SimmonsCooper Partners

Anti-trust/Competition Public Finance Energy, Projects & Transport Commercial & Civil Litigation

Associate

Paul is an Associate at SimmonsCooper Partners, where he is an integral part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution, Energy and Public Finance practice areas bringing to bear a dynamic and innovative approach to meeting clients’ needs. Paul represents clients across various industries including Finance, Energy, and Telecommunications.

Membership of Professional Associations • Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) • NBA Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) • International Bar Association (IBA) • Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) & Insolvency International (INSOL) • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) • Fintech Association of Nigeria

Background Paul holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Benue State University, 2019 and was admitted into the Nigerian Bar in 2021. He joined SimmonsCooper Partners in 2021 and has shown demonstrable expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial & Civil litigation, Election Petition and Taxation.

Experience & expertise

Selected Matters

Some of Paul's key projects and contributions include:

• Successful represention of client in the energy sector on a fraudulent cross border letter of credit worth over 9.5 Million US Dollars.

• Successful represention of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in the recovery of tax liability of 5 Million US Dollars.

• Advisory and represention for an oil servicing firm in a dispute on the award of an oil mining lease.

Sectors

Energy

FMCG

Telecommunications

Finance

Infrastructure

Services

Anti-trust/Competition

Public Finance

Energy, Projects & Transport

Commercial & Civil Litigation

English

• Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) • NBA Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) • International Bar Association (IBA) • Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) & Insolvency International (INSOL) • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) • Fintech Association of Nigeria

2019. Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Benue State University.

2019. Admitted into the Nigerian Bar.

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