Barrister Olumide Akpata wins NBA election

                   

Barrister Olumide Akpata has won the presidential election of the Nigerian Bar Association which was held on Thursday. 

Olumide Akpata is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group of the Firm and he is currently the Head of that Group.

He is admitted to practice in Nigeria and has over two decades of experience in advising clients on various aspects of Nigerian Corporate and Commercial Law. He is also the Vice-Chair (West-Africa) of the International Bar Association’s Africa Regional Forum.

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