Pavestones

Finance/ Technology and Innovation/ Corporate and Commercial

Promise Itah is an Associate at Pavestones with over 6 years of experience advising on multi-sector transactions in finance, technology, energy and infrastructure. Proven ability to lead deal structuring, negotiate key commercial terms, and provide strategic legal advice that advances client objectives and ensures compliance.

Promise has gained a reputation of delivering time-sensitive and high-impact counsel. Some of his key transactions include:

• Key member of a team that advised global impact investors on equity and debt investments of approximately $1 million in two Nigerian startups focused on empowering smallholder farmers and promoting food security.
• Lead Associate that advised an oil and gas services company on a ₦8,000,000,000 credit facility for the importation and local procurement of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) for
onward supply to the open market and bulk off-takers.
• Advising a global robo-adviser on its entry into the Nigerian market, including regulatory compliance requirements for launch and ongoing operations.
• Lead Associate advising an energy company on a throughput agreement with a leading LPG storage operator, covering the use of storage facilities and related equipment for LPG products.
• Advised a leading fintech company on the legal structuring of a non-interest credit product designed to extend financing to low-income individuals in rural communities, supporting healthcare supply chains and improving
access to medical supplies.
• Lead Associate advising a global investment and entrepreneurship platform on the legal structuring of a project aimed at supporting women-led businesses in Nigeria, providing guidance on financing mechanisms
as well as licensing and regulatory compliance.
• Advised a global insurance provider on structuring an initial loan facility from a related entity—ensuring arm’s length compliance—to finance the launch of a hospital management company.

Associate (December 2024- Present) - Pavestones

Associate (January 2020 – November 2024 ) - O.A ALAO LP, Lagos, Nigeria 

Legal Extern (April 2019 – June 2019) -A.A Ibrahim (SAN) & CO. 

English

Nigerian Bar Association

Nigerian Bar Association - Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL)

Barrister at Laws (B.L) (Second Class Upper Division), Nigerian Law School, Kano Campus, 2019.

Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) (Second Class, Upper Division), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2018.

Developing & Financing Infrastructure Projects, The African Catalyst/Brickstone Africa, 2025

Legal Contracts and Agreement for Entrepreneurs, University of Maryland via Coursera, 2021.

Introduction to Corporate Finance, Corporate Finance Institute, 2021.