Contact Info

Kolade Olawuni

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Position:

Partner

Expertise:

Intellectual Property.
Data Privacy & Protection.
Corporate Advisory Services.
Dispute Resolution].

CAREER / HONORS

REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Advised government agencies on the development and implementation of regulatory frameworks for emerging technologies.

Advised start-ups and technology companies in navigating regulatory compliance within Nigeria’s digital economy.
Conducting legal audits for numerous clients including intellectual property and data audits.
Representing the firm at various bilateral trade organizations and professional associations.
Research and provision of consultancy and business advisory services at Workshops, Conferences and Seminars.
Advised the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board on the conceptualization, design, and implementation of the Nigerian Content Fund.
Advised clients in the Oil and Gas industry on various aspects of their local content obligations.
Part of the team of lawyers that advised the National Assembly on the legal and regulatory framework of an earlier version of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

LLB (Hons)University of Ibadan, Oyo State.

Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Arbitrator and Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom.
Alumnus, Harvard Law School; Leadership in Law Firms Program.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member, Nigerian Bar Association.

Member, Intellectual Property Committee; Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law.
Member, International Bar Association, Section Centre for Human Rights.
Member, Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria.
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom.
Member, Institute of Energy Law.