- Chizoba Iheka’s wide practice experience includes stints with the former Nigerian Cybercrime Working Group, now Cybercrime Directorate, Abuja, Law Allianz, Abuja, Rimsom Assiociate, Lagos and Lexis Nexis, Washington D.C. He is a member of the International Bar Association. He is the coordinator of world Intellectual property organization demystification of IP manual in Nigeria and pioneered Nigerian Bar Association golf tournament in 2009.
Education
LLB (Hons), Amadu Bello University, Zaria
BL, Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja
Professional Experience
Legal Adviser, Hess Pharmaceutical
Adviser, New Intellectual Association
Legal Adviser, Kogi Chambers of commerce
Legislative Director, Nigerian Intellectual Property Legislative
Research Institute
Member, United Kingdom Trade Mark Association
Publications
Regular contributor to ‘This Day Newspaper’, section called ‘The
Lawyer'.
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| David Ike |
- David Ike: Mr. Ike has been in active law practice since September 2003. He started practice with the firm of Chief Adeniyi Akintola SAN for three years Associate commercial litigation counsel, later moved to Candide-Johnson & Partners as senior counsel and head of chambers. In 2007/08, Ike obtained with distinction LL.M in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of London and is member of the law society of England and Wales; He then worked two years at De Vere Private Equity, London Canary Wharf as senior legal compliance officer. His areas of professional interest include International commercial Arbitration, Civil Litigation with substantial appellate court experience, Company Law and Administration, Banking & Finance as well as Energy and Natural Resources Law. Notwithstanding, Mr. Ike has advised and acted for clients in a wide range of practice areas covering Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Foreign Investment and Immigration, Employment and Labour contracts as well as Telecommunications. Mr. Ike is the secretary/initiator of Queen Mary Alumni
School of International Arbitration in
Nigeria and West Africa. He engages in at least three pro bono services in a
year.
He is a member of
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK. Recently, Mr. Ike was poached to become
Lecturer at Evan Ewenren University, Imo State, where he will teach
Arbitration.
Education
LLB (Hons) Lagos State University
BL, Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja
LLM, Corporate & Commercial Law, Queen
Mary, University Of London
Practice Area
Finance Law (Domestic & Foreign
Investment, Asset Management, Project Finance, etc)
Corporate Law (Commercial, Stock Exchange,
Fair Trade, M&A, etc)
Domestic and International Contract
Company Administration (Protection of
Management Right, Bankrupt and Liquidation, etc)
Construction Law (Expropriation of Land,
Development, Finance, Redevelopment, Reconstruction, etc.)
Intellectual Property (Trademark, Unfair
Competition, Copyright)
Publication
Implication of effectiveness of Nigerian
Deposit Insurance Company on Customer’s Confidence.
- Emeka Uwom is a partner at L&AR; Mr. Uwon received his law degree from Abia state University, and also has a Master’s Degree in Law and Account form London School of Economics. Before joining L&AR, Mr. Uwon was an associate in White & Case LLP, representing clients on structured finance and merger and acquisition.
Mr Uwon is currently representing clients across Nigeria in a wide range
of debt recovery and restructuring.
Mr. Uwon is a member of Nigerian Bar Associate section on business law;
he also is a member of the International Bar Association. He speaks and writes
French well.
Education
Abia State University (LLB)
Nigerian Law School, Lagos (BL)
Queen Mary, University Of London (LLM)
Member Chartered Institute Of Arbitrators ( MCIAbr)
Professional Experience
In house counsel, De vere Private Equity
Lawyer, Ikani Agabi & Co
Practice Area
Finance
Corporate Law
International dispute
Patent
- Seun Oziwo, a associate with L&AR, and graduated from Lagos state university law school, has spent his entire legal career working as litigator on patent and design infringement. He has substantial experience in preparing appeal matter and he is excellent with advocacy.
Mr. Oziwo has written lots of articles and seminar papers on
intellectual property, his current seminar paper will be delivered in first
week of June 2010 at the British counsel, Lagos. Theme of the paper is ‘Protection of IP rights for SMEs in Nigeria’
Education
Lagos State University (LLB)
Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja (BL)
Professional
Experience
Lawyer, Okeke & Associates
Judicial Legal Assistant, Lagos State
Judiciary
Practice Area
Civil, Criminal, Administrative law, Patent
Major Cases
Ikechi Ike Versus Oceanic Bank Plc- Debt recovery
and Undefended List Procedure.
Hess Pharmaceutical Ltd- Patent opposition
and redress.