Member Profiles

Bidemi Daniel Olumide is a Partner at Anaje Olumide Oke Akinkugbe (AO2 LAW®). At AO2 LAW®, BD (as he is popularly called) leads the tax, finance, trusts and criminal law practices of the firm. He has active experience in assisting clients in Nigeria, East and South Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America deal with their personal and business interests in different sectors of the African economy, including: agriculture, energy, aviation, entertainment, construction, fast-moving consumer goods, financing, Government, information & communication technology, medical services, non-for-profits, professional services, real estates, solid minerals, telecommunications and transportation.

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.

Kunle Adegbite is the founder and Managing Partner of the practice. He is an astute negotiator and resourceful manager of high repute. His banking experience stands him out in finance related transactions both domestic and multinational. He cuts a clear niche in concluding multi billion naira real estate, finance and insolvency transactions.

Marianne H. Dragsten is head of Synch’s department of public procurement. Marianne is one of Norway’s leading experts on public procurement and has worked in this field since 2000. She is a board member of the Norwegian Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA) and has work experience from the Attorney General. Through her literary works consisting of several publications, she has acquired a unique knowledge of the government procurement regulations. Marianne is known to have a practical approach to these regulations and her focus is to find effective and suitable solutions. She assists both public and private clients in all phases of the procurement process. In addition to legal advice in this field, Marianne also has extensive experience with operational assistance in procurement. She has conducted dozens of procurements for a number of municipalities and other public entities. This includes everything from service procurement such as consulting services, trade services, etc., to product procurement and construction procurement. Marianne is a renowned lecturer in public procurement and holds courses run by Nohr-Con and the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities.

Dr. K. Olsen Global Tax has specialized within international taxation and have 39 years of experience within the tax field. The company advises multinational corporations and expats worldwide on all tax issues like Transfer Pricing, tax planning, global tax risk management, tax review subsidiaries, tax treaties, support on tax inspections and tax appeals etc. See www.knutolsen.com for further information.