Nicholas Okafor > Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie > Lagos, Nigeria > Lawyer Profile

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
ST NICHOLAS HOUSE (12TH FLOOR)
CATHOLIC MISSION STREET
LAGOS
Nigeria
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Work Department

Banking & finance, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure

Position

Partner

Career

2013 Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2010 Managing Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2009-2010 Partner, Paul Usoro & Co
2003-2008 Senior Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
1998 Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
1995-1996 Counsel, Dickson D.I. Osuala & Co.
1994-1995 Associate, Mbanefo B. Mofunanya & Co, Legal Practitioners
1992-1993 Lecturer, Business Law, Katsina State Polytechnic, Katsina State
1992 Enugu Division, Anambra State High Court
1992 Attachment, Ifeanyi Ukoh & Associates, Legal Practitioners

Languages

English

Memberships

Nigerian Bar Association
Maritime Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

 

Education

2002 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Nigeria, MCIArb
1992 Nigerian Law School, BL
1991 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, LL.B

Lawyer Rankings

Nigeria > Banking, finance and capital markets

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie‘s practice houses a team praised by clients as ‘experts in banking and finance as well as in capital markets’, and fields experience in handling asset and acquisition finance, debt restructuring, and Islamic finance. Aniekan Ukpanah and Daniel Agbor are experts in project finance, while Yinka Edu’s workload takes in corporate, leveraged and structured finance. Adeola Sunmola and Onyinye Okafor are well versed in advising on syndicated lending transactions, and Joseph Eimunjeze has experience in regulatory and compliance issues. Other key practitioners include Victor Samuel, Nicholas OkaforPamela Onah and Lisa Esamah.

Nigeria > Energy and natural resources

(Leading individuals)

Nicholas OkaforUdo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The practice at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie is home to a ‘robust team of specialists‘ with a solid track record in handling energy and infrastructure projects. The ‘team player’ Nicholas Okafor handles greenfield and brownfield projects; Aniekan Ukpanah is well versed in advising on structuring and project financing matters; and Folake Elias-Adebowale advises on upstream and downstream petroleum work. Adeola Sunmola regularly advises on renewable energy developments, project finance and syndicated lending transactions; Onyinye Okafor is also active in the latter two areas. Victor Samuel and Godson Iwuozo have expertise in oil and gas, infrastructure and power transactions. Maryam Asabe Salami and Chisom Okolie are also singled out.