Adewale M. Adekola Esq.
Corporate/Commercial Law
Practice Area
Contact
aadekola@excelsolicitorsattorneys.com
Corporate/Commercial Law
aadekola@excelsolicitorsattorneys.com
Adewale is a multi-discipline Legal Practitioner. His several years in managerial positions in a number of Banks and financial institutions before qualifying as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria gives him a rare edge in several areas of the Law, particularly Banking Law, Corporate/Commercial Law, Investment Law, Debt recovery and insolvency practice.
Adewale obtained his first Degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He also obtained a Master of Business Administration from Lagos State University. He subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Lagos State University, and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 2007.
As a key player in the Banking/financial sector where he spent a considerable number of years, Adewale was involved in Credit/Portfolio Management, Financial Advisory Services and Corporate Banking (with a focus on sectors such as Leasing/Syndication, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical. He served variously as Head of Treasury and Head of Marketing in a commercial Bank and as Assistant Branch Head, among others.
As a testimony to his vast experience in the banking/financial sector, Adewale actively participated in setting up three financial Institutions, including a Commercial Bank.
He is a member of several professional bodies, including Institute of Financial Planning, Money Market Association of Nigeria, Nigeria National Institute of Marketing (NNIM), Nigeria Institute of Management (N.I.M), Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, Institute of Management Consultant (IMCON), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators among others.
Since qualifying as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2008, Adewale has been a leading light in areas such as Banking Law, Corporate/Commercial Law, Debt recovery and insolvency practice, Investment Law, Employment and Labour Law, Real Estate and Conveyancing Law among others.
Adewale is also an Accredited Mediator with the Lagos Multi-Door Court House.