Contact Info

Afolabi Alawode

ASA

Position:

Associate

Expertise:

Dispute Resolution.
White Collars Crime and Investigation.
Privacy and Data Protection.

CAREER / HONORS

• Nominee, Rising Star (Students Category), PrivCon Privacy Awards, 2024.

• Recipient, International Student Advocate Award, Olabisi Onabanjo University, 2023.

REPRESENTATIVE WORK

• Successfully represented Nigeria LNG Limited in a landmark suit against the EFCC, challenging EFCC’s investigative powers in relation to the NLNG–NIMASA dispute.

• Successfully represented a tier-one commercial bank and its directors in a suit alleging contempt of court before the Federal High Court.
• Successfully represented financial institutions in multi-billion Naira debt recovery suits.
• Routinely advise financial institutions and multinational companies on cross-border investigations, fraud and financial crime risks, anti-bribery and corruption, and AML/CFT regulatory compliance.
• Represented an e-commerce company before the NDPC over allegations of non-compliance with privacy and data protection laws.
• Advised organisations across the financial, digital-commerce, and aviation sectors to achieve compliance with the NDPA 2023 and the NDPA-GAID.
• Represented high-net-worth individuals in enforcing their privacy and data protection rights in Nigeria.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• LL.B. (Hons), Olabisi Onabanjo University.

• B.L., Nigerian Law School.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Member, Nigerian Bar Association.

• Member, Data Privacy Lawyers Association’s (DPLAN).
• Member, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb).