Adeyemi is a Nigerian-qualified (common law) lawyer with 8 years experience in complex, high-stakes commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration, and a growing interest in investment arbitration. Prior to the MIDS, Adeyemi was a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice Groups of ǼLEX Partners – a GAR 100 and Chambers Global-Ranked Leading Firm in Nigeria, where he gained considerable experience in commercial disputes (litigation and arbitration), proprietary disputes, labour disputes, debt recovery and intra-corporate disputes.
In his role as a Senior Associate at ǼLEX Partners, Adeyemi represented a retail conglomerate in multi-jurisdictional arbitral disputes pertaining to the acquisition of business assets of South African and US retail entities in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. He also represented a multinational company in a claim for damages valued at 30 billion naira, relating to the breach of an agreement by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the provision of about 200 hectares of land. In addition, Adeyemi represented a multinational haircare products manufacturer in defending a claim – valued at 500 million naira – for the alleged infringement of trademark rights. He has also acted in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under the LCA, ICC and UNCITRAL Rules and in arbitration-related court proceedings, especially in the annulment and enforcement of awards before Nigerian Courts.
Adeyemi is a member of several professional organizations, including the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (CiArb, UK branch), the Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA), the ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (ICC-YAAF), the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), the International Bar Association (IBA) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Outside his legal career, Adeyemi enjoys watching football, playing video games (while pretending to be a football team manager) and listening to good music.
Nationality
Nigeria
Working Languages
English
Basic French
Areas of Expertise
International Commercial Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Bar Information
Abuja, Nigeria, 2017
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