Nicholas Okafor > Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie > Lagos, Nigeria > Lawyer Profile
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie Offices
ST NICHOLAS HOUSE (12TH FLOOR)
CATHOLIC MISSION STREET
LAGOS
Nigeria
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Nicholas Okafor
Work Department
Banking & finance, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure
Position
Partner
Career
2013 | Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
2010 | Managing Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
2009-2010 | Partner, Paul Usoro & Co |
2003-2008 | Senior Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
1998 | Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
1995-1996 | Counsel, Dickson D.I. Osuala & Co. |
1994-1995 | Associate, Mbanefo B. Mofunanya & Co, Legal Practitioners |
1992-1993 | Lecturer, Business Law, Katsina State Polytechnic, Katsina State |
1992 | Enugu Division, Anambra State High Court |
1992 | Attachment, Ifeanyi Ukoh & Associates, Legal Practitioners |
Languages
English
Memberships
Nigerian Bar Association |
Maritime Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria |
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
Education
2002 | Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Nigeria, MCIArb |
1992 | Nigerian Law School, BL |
1991 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka, LL.B |
Lawyer Rankings
Nigeria > Banking, finance and capital markets
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie‘s practice houses a team praised by clients as ‘experts in banking and finance as well as in capital markets’, and fields experience in handling asset and acquisition finance, debt restructuring, and Islamic finance. Aniekan Ukpanah and Daniel Agbor are experts in project finance, while Yinka Edu’s workload takes in corporate, leveraged and structured finance. Adeola Sunmola and Onyinye Okafor are well versed in advising on syndicated lending transactions, and Joseph Eimunjeze has experience in regulatory and compliance issues. Other key practitioners include Victor Samuel, Nicholas Okafor, Pamela Onah and Lisa Esamah.
Nigeria > Energy and natural resources
(Leading partners)The practice at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie is home to a ‘robust team of specialists‘ with a solid track record in handling energy and infrastructure projects. The ‘team player’ Nicholas Okafor handles greenfield and brownfield projects; Aniekan Ukpanah is well versed in advising on structuring and project financing matters; and Folake Elias-Adebowale advises on upstream and downstream petroleum work. Adeola Sunmola regularly advises on renewable energy developments, project finance and syndicated lending transactions; Onyinye Okafor is also active in the latter two areas. Victor Samuel and Godson Iwuozo have expertise in oil and gas, infrastructure and power transactions. Maryam Asabe Salami and Chisom Okolie are also singled out.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Nigeria
- Leading partners Nigeria > Energy and natural resources
- Energy and natural resources Nigeria