Banking, finance and capital markets
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
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Hall of fameBanwo & Ighodalo
Asue Ighodalo is a Founding Partner of Banwo & Ighodalo, a foremost corporate commercial law firm in Nigeria that is consistently listed in the top tier of several leading Nigerian and international legal directories, publications and journals. He obtained his first degree in economics from the University of Ibadan, and a law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK; he was admitted into the Nigerian Bar in July 1985.
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Azeezah is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate, Securities & Finance Practice Group. This practice group is involved in general corporate law practice, mergers and acquisition, taxation, telecommunications, capital markets, project finance & corporate finance. Her core practice areas are Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Restructurings, Taxation, General Corporate Law and Competition Law; in all of which she has garnered over 15 years of hands-on experience.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
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Isa Alade is a partner at Banwo & Ighodalo with fifteen (15) years of experience in providing legal advice to corporate organisations and private equity firms. He obtained his LL.B and LL.M degrees from the University of Lagos and was admitted into the Nigerian Bar in 2005. He is an alumnus of the International Law Institute – Washington (ILI) and the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.His core areas of practice are Banking and Finance, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets and FinTech.
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Seyi Bella is a partner at Banwo & Ighodalo with fourteen (14) years of experience. Her core areas of practice are Banking and Finance, Project Finance, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and Fintech.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.