DLA Piper Africa, Nigeria (Olajide Oyewole LLP)

Transportation & Infrastructure

Partner

Solape Peters is a Partner at the Law firm of Olajide Oyewole LLP (‘OOLLP’), a member of the DLA Piper Africa Group, where she is focused on the telecoms and construction sector. Her expertise ranges from providing regulatory, commercial, and transactional expertise to government bodies, regulators, financial institutions, major corporations, and other key stakeholders.

With a career spanning over 22 years, with both in-company and external legal counsel experience, Solape’s clients describe her as “client centric” and this testimonial has been recognized by Legal500. She has also been recognized by Legal500 as a Leading Individual in the Real Estate and Construction sector, as well as one of the leading female lawyers in Business Law in Nigeria, by Esq Legal Practice magazine. She has over a decade of in-company experience working with Celtel Nigeria, (now ‘Airtel Nigeria’) and Etisalat Nigeria (now ‘9mobile’) in various specialist and management roles.

In her current role, she co-heads the Finance and Projects Practice of the firm where she leads various transactions within the Construction and infrastructure sectors, which includes aviation and Public Private Partnership (‘PPP’) projects, including rail. She also provides legal advisory services in construction-related matters including drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex construction and engineering contracts, development, funding and construction-related dispute mediation. Her expertise ensures stakeholders in any construction project, are provided a holistic view of legal challenges, which saves time and money.

Solape is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (‘ICSAN’). She is a skilled public speaker, often speaking at PPP and other Project Management conferences and enjoys travelling and gardening.

She holds a Law degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2001.

English and Yoruba

Nigerian Bar Association. Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria

Education Barrister- At-Law (BL), Nigerian Law School, Abuja Nigeria (January 2001), LL.B (Hons), University of Lagos, Nigeria (June 1999).

Professional Qualifications Nigerian Bar Association. Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.