Olawale Adeola Akoni

Background

Adeola Akoni, Olawale was born on March 27, 1962 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Education

University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria (Bachelor of Science Honours Political Science, 1982. Bachelor of Laws Honours, 1986). Nigerian Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1987).

Spoken languages: English.

Career

Worked at Babalakin & Company (Lagos) specializing in General Commercial Practice, Company Law, Banking and Insurance, Administrative Law, Agency and Franchise Law, Exchange Control and Trade Regulations, Administration of Estates, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oil and Gas Law, Consumer Protection Law, Arbitration, Industrial Relations and Labour Law, Real Property and Conveyancing Law, Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents, Shipping and Admiralty Law. Civil Litigation, Aviation Law, International Finance and Economic Law, Joint Ventures and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Nigeria.

Recipient: Prince Bola Ajibola Prize for best performance in Civil Procedure at the Nigerian Law School, 1987.

Chief TOS Benson Prize for best performance at the Nigerian Law School, 1987. Sir Adetokunbo Ademola Prize for best student of the year at the Nigerian Law School, 1987.

Author: "Effectiveness of International Law: A Study of United Nations Resolutions on African Liberation," 1982. "Contractual Element in Illegal Contracts: A Review of Judicial Attitude to the Enforcement of Illegal Contracts," 1986.

Member: Nigerian Bar Association.

International Bar Association. Babalakin & Company was established in 1988 by Doctor B. Olawale Babalakin. With a total staff strength of 50, the firm offers a very wide range of legal services and prides itself with its ability to provide top quality services to its various clients, within the shortest possible time.

Thus, the firm has a well-developed practice of assisting its individual and corporate clients in many areas.

The firm operates from three floors of a modern office block in central Lagos, which is the commercial capital of Nigeria. This location, apart from affording the firm easy access to the law courts, also makes it readily accessible to most of its corporate and other clients.

Members of the firm have had vast experience negotiating on behalf of corporate and individual clients, in relation to matters involving their operations both within and outside Nigeria and have actively participated in various local and international legal seminars.

Achievements

• Olawale Adeola Akoni has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Nigerian Bar Association. International Bar Association.