Abayomi Okubote
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Degrees, Titles |
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Dr. |
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Africa Arbitration Academy |
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City |
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Mississauga |
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Province/State |
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ON |
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Academic Qualifications |
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PhD, International Arbitration (Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario)LLM, International Commercial Law (University College London, United Kingdom)LLB, Law (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria) International Academy for Arbitration Law, Paris, France Harvard Program on Negotiation, Boston, United States |
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Professional Memberships |
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Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United KingdomExecutive Director, Africa Arbitration Academy Court Member, Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre Panel Member, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Panel Member, Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration Panel Member, Kigali International Arbitration Centre |
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Arbitration Experience |
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Arbitration Experience – As Arbitrator• Appointed tribunal member in an international arbitration seated in Cairo, administered by the Cairo Regional Centre for Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA).• Appointed as chair in an international arbitration seated in Nigeria relating to a multi-million dollar construction dispute.• Acted as the sole arbitrator in a domestic construction dispute between a Nigerian Government Agency and its contractors. The proceedings were conducted at the Abuja Multi-Door Courthouse, and the award was delivered in a record time.• Appointed as co-arbitrator in a Shareholders’ dispute within the Oil and Gas Sector in Nigeria. Arbitration Experience – As Counsel• Lead Associate of the team that advised Nigerian government institutions on sovereign immunity claims relating to the enforcement of the arbitral award (now valued $10billion) in the popular Process & Industrial Developments Limited v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (P&ID), against the Federal government of Nigeria.• Lead associate of the team that represented the former shareholders of a downstream oil and gas company in connection with breach of warranty claims arising from the sale of majority shares in the Company- in an arbitration before the London Court of International Arbitration;• Part of the team that represented an international oil company in connection with an ICSID arbitration in relation to an investment treaty claim against the Federal Republic of Nigeria;• Represented a Nigerian company in conjunction with Turkish Counsel in respect of an ICC arbitration against its technical partner, in connection with claims arising from its acquisition of a 60% stake in a Nigerian successor electricity distribution company in Nigeria running into circa US$17.5 Million;• Advised a construction company in relation to five (5) sperate ad-hoc arbitrations in connection with the construction and development of an airport in Nigeria in a cumulative claim of circa US$12 Million;• Part of the team that represented an Electricity Distribution Company in an ad hoc arbitration in relation to alleged breach of the Deferred Payment Agreement;• Provided law advisory and opinions in relation to an LCIA arbitration arising from implementation of oil well exploration contracts involving a number of IOCs. |
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Area of Specialization(s) |
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Commercial ArbitrationInvestment ArbitrationConstruction Arbitration Labour Arbitration Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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