Jide Adesokan

Commercial litigation

Jide is a partner in our international arbitration team. Jide's practice is focussed on arbitration and litigation, across a broad range of sectors including: share purchase agreements, asset acquisitions, shareholder disputes and offshore oil and gas.

Born and raised in Nigeria, Jide has significant experience of African disputes and is also involved in transactions on the Continent. He has acted as counsel in arbitral proceedings under various institutional rules as well as in ad hoc proceedings. He enjoys finding practical solutions to complex disputes.

Jide is dual qualified as a solicitor and barrister in England and in Nigeria, where he worked for a leading arbitration practice. Jide also worked for two years at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, providing legal support to arbitral tribunals in disputes involving states and state entities.

Jide is ranked as a 'Next Generation' partner in the Legal 500 2023 UK directories for international arbitration, they describe him as an 'up-and-coming new partner with great energy' and that he has ' excellent international experience, particularly in African disputes.'