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Our Managing Partner is Mrs. Ayo Obe, and our Consultant is Chief S. Olasupo Shonibare. They are assisted by other legal practitioners in the firm, some of whom are associates, while others are junior Counsel.
Mrs. Ayo Obe earlier practised with Messrs. G.O.K. Ajayi & Co. from 1979 to February 1991, where she was the most senior Counsel working with Chief G.O.K. Ajayi S.A.N. for ten years. She has had extensive experience in all aspects of civil commercial and criminal litigation in all levels, in particular in the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal, High Courts and Tribunals.
Mrs. Obe was the President of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Nigeria’s first indigenous human rights organisation, from 1995 to 2003. She was also Chair of the Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy from 2004 to 2008. She is on the boards of several local and international organisations, including the Brussels-based International Crisis Group where she is Co-Vice Chair, and the Dakar-based Gorée Institute where she chairs the Board of Trustees. She was also a member of the International Advisory Council of Wal-Mart International and remains their consultant. In Nigeria Mrs. Obe is on the boards of the Centre for Law Enforcement Education, the Z.O. Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries and the community-based Ajegunle Community Project.
Chief Olasupo Shonibare also practised with Messrs. G.O.K. Ajayi & Co. from 1982-1984. He was attached to Steggles Palmer, Solicitors of 2, Bedford Row, London W.C.1 from 1984-1985, where he gained experience in
corporate practice and international project financing. Chief Shonibare led the Nigerian delegation to the African Regional Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights Protection held at Lomé in the Republic of Benin.
Ogunsola Shonibare are Legal Counsel to Guaranty Trust Bank plc., United Bank for Africa plc., Union Bank of Nigeria plc., Bank of Industry and several other public and private companies and individuals.
The firm has also handled instructions on behalf of overseas-based principals, such as Messrs. Holman, Fenwick & Willan, Le Brasseurs, Peters & Peters, and Messrs. Allan & Overy.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.
We believe that the success of a Law Firm in an emerging market depends on the integrity and commitment of its partners.
First, we emphasize our commitment to our clients: we do all we can to know and understand their business and their needs. We are ready to exert ourselves to the full to achieve their objectives. Our resources and structures are geared to meet their needs.
Second, we emphasize our commitment to our profession: it is right that Legal Practitioners should not only have a complete grasp of the law and its application in the jurisdiction in which they practice, but that they should also be conversant with the practice in other jurisdictions which may complement foreign business needs and interests in Nigeria, or the application of Nigerian business needs and interests in foreign jurisdictions.
Thirdly, despite our expertise in civil, commercial and criminal litigation, we are committed to the avoidance or, or the amicable resolution of disputes. As such, we are able to provide internationally accepted Counsel’s Opinions which may guide clients in their approach to potential disputes, as well as being able to make use of all currently available alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including the ‘Multi-Door Courthouse’ approach available in several states of Nigeria and in overseas jurisdictions.
Finally, our commitment to the future of a global inter-dependent economy and reciprocal application of legal framework informs the various experiences of our senior partners in other causes capable of evolving a transparent world order. Increasing competition, rapid technological advances, the need for the protection of individual and corporate interests in an emerging market such as Nigeria will pose severe challenges to Legal
Practitioners. We are resolved to play a leading role in meeting these challenges.
Our Managing Partner and our Consultant were both trained in the United Kingdom and in Nigeria. We strive to be more businesslike and enterprising, but the legal profession remains a profession with high ethical standards as well as a tradition of learning, research and technical excellence. We are proud to abide by those standards and to maintain those traditions.