Olamide Oladosu > Clifford Chance LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance LLP ‘has no peers when it comes to the delivery of legal services‘, according to one client. Another describes ‘an innovative team that focuses on protecting client’s interest than following the norm‘. The emerging markets team in London is active in deals in Africa, India, Latin America, Turkey, the CIS and the CEE region. Its expertise in in banking, project finance, commodity and trade finance, structured finance, securitisation and derivatives, and debt and equity capital markets transactions is market-leading. The lead partners are Leonard Cleland, who focuses on work in the CIS, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and infrastructure finance partner Simon Williams. Cleland advised the lenders on a €256m dual ECA-backed financing package for the development of three new hospitals in Angola. Energy and infrastructure partners Jeremy Connick, Kayode Oladipo (who is ‘an exceptional lawyer whose knowledge of law and the industry is remarkable‘) and Olamide Oladosu are heavily involved in the Africa practice. Connick and Oladosu advised Genser Energy on a $425m financing to boost its operations in Ghana. Capital markets partner Deborah Zandstra acted for The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in securing an Extended Fund Facility from the IMF. Senior associate Rebecca Shepherd in the global financial markets group also stands out for emerging markets transactions.

Under the leadership of Olamide Oladosu and Kayode Oladipo, the excellent team at Clifford Chance LLP has many years of experience of working in Ghana. The group continues to advise international and local corporates, as well as financial institutions, on a broad range of transactions. Oladosu has an established track record in advising on landmark transactions in Africa, with a particular focus on handling LNG projects in the region, and is equally strong at handling corporate, commercial and financial matters for clients in the power and oil and gas sectors. Oladipo has extensive expertise in handling emerging markets cross-border loan financing matters. The client base includes construction companies, private equity funds, commercial and development banks, and energy sector entities.