Associate at Steve Adehi & Co. and Counsel at A.A. Mu'Alimu & Co./Rhema Law House.
Okechukwu Okoro holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Bayero University, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Ebonyi State University and he is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
Zulei (Momodu) Ehimeakhe
Zulei Momodu is the Company Secretary at Westfield Energy Resources Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading companies in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry. She joined Westfield Energy Resources Limited in July 2018 as Head of Legal and Contracts before rising to her current position of Company Secretary.
Prior to joining Westfield Energy Resources Limited, she was an Associate at Aelex, a Leading Commercial & Dispute Resolution Law Firm and one of the largest full-service law firms in Nigeria, and Ghana. While at Aelex, her practice areas include; Energy, Corporate/Commercial, Intellectual Property and Infrastructure Development. Zulei also spent some time at Sofunde Osakwe Ogundipe & Belgore as an Associate and Vodafone as a Business and Compliance Advisor.
At Westfield Energy Resources Limited, she provides legal and commercial advice and delivers technical know-how; analyses transactions; drafts, reviews and negotiates commercial oil and gas contracts; as well as assessing a broad range of issues from a legal, compliance and regulatory perspective. She also leads the team at negotiations with international oil companies (IOCs), manages the external counsel portfolio and provides legal advice to management and various business units within the organisation.
Zainab Babalola
Zainab Babalola is the head of Legal & Compliance at NASD OTC Securities Exchange.
She is an experienced, well-rounded and resourceful lawyer with a strong work ethic and a mentality focused on excellence. She is highly skilled in Capital Markets, Corporate Finance and Private Equity, Insolvency, Company Secretarial and Compliance.
Previously, she was an Associate at The New Practice (TNP) where she was responsible for advising companies, entrepreneurs and sponsors in various sectors including oil and gas, FMCG and renewable energy. Zainab was very instrumental to the team that advised on Nigeria's first Guaranteed Infrastructure Bond Issuance, Viathan Funding Plc's N50 Billion senior guaranteed Bond Issuance Programme.
She holds membership in a number of bodies and organizations such as; Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners of Nigeria (BRIPAN); The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria Branch), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN).
Tolulope Omoleye-Osindero
Tolulope is a Corporate Law and Corporate Finance professional with over 12 years’ experience under her belt in the legal space. Currently, she is the Head of Legal and Compliance at Branch International where she is tasked with the responsibility of managing and overseeing all legal and compliance activities within the organization.
Before joining Branch International, she was a Senior Associate at Udo Udoma and Belo-Osagie’s Banking and Finance team with a focus on fintech, corporate finance, syndicated lending, secured transactions, trade finance, structured finance and project finance.
Apart from Corporate Law and Corporate Finance, Tolulope Omoleye-Osindero is highly skilled in other areas of law such as Legal Advice, Private Equity, Commercial and Investment Banking, International Finance, etc
Tolu Olaloye
Tolu is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property and Regulatory & Compliance Practices at Jackson, Etti and Edu.
She also doubles as Deputy Sector Head, Financial Services. Tolu advises clients on diverse regulatory issues for leading consumer brands.
Tolu has practiced IP for over a decade; garnering substantial expertise in trademarks, patents and designs prosecution. Her clientele includes leading brands and innovators from Asia and the Middle East.
She advises and liaises with regulatory bodies in Nigeria such as the Nigeria Trademarks and Patents Registry, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC).
Tolu liaises with different IP related organizations, such as IPLAN, WIPO Nigeria and INTA on programmes for Intellectual Property awareness in Nigeria. She executed Intellectual Property CSR programmes on behalf of Jackson, Etti & Edu in various IP Clubs across Nigerian universities. Tolu is one of the pioneers of the firm’s Technology Start-Up Initiative where the IP Practice supports Nigeria’s budding innovative entrepreneurs through bespoke legal and business service packages.
Titilayo Giwa
Titilayo is an astute transaction Lawyer in the Energy sector.
Known for her intellect and remarkable skills in Corporate-Commercial Advisory, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management, Titilayo has, on several occasions, been part of the legal team to advise on high profile commercial transactions.
In her history of legal practice, Titilayo has advised state governments, various companies and several HNIs in the Oil & Gas, Maritime, Aviation, Financial Services, Real Estate and FMCG industries.
Prior to joining RMC, Titilayo worked with the well-known law firm of Jackson, Etti & Edu as an Associate in the Energy & Infrastructure Sector.
Similoluwa Oyelude
Similoluwa was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 14th of February 2012 . Whilst embarking on the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme she served in a legal firm as an NYSC Intern in Oyo State.
She thereafter started her legal career in the commercial law firm of Johnson Bryant in Lagos Nigeria where she worked on commercial law matters, drafted commercial agreements, franchising documentation, trade secrets documentation, distributorship as well as managed the intellectual property portfolio of numerous multinational and blue chip companies as it relates to searches, filings, brand registration, protection, ,technology transfer, registration and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Her commercial practice also covers advisory on regulatory/compliance issues, dealing with relevant regulatory bodies such as SON , CPC and NAFDAC.
Her Specialties are :accounts payable, accounts receivable, administration, budgeting, conferences, database administration, dictation, documentation, file management, Intellectual property law ,commercial law ,legal, letters, operations , meeting facilitation, record keeping, reports, research, sales , scheduling, telephone skills, executive calendaring and schedule management ,Debt recovery and use of Legal billing software
Her goal is to contribute to the development of young lawyers with regard to leadership,mentor-ship ,management and information Technology.
Omotesele Cecilia Esekhaigbe
Omotesele is a seasoned lawyer with a fine understanding of the regulatory framework surrounding complex issues faced by investors in the tech space. She has in-depth research capabilities and cognate commercial experience and has been involved in conducting legal due diligence in various sectors of the economy and advises both foreign and local clients. She has a strong academic background from The University College London where she also gained membership as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom (MCIArb).
Prior to joining Techadvance, she worked with a leading commercial law firm - Jackson, Etti & Edu ( a full service law firm focused on providing legal services to clients in our core sectors) and managed portfolio for top international client. She over the years has gained experience in International Commercial Arbitration, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement, Commercial Litigation as well as general commercial legal advisory.