Background
Ekong Usoro, Mfon was born on June 12, 1960 in Calabar, Nigeria.
Ekong Usoro, Mfon was born on June 12, 1960 in Calabar, Nigeria.
University of Calabar, Nigeria (Bachelor of Science, Sociology, Honours, 1983). University of Buckingham, United Kingdom (Bachelor of Laws, Honours, 1994). Spoken languages: English and Efik.
Worked at Paul Usoro & Company (Lagos) specializing in Telecommunications Law, Banking and Finance, Foreign Investment, Environmental Law, Petroleum and Gas, Maritime, Intellectual Properties, Company and Commercial Law, Advocacy and Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1996, Nigeria. Recipient of Prizes: Alan Sneath Prize for Best Performance in Bachelor of Laws, University of Buckingham, 1994.
Civil Procedure Prize-Bar Finals, Nigerian Law School, 1996.
Civil & Criminal Procedure Prize-Bar Finals, Nigerian Law School, 1996. Member, Nigerian Chapter, Women International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA).
Member: Nigerian Bar Association. The Firm was established in 1985 and has offices in Lagos, Kaduna and Uyo, all in Nigeria with a total of 11 (eleven) Lawyers.
The Firm offers the full range of legal services as Advocates and as Solicitors.
The Firm is well established in General Commercial Law, Banking and Finance Laws, Telecommunications Laws, Maritime Laws and Intellectual Properties Laws (trademarks, copyrights and patents). The Firm also has on its retainership list several Nigerian blue-chip companies and multinationals. The firm has eight legal support personnel, graduate accountant and office administrators.
Member, Nigerian Chapter, Women International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA). Member: Nigerian Bar Association.