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In celebration and recognition of the role of lawyers, company legal departments and legal professionals across Africa, the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2021 edition is set to hold November 7, 2021, at the Landmark Event Centre with many firms, In-house teams and legal professionals making the shortlist.
Currently, in its 11th year, the Nigerian Legal Awards has become a highly coveted recognition by many companies and Law Firms in Nigeria; and this year promises to be bigger and better and the judging panel are stakeholders in the Fintech space including Segun Aina, President, African Fintech Network and Babatunde Obrimah, COO FintechNGR.
This year’s edition promises to be an exciting and extraordinary event as notable personalities, dignitaries, government officials and the CEOs of companies are set to be in attendance.
Notable personalities who will be honoured at this years’ event include; Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Chief OCJ Okocha, SAN, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association and Life Member of the Honourable Body of Benchers, Mr Gbenga Oyebode, MFR, Founder and Chairman, Aluko &Oyebode, Mrs Beatrice Hamza Bassey, Board Chairman, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mrs Ronke Sokefun, Board Chairman, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mrs Uto Ukpanah, Company Secretary, MTN Nigeria, Paystack and other Fintechs.
Law firms on the final list include Aluko &Oyebode, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Wole Olanipekun& Co, G. Elias & Co, Solola & Akpana, The Penthouse Solicitors, Bloomfield, Resolution Law firm, DOA, Olajide Oyewole LLP, The New Practice (TNP), G. Elias & Co, Detail Commercial Solicitors, Alliance Law firm, Bloomfield, Aelex, Advocaat Law Practice, Duale and Ovia & Alex-Adedipe.
Legal practitioners who made the final list this year are Ebele Iyayi (Alliance Law Firm), OdunolaOnadipe (Detail Commercial Solicitors), Abiodun Peters (Nigerian Bottling Company), Leo Okafor (United Capital PLC), Irene Robinson –Ayanwale (Nigerian Exchange Limited), Adeleke Alex-Adedipe (Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe), Charles Ajiboye (The Penthouse Solicitors), Esosa Omo-Usoh (Solola & Akpana), Tosin Ajose (Deal HQ Partners) and OladotunAlokolaro (Advocaat Law Practice).
Over 100 legal personalities, legal firms and corporate organisations made the list of finalists; among them are corporate organisations such as Sterling Bank Plc, Eko Electricity Distribution Plc, Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc, Main One Cable, MTN, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, Seven-up Bottling Company and Berger Paints Nigeria Plc and United Capital Plc.
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