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Junior Associate
Pavestones
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ADERONKE ALEX-ADEDIPE
Aderonke is a Partner and co-founder of Pavestones.Her practice areas include; finance, technology, fintech and foreign investment.She has led a number of notable transactions in the firm. Some of her most recent and relevant work experience include; Leading a team that is currently advising and supporting a client in the establishment of a Finance Company and obtaining a Finance Company license from the Central Bank of Nigeria; Led a team that has recently advised and supported a client in the establishment of a microfinance bank and obtaining a microfinance bank license from the Central Bank of Nigeria; Led a team that advised a French based media-technology company in relation to the provision of content conversion and transmission services on behalf of a local tv company in Nigeria; Currently advising a client in relation to an investment and potential acquisition of equity in a modular refinery in Nigeria; Currently advising a technology company that has deployed a wholesale trading platform in connection with its legal requirements in Nigeria; Currently supporting a global fintech company with obtaining a money lenders license in Nigeria; Currently advicing a fintech startup which provides a technology platform for financial services including bill payments, air time and data subscriptions, remittances, amongst others to customers in Nigeria; Currently advicing a real estate firm in connection with investments in the Nigerian real estate market; Currently acting as legal adviser to a hospitality and lifestyle management company in Nigeria.
BARAEBIBAI EKPEBU
Baraebibai is an Associate at Pavestones Legal.His practice areas include: oil and gas, intellectual property, fintech and legal research.He has undertaken work in several practice areas which include; Currently conducting a Patent Application for a tech start-up company and preparing contractual documents for the protection of the company’s intellectual property Currently working with a tech-start-up, assisting with key foundation contracts and advising on regulatory compliance Drafting and reviewing key contractual documents for companies Incorporation of companies at the Corporate Affairs Commission Conducting due diligence exercises for clients
EUSTACE AROH
Eustace is an Associate at Pavestones.His practice areas include corporate and commercial, technology, fintech, data protection, foreign investment and regulatory compliance.He has played a significant role in a number of notable transactions in the firm. Some of his most recent and relevant work experience includes; Currently advising a multi-national retail company in connection with its legal requirements in Nigeria and its corporate and commercial transactions; Currently advising a multi-national mobile money operator in connection with its legal requirements in Nigeria and its corporate and commercial transactions; Currently advising a group of companies which include a local investment company, a loan company and a foreign investment company, in connection with its local and foreign operations and its legal requirements in Nigeria; Currently advising a multi-national distribution company in connection with its legal requirements in Nigeria and its corporate and commercial transactions; Supporting the team in conducting a data protection audit of a multi-national ride hauling company; Conducted a data protection audit and implementing the provisions of the extant data protection law in a multi-nation mobile money operator; Currently advising a technology company that has deployed a wholesale trading platform in connection with its legal requirements in Nigeria; Currently advising a group of investors in connection with several rounds of investments outside Nigeria; Currently advising a real estate firm in connection with investments in the Nigerian real estate market; Currently advising a hospitality and lifestyle management company on its operations in Nigeria.
FEYIJUWA AKINYANMI
Feyijuwa is an Associate of Pavestones.Her practice areas include; finance, technology, fintech and foreign investment.She has served as an active member of the team that has carried out a number of notable transactions in the firm. Some of her most recent and relevant work experience includes; Currently advising and supporting a client in the establishment of a Finance Company and obtaining a Finance Company license from the Central Bank of Nigeria; Currently advising a client in relation to an investment and potential acquisition of equity in a modular refinery in Nigeria; Currently providing company secretarial and acting as legal adviser to an international Mobile Money Operator in Nigeria; Currently acting as legal adviser to an international fashion distribution company; Currently acting as legal adviser to a hospitality and lifestyle management company in Nigeria.
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PRAISE ADETUNMIBI
Praise is an Associate of Pavestones.Her practice areas include; finance, company secretarial services, fintech and foreign investment.She has played a significant role in a number of notable transactions in the firm. Some of her most recent and relevant work experience includes; Currently advising and supporting a client in the establishment of a Finance Company and obtaining a Finance Company license from the Central Bank of Nigeria; Supported a client in the establishment of a microfinance bank and obtaining a microfinance bank license from the Central Bank of Nigeria; Currently providing company secretarial services and acting as a legal adviser to a multinational fintech company; Currently providing company secretarial services and acting as a legal adviser to a lending company in Nigeria; Currently supporting a global fintech company with obtaining a money lenders license in Nigeria; Currently advicing a real estate firm in connection with investments in the Nigerian real estate market; Supported an investment company in the registration of a cooperative society in Lagos, Nigeria.
SEUN TIMI-KOLEOLU
Seun Timi-Koleolu is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Pavestones. Her practice areas include Technology(including Fintech), Foreign Investments, Data Protection and Corporate Commercial Law.She has played a pivotal role in structuring from a legal standpoint, the successful entry into and operation in the Nigerian market by Foreign Direct Investors from various countries including South Africa, Malta, Hong Kong, Greece and England. She also advises and supports her clients in ensuring ease of repatriation of profits from Nigeria.Furthermore, Seun guides various Startups/ Technology companies in navigating the Nigerian legal and regulatory landscape and operating within the confines of the law. Notable transactions in this regard include: Legal Adviser to a global Fintech company providing mobile money services. Leading the team in advising the First Micro Insurance Technology company in Nigeria. Led the team in advising a startup on its acquisition by a Unicorn. Leading the team in providing legal and regulatory compliance support to one of the First Biometric Payment Servicing Platforms in Nigeria. Advising and structuring investment deals on behalf of investors to ensure they utilize the best structure in investing in startups in Nigeria and in other countries. Leading the team in supporting a Technology Service Provider (head office in Greece) in structuring its agreements and obtaining the licenses required to ensure the easy repatriation of its profits out of Nigeria. Leading the team in advising an Asset Management and Finance Company as it expands to become a Fintech Service provider using Open Banking to assess the credit rating of potential Borrowers. Seun also leads the Data Protection Compliance team at Pavestones and supports clients both in Nigeria and out of Nigeria in ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Regulations in Nigeria.She is an author of the Pavestones Doing Business Simplified Series which is the Pavestones weekly newsletter created to freely and in a simplified manner, share useful legal and regulatory advice with businesses, to guide their operations in Nigeria.