We are proud that our firm has become an institution where many notable legal practitioners, jurists and judges have over the years cut their teeth in the practice of law.
Mr. Nicholas Akintola Ladapo is the principal partner of the Chambers.
He is a former Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice Oyo State of Nigeria. Mr. Ladapo obtained his law degree from the University of Lagos in 1978. He was called to the Nigerian Bar and admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1979.
Mr. Ladapo started his career in the practice of law in the Chambers in 1982 and has since been in active legal practice. Between 1982 and 1984 he served as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser to Punch Nigeria Limited, Kupic Nigeria Limited and Renta-Color Nigeria Limited. In March 2003, he was engaged as a director by the Oyo State Ministry of Justice. While in Government service, he served in various capacities including as Director of Legal Drafting and Ministerial Counseling, Director of Civil Litigation and Advisory Services, the Director of Public Prosecution, Director of Legal Services, Director of Mediation Centre and Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Lands of Oyo State. He retired from Oyo State Government Service in 2012 as Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
Mr. Ladapo has served as a member of government agencies, law reform committees and administrative tribunals. He was appointed a member of the Oyo State Pilgrim Welfare Board in 1999. In 2002, he was appointed by the Lagos State Government of Nigeria as a member of the Tribunal of Enquiry into Ethnic Disturbances in the state and In 2005, he was appointed member of the Judicial Committee for the Amendment of the Civil Procedure Rules of Oyo State of Nigeria.
Mr. Ladapo is the Principal Partner of our Chambers. He brings his vast experience in legal practice coupled with his experience as in-house counsel and in public service to bear. His areas of expertise are in Civil and Commercial Litigation, Property and Real Estate, Arbitration and ADR, International Criminal Law and Human Rights Law.
He is a member of the International Bar Association, Commonwealth Lawyers Association and British/Nigeria Law Forum.
Contact him via the chambers correspondence.45579 Trestle Terrace Sterling, VA 20166, U.S.A.
Mr. Oladepo Abiodun is the Head of Chambers and has been at the Chambers since 2001.
He started his legal practice in 1999 at the law firm of Chief Afe Babalola SAN & Co. He later joined the law firm of Chief Ladosu Ladapo SAN & Co. in 2001 where he worked tirelessly with the late learned Senior Advocate. He later rose to become the head of Chamber in 2003.
He obtained his law degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1997 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999. He obtained a masters degree in law in 2005 from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Mr. Oladepo Abiodun has been in active legal practice since 1999 and has practiced in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
His areas of expertise are Communications Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Arbitration, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, Banking and Finance, Criminal Litigation and Immigration Law.
He is a member of the International Bar Association, Commonwealth Lawyers Association and British/Nigeria Law Forum.
Contact him via the chambers correspondenceFlat 3 Eastern Quay, Royal Dock, London, E16 IAX.
Mobolaji Ladapo obtained her degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2014. She obtained her Masters degree in Corporate, Securities and Financial Law from the Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington, USA. She has provided advise to foreign investors and startups on the legal requirements for their operations in Nigeria.
She worked with Olaniwun Ajayi in Lagos between 2014 and 2017 before proceeding for her Masters program.
Her areas of practice includes Commercial litigation Legal Drafting, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property Law.
Contact him via the chambers correspondence 45579 Trestle Terrace Sterling, VA 20166, U.S.A.
Oluwabusayo Onabanjo obtained her law degree from the University of Lagos in 2015. She was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2016. She is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration U.K(Nigerian branch).
She observed her mandatory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) as a Legal Research Officer in the Ministry of Justice, Ekiti State and started her career with the law firm of Chief Ladosu Ladapo (SAN) & Co.
Legal interests include: Corporate and Commercial Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Labour Law.
Contact him via the chambers correspondenceBlock A2-2, Suite 182-183 Sura Complex, Simpson street, Lagos Island.
Akinade Gbenga Adesokan Esq. is a young, amiable and vibrant lawyer with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and improvements.
He is an alumnus of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and Augustine Nnamani Law School Campus, Enugu wherein he respectively graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
He has represented the interests of several clients in different courts including the ENDSARS Panel otherwise known as Panel for Restitution For Victims Of Police Related Abuse and Other Matters.
He became an associate in the law firm of Chief Ladosu Ladapo (SAN) & Co. out of his desire to expand his knowledge on various aspects of the legal profession particularly in the aspects of Corporate and Company Law Practice, Intellectual Property, Real Estate Management, Legal Research and General Litigation.
Contact him via the chambers correspondenceP.M.B. 5277, Chief Ladosu Ladapo Crescent, Idi-Ape, Agodi, Ibadan.
Benjamin Tomoloju is an excellent Dispute Resolution and Commercial Lawyer. He is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2019. He graduated with a Second-Class Upper Division at University as well as at Nigerian Law School.
Before joining the team at Chief Ladosu Ladopo San & Co, Benjamin had a rich legal experience at Olisa Agbakoba Legal, Lagos where he did his internship. He also worked at Trust Solicitors where he advised clients on the provisions of the extant corporate laws as they relate to incorporation and post-incorporation matters and necessary filings, on various commercial transactions and represented Clients before superior courts of record.
He demonstrates his experience and knowledge by regularly advising Clients on complex transactions in Litigation, Real Estate, Property law, Corporate and Commercial sectors.
Contact him via the chambers correspondenceP.M.B. 5277, Chief Ladosu Ladapo Crescent, Idi-Ape, Agodi, Ibadan.
Zulhad Anda Aliyu is an astute lawyer poised for distinction in legal practice.
He obtained his law degree from Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto in 2018 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2020 following the completion of his Bachelor of Laws at the Yenagoa campus of the Nigerian Law School.
He joined the law firm of Chief Ladosu Ladapo (SAN) & Co. on the back of an educative and expository National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) spell where he developed interest in Corporate and Company Law Practice, Intellectual Property, Real Estate Management, Legal Research and General Litigation.
Contact him via the chambers correspondenceSuite 205A, Copper House, Algiers Street, Wise Zone 5, Abuja.
Doyinmola Ogundokun is an astute litigation and ADR attorney with a flair for legal research.
He graduated from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and the Nigerian Law School, Kano campus in 2019 and 2021 respectively. He has a Second-Class Upper Division result from both schools.
He started his legal career at Chief Ladosu Ladapo (SAN) and Co. In his short stint as a lawyer, he has handled several complex cases involving corporate giants like Airtel Networks Limited, Sterling Bank, UBA, Eco Bank, BOA, etc. He has also worked on several high-profile criminal cases as well.
Doyinmola demonstrates his wide knowledge and experience of law by giving his opinion on several topical issues affecting Nigeria as a whole. His legal opinion is widely published in Nigerian nationwide newspapers like Daily Trust.
Conclusively, his area of interest includes, but is not limited to Real Estate Management, Corporate and Commercial Law, General Litigation, and ADR.
P.M.B. 5277, Chief Ladosu Ladapo Crescent, Idi-Ape, Agodi, Ibadan.