Personal bio

I am Managing Partner at Solola & Akpana, a leading civil/commercial law firm in Nigeria with a reputation for offering quality legal services founded on integrity, professionalism, and the best traditions of the Bar.

I have over 25 years’ experience as a litigator, and I am co-head of Solola & Akpana’s Litigation/Arbitration Practice Group which manages the Firm’s portfolio of about 500 litigation/arbitration matters, and which emerged Dispute Resolution Team of the year, 2018 at the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.

I am actively involved in complex civil and commercial litigation/arbitration, concentrating on disputes arising from commercial contracts, debt recovery, labour and employment issues, tax liabilities, intellectual property, civil tort claims, property disputes, and compensation claims arising from oil exploration activities, etc.

I also regularly provide legal advice and opinions on Nigerian law to correspondent foreign law firms acting in litigation and arbitration disputes arising from Nigeria.

I was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1999 having obtained an LL.B in 1997 from the University of Benin.

I once served as Secretary of the Continuing Legal Education/Seminar Committee of the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, and Chairman of the Education/Training Committee of the Port Harcourt Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,(UK) Nigeria Branch. I have also served as Chairman of the NBA-SLP Law Firm Management Committee, and I am currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, (UK) Nigeria Branch and also 1st Vice Chairman of the Port Harcourt Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Nigeria Branch.

I am a Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a member of the following professional associations:

 Nigerian Bar Association
 African Bar Association
 International Bar Association
 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (Nigeria Branch)
 Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators

When not practicing law, I enjoy traveling, music, movies, writing movie reviews, travelogues and poetry.