Mr Ladi Taiwo > Abdulai, Taiwo & Co > Lagos, Nigeria > Lawyer Profile
Abdulai, Taiwo & Co Offices
GOODWILL HOUSE
278 IKORODU ROAD
LAGOS
Nigeria
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Mr Ladi Taiwo
Work Department
Corporate/Commercial; Projects and Infrastructure
Position
Joint Managing Partner and the Chair: Projects and Infrastructure; Corporate/Commercial. He has a strong and reliable reputation for advising on Nigerian business regulatory issues, and is author of several books on commercial law practice in Nigeria. He has acted as the firm’s team leader in several cross border M&A; PPP Projects; and Privatization. He is consistently recommended as a leading lawyer in his field by all the major international lawyer/law firm rating agencies in the world.
Career
Co-founding name partner of the firm. Previously associate at David Garrick & Co., and State Counsel, Lagos State Ministry of Justice; Chairman, Legal Committee of the National Council on Privatisation (2017-2018); Founding Vice-Chairman, NBA Section on Business Law (2004-2009); Chairman, National Working Group on the Review of Investment Laws of Nigeria (2007-2009). Life Patron and former Vice-President, Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce; Honorary Member, Nigeria Association of Professional Educators (2006); Trustee, Timothy Adeola Odutola Foundation.
Languages
English
Memberships
Body of the Congress of Fellows, Centre for International Legal Studies (Salzburg); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; International Bar Association; International Trademark Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Nigerian Bar Association; International Alliance of Practicing Lawyers; Notary Public.
Education
University of Lagos (LL.B Hons., 1972) Nigerian Law School (Certificate of the Council of Legal Education, 1973); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (MCI.Arb 1999);
Certified PPP Training Programs:
(i) Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) and Agence Francaise de Development (AFD): “Private Public Partnerships and Project Finance”, 2008.
(ii) Jeff & O’Brien Training International “Public Private Partnership – Concession and Financing of Infrastructure Projects”, 2008.
Leisure
Member, Ikoyi Club 1938; Member, Metropolitan Club.
Lawyer Rankings
Nigeria > Banking, finance and capital markets
Abdulai, Taiwo & Co has a solid track record in advising on a range of capital markets and banking and finance matters, and has expertise in assisting with collective investment schemes. The practice is jointly led by Ladi Taiwo and structured finance expert Alayo Ogunbiyi. Seyi Adebayo works on lending and securities matters, and Busola Awobona handles Islamic financing work. Kunle Ayansola and Roselyn Alalade are also singled out for their contributions.
Nigeria > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Ladi Taiwo and Alayo Ogunbiyi co-lead Abdulai, Taiwo & Co‘s corporate team, which garners praise for its ‘vast expertise in dealing with complicated matters‘ and is regularly instructed in domestic and international M&A mandates. Seyi Adebayo is a key contact for corporate regulatory matters, and Roselyn Alalade is active in the M&A space.
Nigeria > Shipping and transport
At Abdulai, Taiwo & Co, the team is well placed to act for clients in relation to airport, infrastructure, transport, and water projects. Under the joint leadership of Ladi Taiwo and Akin Osinbajo, the group is strong in representing public and private sector companies in matters. Kunle Ayansola is experienced in advising on power asset purchase agreements.
Nigeria > Energy and natural resources
Full-service firm Abdulai, Taiwo & Co has a solid track record in handling matters for clients in the energy, infrastructure, ports, and PPP spaces. Kunle Ayansola is well versed in advising on power asset purchase agreements, having extensive experience in the energy sector following his secondment at the Energy Company of Nigeria. Akin Osinbajo is a key name in the department for contentious work, and Ladi Taiwo fields expertise in handling infrastructure matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Nigeria > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Shipping and transport Nigeria
- Banking, finance and capital markets Nigeria
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Nigeria
- Energy and natural resources Nigeria