Barristers & Solicitors, Patent & Trade Mark Agents, Notaries Public ::: A. Muoka & Co

Consultants

Professor Bolaji Olufunmileyi Owasanoye LL.B., B.L., LL.M., AMNIM

Presently Research Professor and Head of Department of Commercial and Property Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Lagos. He has conducted several programmes on issues in Nigerian Capital market, External Debt Management, International Trade Law and Foreign Investment and has worked as a Consultant and Country Focal Person to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research on External Debt Management Training for Nigerian Lawyers. He also consults for UNICEF and other development agencies on the Nigerian social sector. In 1996, he was appointed Adjunct Professor of International Trade Law and External Debt Management of the Lagos State University. His publications cover the areas of Commercial Law, External Debt Management, Social Development and Human Rights.

Mrs. Adebowale Adebisi Laditan LL.B., B.L

Graduated with honours from the University of Ife in 1984 and was called to the bar in 1985. She has had over twenty years post-call experience as a corporate lawyer in a multinational telecommunications company, having served as Legal Officer and later Company Solicitor of ITTN. As Legal Adviser to the late Chairman/ Chief Executive of ITTN, she was responsible for starting-up and co-ordinating the initial operations of several companies including Summit Oil Limited, Concord Airlines, Abiola Farms Limited and Spectrum Energy and Information Technology (West Africa) Limited. She has core expertise in telecommunications law, real estate acquisition and management, agriculture, aviation and petroleum law.

Principal

Alex N. Muoka jr. LL.B., B.L., LL.M., ACIArb

Graduated from the Lagos State University, Ojo in 1990 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991 winning the Dr. Graham-Douglas prize for the 'best and most outstanding student in company law and commercial practice' at the Nigerian Law School. He holds a Master of Laws degree of the University of Lagos specialising in International Commercial Law and Secured Credit Transactions, worked as a Legal Officer with ITT Nigeria Limited and practiced from September, 1992 with the general practice firm of Messrs. Tunde Odanye & Co. – which he left in July 1997 (as Head of Chambers) to set up this practice. He was appointed a Notary Public by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and was sworn-in on the 22nd of September, 1999. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of the United Kingdom, and is currently the Treasurer of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria. His core expertise is in the areas of: civil litigation, company and commercial law, banking and insurance matters, corporate re-structuring and re-engineering, project and joint venture documentation, communications, construction and development law, trusts, environmental law and intellectual property law.

Senior Associate

Miss. Omolayo Olugbemi LL.B., B.L., MILD

Attended the University of Abuja and was called to the Bar in 1996. She holds a Masters Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos, and worked for a year with Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited. Since joining the Firm in 2000, she has focused on commercial litigation, company secretarial work, and property title perfection.

Associates

Mr. Olatunji Momodu LL.B., B.L

Graduated from the Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto in 1998 and was called to the Bar in 2000. He worked in the litigation department of the Bomadi Local Government Council in Delta State, and with the law firm of Fola Ajijola & Co. before joining the Firm. He specializes in civil litigation, debt recovery, insurance claims cases, and real estate documentation.


Mr. Jeffrey Eboh LL.B., B.L

Graduated from the Edo State University, Ekpoma in 2000 and was called to the Bar in 2002. He worked with law firms in Lagos and Abuja before joining the firm in 2006. He specializes in civil litigation and company/ commercial matters.

Juniors

Mrs. Olusola Jolayemi LL.B., B.L

Graduated from the University of Ibadan in 2001 and was called to the Bar in 2004. She served as Legal Adviser to the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Council in Adamawa State, and worked with law firms in Ilorin, Kwara State prior to joining the Firm in April, 2008. She handles civil litigation and debt recovery matters, and undertakes due diligence searches.


Mrs. Priscilla Muoka LL.B., B.L., ACIS

Graduated from the University of Lagos in 2005 and was called to the Bar in 2006. She is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. She served with the Legal Aid Council in Katsina State prior to joining the Firm – where she now focuses on company secretarial work and intellectual property matters.


Miss. Uzoamaka Obidinma LL.B., B.L

Graduated from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology in 2004 and was called to the Bar in 2007. She served in the Legal Department of the Oke-Ero Local Government Council in Kwara State, and joined the Firm in July, 2008. She handles civil litigation and debt recovery matters, and undertakes due diligence searches.