Segun Sipeolu

Founder and Managing Partner

FOUNDER - MANAGING PARTNER

Segun Sipeolu

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Professional Experience

Our Founder and Managing Partner, Samuel Olusegun Sipeolu (Segun Sipeolu) is admitted to practice law in Nigeria, England and Wales and has over 30 years of experience in various areas of law ranging from Litigation, Arbitration, Corporate, Commercial, Oil and Gas Law. He holds a Master of Laws’ degree from the esteemed Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, Scotland. Segun is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Law Society of England and Wales, International Bar Association; and several committees and alumni associations.

On behalf of various expatriates and multinational organizations, Segun has registered and fully set up various companies in Nigeria. He is on the Board of various companies as Director or Company Secretary. He advises clients on various regulatory mechanisms in relation to doing business in Nigeria

Segun has participated in various Oil and Gas contract negotiations and related matters. Various contracts have been drafted for clients in the sector. The interface of Segun with the communities of the Niger Delta region of the oil producing areas of Nigeria has enhanced the optimum capabilities of clients in meeting their output production targets without much interference from the local community.

 

Professional Membership

  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • The Nigerian Bar Association
  • The International Bar Association

Education

Robert Gordon University

Master of Laws

Obtained Masters of Law Degree (LL.M) from the esteemed Robert Gordon University, Aberdeeen, Scotland.

The University of Law

Qualifying Certificate

Obtained a qualifying certificate from the University of Law, in the United Kingdom. Enrolled as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2007.

The Nigerian Law School

Barrister at Law

Called to the Nigerian Bar in 1993.

Ogun State University

Bachelor of Laws

Obtained a degree from Ogun State University (Olabisi Onabanjo University) in 1992.

Practice Areas

Essays, Research Works and Opinions (inter alia)

  • Arbitration as a legal concept of Dispute Resolution
  • Dispute Resolution in Oil and Gas Contracting
  • Environmental degradation in Nigeria: Attribution of the Oil and Gas E & P activities – Causal effects of legislations and IOC’S activities
  • Abuse of Tax Treaties in the Oil and Gas Industry
  • The Global Environmental Effect of the BP Oil Spill Disaster of 2010 on Legislation and Regulation
  • Contractual Risk Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
  • Corporate Social Responsibility of the IOC’S
  • A Brief Appraisal of the Swedish and Irish Renewable Energy Policies
  • EU’s Energy Policy Introduced in the Lisbon Treaty
  • Key National Legislations on the Environmental Regulation of the UKCS
  • Framework of States Development of Transboundary Offshore Oil and Gas Resources

Recent Conferences and Seminars Attended

  • Whistleblowers, Secret Swiss Bank Accounts & Recovering Hidden Assets - New York
  • The inns & Outs of Cybercrime: Trends and the future of the Laws that address Crime in the information age - New York
  • Investing in Africa - New York
  • Administration of Estates - UK
  • Wills and Probate - UK
  • Personal Insolvency - UK
  • Corporate Insolvency - UK
  • Strategies for Success - UK
  • Solicitors Accounts Rules - UK
  • Criminal Law - UK
  • Civil Litigation - UK
  • Anti Money Laundering - UK
  • Solicitors Accounts Rules - UK
  • Legal Management Course 1 - UK
  • Legal Management Course 2 - UK
  • Immigration Law - UK
  • Insolvency Law - UK
  • Companies Act - UK
  • Wills, Probate and Advising the elderly Update - UK
  • Civil Litigation Conference - UK
  • Residential Property Conference - UK

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