Member Profiles

Fidelis Adewole is a Partner at G. Elias.  He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma where he graduated top of his class.  He won two awards at the Nigerian Law School: Prince Bola Ajibola’s prize for being the most proficient student in Civil Procedure Paper; and Dr. Mudiaga Odje’s prize for being the most proficient student in Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure Papers. Fidelis is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He is also an Associate of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.  He is a Notary Public. Fidelis’s practice covers dispute resolution, corporate, taxation, projects and, insolvency and restructuring. Some of his work include: advice on BUA Cement Plc on its merger with Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, and the listing of BUA Cement Plc on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. advice to a leading distributor of pasta products in Nigeria on a series of mergers and acquisitions involving related companies. advice to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria on selling Enterprise Bank Ltd. to Heritage Bank. advice to a leading distributor of pasta products on the sale of a 50% interest in its business to Kellogg, the USA multinational. advice to the owner of a leading chain of quick-service restaurants on spinning off its farm and bakery subsidiaries to its shareholders. advice to a leading private equity firm and a construction company on the structuring, construction and sale of a luxury mixed-use development (with over 600 luxury bedroom apartments, retail malls, recreation centers and parking center) located in Lekki Phase 1. representing British America Tobacco Plc in all the tobacco cases involving BAT at the various State High Courts, Federal High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court (over 20 cases) in the most elaborate series of product liability cases ever filed in Nigeria. advice to and representing a commercial bank in disputes on excessive withholding tax demands by a State Government tax authority. represented a proprietary investment company in arbitral proceedings against a major Nigerian oil and gas player on claims for breach of contract. advice to a government-controlled debt resolution company on the insolvency of an indigenous airline operator and other related companies. advice to a leading commercial bank on the insolvency of a telecommunications company.

OLUSOJI OMOLE & CO is a boutique law firm that has evolved from a specialized practice in Admiralty Matters at inception to become a full service Law firm. We pride ourselves in our size of five counsel consisting of two partners and three associates which enables us to offer personalized service, an advantage in the peculiar Nigerian Environment. We have fully functional office in Lagos and Abuja-the Federal Capital Territory. We also retain close working association with comparable Law Firms, throughout the Federation.

Jumoke’s practice focus is mergers and acquisitions, finance, project development and regulatory compliance across the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining ADVISORY she was a Senior Associate with the energy, natural resources and infrastructure practice of a leading law firm in Nigeria, where she developed expertise in structuring, negotiating and documenting mineral resources joint ventures, acquisitions, project-related investments, public-private partnerships and other complex commercial transactions. She also advised on regulatory issues relating to the development of major infrastructure projects and assisted government agencies to develop policies and legislation for the promotion of private participation in infrastructure development. Her deal experience includes advising a UK private equity firm on Nigerian law aspects of its proposed acquisition of a global power company with power assets in Nigeria. She also advised several international mining companies on acquisitions of interests in green and brownfield exploration projects across Nigeria, and was a member of the team that advised a state government on a proposed monorail concession. She has provided regulatory advice in connection with the development of gas gathering facilities, pipelines, petrochemical plants, power plants, mining infrastructure, private ports and railway infrastructure. She recently worked with the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on anti-corruption and integrity compliance in public procurement, and had a brief stint with the International Finance Corporation.

Olajide Oyewole LLP was established in 1964 and is one of the largest firms in sub-Saharan Africa. Our firm has provided efficient services that are adaptive and tailor-made for our clients. We get straight to the point of the commercial challenges faced by our clients and make it our business to understand their industry, their everyday concerns and their future goals. The Firm aims to deliver an incomparable client experience, and our clients interact with the very best lawyers, who have some of the finest legal minds in the industry, who also possess a refreshingly creative and resourceful approach to work. Olajide Oyewole LLP recently become a member of the DLA Piper Africa Group. DLA Piper is ranked as the world’s number one law firm according to Who’s Who 2016 and Merger Market League Tables. It has also been ranked as the number one “game changer” for the past ten years by the Financial Times. As general counsel, Sandra provides legal services on a multitude of issues to various sectors and industries. In the first 8 years of Sandra’s career, she acquired significant dispute resolution experience at all levels of Nigeria’s judicial system. With the development of her analytical, oratory and drafting skills, Sandra joined Olajide Oyewole and Co.(as it was then named) in 2001 as a partner where she guided the growth of the Firm’s practices in advertising, brand protection, broadcasting, employment, entertainment, estate planning, hospitality, immigration, information technology, intellectual property, media and sports. Sandra has in depth knowledge of Nigeria’s creative and innovative industries, regularly structuring deals and providing legal and regulatory advice. Sandra is often invited to speak at seminars and workshops in and outside Nigeria on matters pertaining to chain of title, intellectual property and Nigeria’s creative industry. She has a number of articles published and is committed to the strengthening of Nigeria’s anti-piracy and intellectual property laws and policies.

Lola was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988, and her practice spans litigation, arbitration, admiralty and shipping law, as well as corporate commercial law.   She has appeared in courts in all the strata of the Nigerian judicial system, and is a highly experienced litigator. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Notary Public, and has worked on several ground-breaking cases. She has also headlined many of the commercial transactions in the Firm, leading a team of disciplined and astute lawyers to provide cutting edge solutions to client’s problems. She is frequently a resource person at conferences and seminars, and has made contributions to several learned journals.  PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Nigerian Bar Association Nigerian Maritime Law Association Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (INTA) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS University of Lagos, 1992- LL.M in International Commercial Law. Nigerian Law School 1988, B.L. University of Benin, 1987 (LL.B) PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate and Commercial Law, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Admiralty and Shipping Law, Aviation, Intellectual Property Law, Company Secretarial Services, Taxation Law, and General Legal Consultancy.