Dispute Resolution

At Chris Ogunbanjo LP, we are renowned for successfully prosecuting and defending litigation matters for our clients in courts and hearings worldwide.

Our team of dispute resolution specialists have decades of experience handling cases with varying levels of complexity and in a variety of jurisdictions.

Our emphasis is on effectively resolving disputes, which may be commercial or civil in nature. We are acutely aware of providing our clients with options for enforcing and settling their disputes.

Alternative dispute resolution provides the benefits of privacy, confidentiality, party-autonomy and prompt/effective processes. Our arbitration team regularly represents clients in local and international proceedings.

We ensure that disputes arising from commercial transactions are speedily and effectively resolved. Strategies and approaches are tailored to fit each client’s unique situation, be they large corporates or small/medium scale enterprises disputes.

Related Services:

Commercial litigation
Public law litigation
Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation
Antitrust disputes
Employment disputes
Tax disputes
Intellectual property disputes
Energy disputes

Key Contact

Partner

Olawumi Alajiki

Olawumi Alajiki leads the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Department. He is also the Head of Chambers of Chris Ogunbanjo LP. He has over a decade experience in active litigation. His background cuts across various aspects of commercial and corporate dispute resolution.

Education

University of Ibadan (LL.B)
Nigerian Law School (BL)

Professional Membership

Nigerian Bar Association
Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (MCIArb)

Email:ola.alajiki@chrisogunbanjo.com

Senior Associate

Williams Bello

Williams studied at the University of Ibadan and the Nigerian Law School. Since his bar admission in 2012, he has progressively built core competence in dispute resolution, litigation, alternative dispute resolution and legal advisory from his years of working experience with senior advocates. Williams has advised and represented secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, companies, liquidators, receivers and receiver managers in insolvency related matters supervised by the Nigerian superior courts. He has also represented clients’ before arbitral panels and rendered legal opinions in labour and employment matters. He is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Legal advisory Group

Education

University of Ibadan (LL.B)
Nigerian Law School (B.L)

Professional Memberships

Nigerian Bar Association
Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice (NBA SLP)
Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (SBL)
Member, NIM

Associate

Bababode Adesoji

Bababode is an Associate in the firms Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice, bringing extensive experience in representing domestic as well as international clients at both inferior and superior courts of record in Nigeria and at Alternative Dispute Resolution Fora traversing varying areas of law including Commerce and Trade; Transportation; Anticorruption and Criminal Law; Real Estate & Construction Law; and Employment Law.

He holds a Degree from Obafemi Awolowo University where he graduated with Second-Class Upper Honors and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School (Abuja Campus) where he graduated with a First Class Honors Degree.

He is strongly passionate and highly dedicated to the usage of the instrumentality of the law to proffer economic as well as societal solutions.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Nigerian Bar Association
Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law
Nigerian Maritime Law Association
Young ICCA (Internation Council for Commercial Arbitration)
Young ITA (Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Junior Associate

Saheed Apampa

Saheed Apampa is a trailblazing legal practitioner with a strong focus on IP and Fintech litigation, technology law and innovation, taxation law and commercial dispute resolution. With certifications from top global law firms and federal ministries in Nigeria, Saheed has deepened his knowledge in Technology and M&A Law, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence Law, and Intellectual Property Protection. He has also authored insightful articles on data protection, startup law, and intellectual property, offering practical guidance for stakeholders in the tech ecosystem. Driven by a passion for the intersection of law, technology, and innovation, Saheed excels at exploring the evolving landscape of emerging technologies.