Adesuwa Akhigbe is an Associate in the Firm's Dispute Resolution, Regulatory Compliance, and Corporate Advisory Practice. She advises clients on complex commercial disputes, regulatory compliance matters, corporate governance issues, and transactional matters across a range of sectors.
Adesuwa has experience advising on disputes involving oil spills, environmental contamination, customer–banker relationships, contracts and secured lending. She also advises clients on data protection compliance, corporate governance, merger-related regulatory obligations, and company secretarial matters.
Her experience includes supporting litigation and arbitration strategies in high-value disputes, reviewing transaction documentation, and engaging with regulatory authorities on behalf of clients.
• Advising on complex commercial disputes involving oil spills, environmental contamination, customer–banker relationships, contracts, secured lending, and the enforcement of fundamental rights
• Representing a leading Nigerian energy company in a multi-million-naira oil spill and environmental contamination dispute
• Advising clients on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, company secretarial matters, and data protection obligations.
B.L, Nigerian Law School
LL.B, University of Benin, Nigeria.
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
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