D. OLATUNDE LAOYE MCIArb (UK)

Position: MANAGING PARTNER

Olatunde is a consummate solicitor and expert negotiator at the transactional end of practice. He has extensive experience in corporate and commercial practice and in particular banking and financial service and project financing, intellectual property, media & entertainment transactions, real property, and more recently maritime administration. He has handled major negotiations, acquisitions, restructuring, and venture arrangements in the capital market, private companies, licensing, and multiple agreements in the media and entertainment industry.
Olatunde served as special adviser to the Chief Executive/Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA) between 2009 and 2010.

Education

  • LL.B (Maid.); BL

Career

  • 1991 – F.O. Akinrele & Co
  • 1992-1996 – Midas Merchant Bank
  • 1996-1997 – S.G. Laoye & Co
  • 2009-2010 – Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency(NIMASA)

Practice Field

  • Intellectual Property
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Real Estate &Property Development
  • Corporate/Commercial Transaction
  • Banking and Finance
  • Project/Venture Capital
  • Maritime Law and Practice
  • Commercial Arbitration

Membership

  • Nigeria Bar Association (NBA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (IPLAN)
  • Maritime Arbitration Association of Nigeria (MAAN)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) UK
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel