Jide Adesokan > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephenson Harwood
1 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7SH
England

Work Department

Commercial litigation

Position

Jide is a partner in our international arbitration team. Jide’s practice is focussed on arbitration and litigation, across a broad range of sectors including: share purchase agreements, asset acquisitions, shareholder disputes and offshore oil and gas.

Born and raised in Nigeria, Jide has significant experience of African disputes and is also involved in transactions on the Continent. He has acted as counsel in arbitral proceedings under various institutional rules as well as in ad hoc proceedings. He enjoys finding practical solutions to complex disputes.

Jide is dual qualified as a solicitor and barrister in England and in Nigeria, where he worked for a leading arbitration practice. Jide also worked for two years at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, providing legal support to arbitral tribunals in disputes involving states and state entities.

Jide is ranked as a ‘Next Generation’ partner in the Legal 500 2023 UK directories for international arbitration, they describe him as an ‘up-and-coming new partner with great energy’ and that he has ‘ excellent international experience, particularly in African disputes.’

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

(Next Generation Partners)

Jide Adesokan – Stephenson Harwood

Well versed in international arbitration‘, Stephenson Harwood has a strong market reputation for its disputes expertise concerning Africa, the Middle East and India. The team is also increasingly active in Southeast and North Asia-related mandates. Global international arbitration head Rovine Chandrasekera works across the firm’s London and Dubai offices; Kamal Shahdeservedly has a strong reputation‘; and recently-promoted partner Jide Adesokan has significant experience in Africa-related claims. At managing associate level, Charlotte Welsh and Charlotte Murphy are active team members.