Consultants

Adenike worked with the Ecobank Group for over 30 years.

She was called to the Nigerian Bar over 30 years ago. She distinguished herself at the Nigerian Law School winning the Best Student in Civil & Criminal Procedure prize. She has attended executive programs at INSEAD, Harvard, and Cranfield amongst others. She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. She is also an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.

With over three decades at Ecobank Nigeria out of which 17 years were as chief legal counsel and company secretary, Adenike has delivered a significant role in in-house legal regulatory & company secretarial experience in the financial services industry in Nigeria. She led her team to win the Acquisition International Team of the Year and in 2010, In-House Legal Department of the Year in the maiden edition of the Business Day Legal awards in Nigeria. She has also been recognised by Chambers as a 2021 General Counsel Influencer for Africa.

She is a Corporate Governance Advisor who also has strong legal transaction expertise.

Ayoade has lived and worked on four continents, with extensive experience as an in-house Corporate and large firm counsel in diverse business and legal firms. He holds business and law degrees and professional certificates in Nigeria, the United States, and Switzerland.

He is licensed to practice law in the United States and as a solicitor in England and Wales.

He has worked in the Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission, an associate in the Law Firm of Ice Miller LLP, Assistant General Counsel, Senior Global Operations, The Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE SMG), Assistant General Counsel, Americas, Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR) and more recently pioneer Group Head, Corporate Governance, Central Bank of Nigeria as a global trade counsel, he has served as special advisor and counsel to global corporations and government entities on diverse transactions, portfolios, and strategies including corporate, financial, compliance, regulatory affairs, and policies.

Helen is the firm’s consultant with extensive academic and practice experience in the creative and innovation industries. She posseses nearly two decades of experience in academia, specialising in intellectual property law.

Helen holds an LLB from the University of Calabar, an LLM from the University of Lagos, and a PhD in intellectual property law from the University of Cape Town. Her expertise in intellectual property law is reflected in her teaching experience, including specialised programmes for creatives. Helen has published both locally and internationally and serves as Assistant Editor of the NIALS Intellectual Property Journal (NJIP).

Helen is currently Associate Professor of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Helen’s international scholarly experience includes research fellows at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; the University of Ottawa and the University of Cape Town. She currently coordinates the Harvard CopyrightX courses in Nigeria.

Before joining the law firm, Helen has practiced law for over two decades.