Damilola is a Partner and heads the Dispute Resolution, Maritime and Transport and Private Wealth Services practice group.

He specialises in transportation and commercial litigation and has litigated on an extensive range of issues, including that pertaining to maritime, banking and finance, contracts, insolvency, commercial law transactions and general litigation both at trial and appellate levels.

He has over the years gained invaluable experience working at the forefront of international maritime transactions valued at millions of United States Dollars, and involving a syndicate of international counsel.

He has advised extensively on the structure and implementation of complex multi-million dollar transactions and matters involving cross-border joint ventures (to take advantage of the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act and the Nigerian Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act), ship and aircraft finance and lease, registration of ship and aircraft mortgages and interests, corporate restructuring, maritime claims and casualties – including litigation and arbitration, regulatory compliance and other wider ranging issues within the Nigerian aviation, logistics, shipping and oil services industries.

Damilola’s expertise covers most aspects of shipping, with particular emphasis on charterparty disputes, carriage of goods by sea, and sale & purchase (both contentious and non-contentious). He also acts frequently in insurance claims for chartering and shipping agents.

Damilola is also currently a Doctoral Researcher at the World Maritime University, Sweden.

Academic qualifications

• Onabanjo University, LL. B
• Nigerian Law School, B.L
• Swansea University, Wales, LL.M (International Commercial and Maritime Law)

Professional Associations

• Nigerian Bar Association
• Chartered Institute of Arbitration UK
• International Association of Marine and Shipping Professionals
• Institute of Corporate and Business Management
• Nigerian Institute of Public Relations

Woye is a Partner and has extensive experience in providing legal advisory services in varied sectors which include Corporate and Company Secretarial, Business Immigration, Real Estate and Tax. A resourceful lawyer who has played integral roles on teams involved in a wide range of commercial transactions.

His experience ranges from regulatory compliance to advising on project structures.  Woye is committed to providing the best results for clients.

He currently drives the Immigration, Corporate and Real Estate Practices and has considerable knowledge of structuring of real estate and other financial transactions; buying, selling, managing and developing property; using creative financing and planning techniques to maximize cash flow and tax benefits. He has advised on wide-ranging transactions across the value chain such as due diligence and regulatory matters.

He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has several published articles. He is also a member of the Section of Business Law and the International Bar Association.

Dayo is a Partner, he advises on due diligence, Regulatory and Compliance audit, corporate and internal investigations, and general commercial law. He also renders legal advice on foreign investment in Nigeria, corporate structures for investment, investment incentives; tax breaks for foreign investors and company establishment procedures. He has advised both indigenous and international firms on general commercial laws cutting across different industries and draws from his dispute resolution background.

He is well known for assisting companies to mobilize their employees from a legal and operational point of view by providing services within expatriate work authorization, tax and employment-related matters. He also advises key clients on varied IP issues ranging from preliminary advice on the registration of a trademark, patent and copyright to matters involving commercial issues like Franchising, Licensing and Assignment.

He is a regular speaker at various in-house training, seminars and large workshops on corporate Immigration and employment law with a particular focus on expatriate employee concerns.

He is a professional negotiator and mediator (“PNM”) and also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“ACIARB”) England. He has also co-authored the Nigeria chapter for several notable international publications on Business Crimes, Labour & Employment Law, Product Liability, Corporate Immigration and Construction Law. He was a working Nigeria member of the Global Employment Institute of the International Bar Association (“IBA”) for several years.

Recently, Who’s who legal (WWL) 2018 recognised Dayo Adu his expertise in Labour & Employment, and Corporate Immigration practice in Nigeria. Dayo Adu “goes beyond expectations”, with sources asserting that they “would recommend him to anyone”. Dayo was also separately recognized amongst just 2 lawyers in Nigeria as a future leader in Investigations by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2019 publication.

Dayo Adu is also recommended for his “in-depth knowledge of the whole immigration regularisation process” and “an ability to solve very difficult immigration issues amicably”. His practice is praised for its “professionalism and responsiveness” accordingly offering “great customer service” on matters including expatriate work authorisation.” Further, Dayo’s practice provides “in-depth knowledge of the entire relocation business” and he has particular strength on matters relating to immigration procedures according to respondents.

Dayo was recently recognized by the World Bank for his contribution to “Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency”.