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List Of Winners At The Nigerian Legal Awards 2019

Written by darling on November 6, 2019

The 2019 edition of the Nigerian Legal Awards has held in Lagos, with a host of legal luminaries across the country being recognised.

The Awards, which is convened by ESQ Legal Blitz, a platform projecting the achievements of legal players within Nigeria’s business law community, took place on Friday, November 1, 2019.

At the Awards ceremony, which held at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo was “recognized for his invaluable contribution to improving the nation’s economy and the development of business law in Nigeria.”

Similarly, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of World Bank Group, Dr Sandie Okoro was recognized for her “tremendous contribution to the development of diversity and inclusion in the global legal community.”

Other legal heavyweights who were recognised include:

President of the National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and Managing Partner of Chris Ogunbanjo LLP, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, Independent Non-Executive Director of FBN Holdings and Fmr. Vice President Secretary General of the African Development Bank, Cecilia Akintomide, Founding Partner of one of Nigeria’s most reputable firms, Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun (ACAS-LAW) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Standard Chartered Bank, Sola Adepetun, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State and Fmr. National Secretary to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, Managing Partner of Doyin Rhodes-Vivour, Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, and former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, Olumide Akpata.

Previous editions of the Nigerian Legal Awards have recognized awardees like the late Justice Kayode Eso, first female President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Priscilla Kuye, the late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, first female Senior Advocate of Nigerian, Folake Solanke, former Attorney General of Lagos State and first female General Counsel of the Nigerian Bar Association, Airat Balogun.

Some of this year’s award categories included: Law Firm of the Year, Managing Partner of the Year, Banking and Finance, Oil and Gas, Dispute Resolution, Private Equity, Real Estate and Construction, Capital Market, Intellectual Property, Shipping and Transport, Media and Entertainment, among others.

Also of note was the honouring of ’40 under 40 Rising Stars’, which celebrates young lawyers who have been making giant strides within the Nigerian legal space.

Below is a list of some of the awards handed out on the night and their recipients:

Legal Amazon of the Year: Adedoyin Rhodes (SAN)

Immigration Team of the Year: Olajide & Oyewole

Intellectual Property Team of the Year: Jackson Etti & Edu

Insolvency Team of the Year: G Elias &Co

Telecommunications and Technology Team of the Year: G Elias & Co

Energy and Power In-house Team of the Year: Ikeja Electric

Capital Market In-house Team of the Year: Nigerian Stock Exchange

Banking and Finance In-house Team of the Year: Zenith Bank Plc

Corporate Governance Team of the Year: DCSL

Corporate Restructuring Team of the Year: DCSL Corporate Services

Company Secretary of the Year: Bode Ayeku (Nestle)