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Adaeze Okoro

Partner · Banking & Energy

Banking & Finance LitigationOil & Gas DisputesRegulatory EnforcementInsolvency

Adaeze leads the firm’s banking and energy desk, advising lenders, microfinance institutions, and upstream operators on contentious and regulatory matters. Her practice spans inter-bank litigation, licence revocation challenges, debt recovery, and JOA/PSC disputes under the PIA framework.

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Qualifications & experience

Credentials, call, and court experience.

Qualification

LL.B (Hons), University of Nigeria, Nsukka — 2008

Call to the Bar

Called to the Nigerian Bar — 2009

Post-call experience

16+ years of litigation and advisory practice

Appellate advocacy

Argued matters before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Credentials: LL.B (Hons), University of Lagos · BL, Nigerian Law School
Bar admission: Called to the Nigerian Bar, 2012

Representative mandate

A matter that can properly be disclosed.

Defending a ₦835m First Bank facility claim while prosecuting a substantial counterclaim grounded in excess FX purchases and UCP 600 inconsistencies.

Principal practice areas

The core desks behind Adaeze’s practice.

Seven principal disciplines in which the firm is most frequently briefed — each with its own dedicated practice page setting out scope, context and approach.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Our dispute-resolution practice is the spine of the firm. We appear before the Federal High Court, State High Courts, the National Industrial Court, Election Petition Tribunals, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Nigeria on commercial, banking, intellectual property, maritime, employment and regulatory matters.

Arbitration

We act in domestic and international arbitration — from clause design and seat selection to institutional and ad hoc advocacy and the full enforcement cycle. Partners are also available to sit as arbitrator.

Corporate & Commercial

Our corporate and commercial advisory supports Nigerian and international clients on the transactional and contractual side of their matters, working alongside the firm’s dispute-resolution practice so that agreements are built to hold up if a claim is ever brought.

Maritime & Admiralty

We represent shipowners, charterers, cargo interests, marine insurers and P&I Clubs before the Federal High Court, which exercises exclusive admiralty jurisdiction in Nigeria.

Banking & Finance Litigation

We act for banks, microfinance institutions and corporate borrowers on contentious banking and finance matters — from debt recovery and security enforcement to challenges against the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Oil & Gas / Energy

We advise upstream and midstream energy clients on contentious and regulatory matters, including joint operating agreement and production sharing contract disputes and NUPRC enforcement defence.

Intellectual Property

We protect, license and enforce trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret rights — handling registry prosecution and contentious relief, including Anton Piller search-and-seizure applications.

Additional practice areas

Further disciplines the firm advises on.

Beyond the principal desks, the firm is regularly instructed across six further areas — from product liability and employment to sports, hospitality and real estate.

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