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Felix Terungwa Ayem

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Position:

Senior Associate

Expertise:

Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Employment Law.
Taxation.
Insolvency.
Real Estate and Construction.
White collar crime.

CAREER / HONORS

REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Active Team member of a group of Counsel representing the Nigerian LNG company in a sophisticated international arbitration.
Strong member of the Team solicitors that carried out the receivership action against Milian Group, negotiated and successfully sealed the deal for the sale of Intercontinental Hotel, a five star hotel in Lagos.
Actively participated in the defence of one of the defendants in the case of FRN v. Francis Atuche & Ors., and specifically argued the issue of the unreasonability of the sentencing, which led to the substantial reduction of the jail term by the Court of Appeal.
Advised/defended Banks against frivolous suits on alleged excess charges and penalties, completely bringing such claims to a non-issue and recovering several billions of naira for the bank from recalcitrant debtors.
Active member in a team handling the defence of multibillion dollars oil and gas company in a receivership action among several other disputes bothering corporate governance.
Advised/represents different clients in several labour/employment matters.
Actively participated as a team member in advising our client with respect to Share Purchase Agreement, Shareholders Agreement, Joint Venture Agreements, Transfer of Obligations Agreements under a sophisticated transaction involving different companies including Irede Terminal Limited (an emerging sea Port terminal at Irede town in Amowo Odofin Local Government area of Lagos State).
Represented Bua Group in a very hostile commercial litigation pertaining to the mining licence in Edo State.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

LL.B (Hons) Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State.
Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2016.
LLM, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos 2022.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member, Nigerian Bar Association, Nigeria.