Tope Adebayo LP

Energy and Natural Resources

Partner

English and Yoruba

International Bar Association - Member.

Nigerian Bar Association - Member.

Nigerian Gas Association - Associate Member.

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators - Member.

Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association - Section on Business Law Construction Projects and Infrastructure Committee.

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators/Rocky Mountain Mineral.

Law Foundation Training.

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom – (LLM).

Nigerian Law School – (BL).

University of Lagos (LL.B).

Aderemi is a Partner at Tope Adebayo LP with two decades of experience in the legal profession. She is versed in corporate and commercial transactions with particular expertise in energy law and policy, mining, tech & digital law, corporate and commercial law with particular interest in startup legal advisory, project finance and infrastructure projects.

She has consistently advised both indigenous companies and multinationals, including various government MDAs and startups on legal and regulatory issues and has been involved in the development of legal, regulatory and policy framework documents and transactional documents particularly in the oil and gas, power, and mining sectors.

She also advises on acquisitions, joint venture arrangements, and project finance amongst others and has a background in dispute resolution and extensive training in the areas of International Commercial Arbitration.

Aderemi has been recognized by leading ranking firms such as Chambers and Partners Global and IFLR 1000 for her expertise in the industry. She was highly recommended as a Leading Lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources by Chambers and Partners Global 2015. Clients describe her as “very supporting and proactive,” impressive …very responsive and output focused. She knows what the end game is from the start and has great subject matter expertise.”

She was a member of one of the Working Groups that advised on the Doing Business in Nigeria Initiative of the Federal Government, member of the Policy and Advocacy Working Group of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) and the Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association - Section on Business Law (NBA/SBL) Construction Projects and Infrastructure Committee.

Prior to joining Tope Adebayo LP, Aderemi spent a great number of years working at one of the leading Energy Practice law firms and served a brief stint at Oando Plc.