Personal bio
Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, SAN is a British Chevening Scholar, Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1981 and is a Notary Public of Nigeria. Adedoyin has practiced law for close to four decades and specializes in commercial transactions, litigation, international and domestic arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. She has practiced law for over four decades and has very significant experience in International and domestic arbitration in both institutional and adhoc proceedings and across a wide range of industries including corporate, construction, infrastructure projects, energy, maritime, banking /finance involving complex issues. She has acted as counsel in various arbitration proceedings and has received various recognitions including listing by Africa Arbitration Academy as one of the Africa’s 30 Arbitration Powerlist of the year’s 2020, 2021 and 2022, distinguished Arbitrator of the Year 2020 by Arbitrator Intelligence and recognised in Who is Who Legal, Expert Guides and Women in Business Law (Commercial Arbitration) as a top commercial Arbitration Practitioner. Her expertise has been recognized in publications such as the arbitration chapter of Who’s Who Legal Nigeria, GAR Who’s Who Legal and Guide to the World’s Leading Commercial Arbitration Experts [Expert Guide] as one of the pre-eminent professionals in the world. She is listed on the panel of various international and domestic arbitration and ADR institutions. Adedoyin is a member of the international Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration and the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. She is a past Chairperson, CIArb Nigeria Branch (2016-2019). She is a member of ArbitralWomen and a member of the International Steering Committee of the Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA) Pledge. She was the pioneer president of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria. She has held significant roles in various international and domestic arbitral organizations including being a member of the Court of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague, Netherlands (2010 - 2016) pursuant to her nomination by Nigeria. Adedoyin is a member of the World Bank Group Sanctions Board. She has written several articles on Arbitration/ADR and regularly delivers papers at international and domestic conferences and training events. She is an approved tutor for the CIArb. She is the author of the book titled: ‘Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria through the Cases’ Published by LexisNexis.