Ozofu Ogiemudia
PARTNER
OZOFU ‘LATUNDE OGIEMUDIA is a partner in Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie’s corporate advisory, private equity, and mergers & acquisitions, employment and pro bono teams.
She is recognised as an extremely resourceful and versatile adviser and has advised on various areas of the law including private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, corporate restructuring and regulatory compliance, labour and employment and company secretarial practice. She co-heads the firm’s pro bono practice, which, along with law firms from several other jurisdictions, was awarded the 2018 TrustLaw Collaboration Award by the Thomson Reuters Foundation for their work on the 28 Too Many report on female genital mutilation, as well as the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award for Africa in 2020.
Ozofu was the chairperson of the Technical Advisory Committee of the 8th Nigerian Senate on drafting the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020. She was until recently the Thematic Lead of the National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER) Regulatory working group. She is currently the Vice Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law.
She has been recognised annually since 2018 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) as one of the IFLR1000 Women Leaders. She has been rated as a ‘highly-regarded lawyer’ for her Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity practice by The IFLR1000 annually since 2019 and is recommended as a “National Leader” in Nigeria for her Mergers & Acquisitions and Governance practice by Who’s Who Legal (Nigeria) (2019 and 2021). She has also been recognised as a key lawyer by Legal 500 EMEA.
| 2014 | Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2010 | Managing Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2007 | Senior Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2006 | Intern, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP, London |
| 2003 | Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2003 | Intern, Law O. Ahkidenor & Co. |
| 2002 | Intern, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2006 | University College, London, LL.M |
| 2003 | Nigerian Law School, BL |
| 2001 | University of Ibadan, LL.B. |
| 2003 | Nigeria |
Nigerian Bar Association
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Doing Business in Nigeria 2023 -Trends and Developments
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie is pleased to have contributed the Doing Business in Nigeria...
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Review of the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022
The Business Facilitation Act and its implications for certain corporate matters under the Companies...
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PENCOM Issues Guidelines on Accessing Retirement Saving Account Balance Towards Payment of Equity Contribution for Residential Mortgage
On 23rd September 2022, the National Pension Commission (the “Commission”) released the Guidelines on...
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Client Update on the NAICOM Circular on the Tenure Limit for Executive Directors of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies
On 22nd November 2022, the National Insurance Commission (the “Commission”) released the Circular on...
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Client Update on the Nigeria Startup Act 2022
UUBO’s General Corporate Advisory team is pleased to have published a client update on...
Read MoreThomson Reuters Practical Law Global Guide – Private Equity in Nigeria: Overview
UUBO’s Private Equity team’s Ozofu Olatunde Ogiemudia, Temiloluwa Olowu Okeowo and Aanu Odunaike have...
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IFLR Africa Market Makers Report
UUBO is pleased to have contributed the Nigerian chapter of the 2022 edition of...
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Bowmans Report: M&A in Africa. Current Trends, 2022
We are pleased to have contributed on Nigerian developments to the Bowmans (Law Firm)’s Report...
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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020
UUBO’s Corporate Advisory team is proud to present its 12- part CAMA 2020 Series,...
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UUBO Series on the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 Parts 1-12
UUBO’s Corporate Advisory team is proud to present its 12- part CAMA 2020 Series,...
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UUBO Series On The Companies And Allied Matters Act 2020 Part 1-12
UUBO’s Corporate Advisory team is proud to present its 12- part CAMA 2020 Series,...
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Interview: CAMA Act 2020 – Ozofu ‘Latunde Ogiemudia
UUBO is pleased to share this video interview by Ozofu Olatunde Ogiemudia (partner), in which she...
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UUBO Series on the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 Part 1-12
UUBO’s Corporate team is proud to present its 12-part series on the recently-enacted Companies...
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Doing business in Nigeria
We are pleased to announce that our Ozofu Ogiemudia (Partner), Christine Sijuwade (Managing Associate)...
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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday 24th January 2018 Reiterated The Commitment Of The National Assembly To Pass Required Amendments To The CAMA And ISA
Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, made the...
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Deal Announcement: BioNTech SE acquires InstaDeep Ltd
The UUBO Private Equity Team is pleased to have acted as Nigerian Counsel to...
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UUBO Team Advises Lead Investor on Flutterwave Series D Funding Round
We are pleased to have advised the lead investor, B Capital Global Growth Fund...
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What the market says…
“Ozofu Olatunde Ogiemudia is singled out by market commentators for her sterling work on M&A transactions, as well as private equity, corporate restructurings and regulatory compliance.”
- WWL
Great customer management abilities. Very strong in M&A and private equity. Good team leader. She is a brilliant lawyer. I will like her to increase her visibility in the industry as I don't believe the industry knows how good she is yet."
- IFLR100
"She is beginning to do a lot more of that recently through the initiatives she has lead for the Nigerian Bar Association."
- IFLR100
"She is very knowledgeable in the law and its applications."
- IFLR100
"Whenever I have asked questions regarding certain local laws and how it may affect our assets, she either has the answers available or she immediately has a comprehensive answer prepared."
- IFLR100
"Whenever I have asked questions regarding certain local laws and how it may affect our assets, she either has the answers available or she immediately has a comprehensive answer prepared."
- IFLR100
However, I am most impressed by her client management abilities. She understands the needs of her clients and she often goes out of her way to accommodate the needs of her clients.
- IFLR100
Finally, when I have had a criticism of any legal work and brought my concerns to her, she has been easy to speak with.
- IFLR100
She listens, she takes in the criticism in good spirits and promises to make the changes. And more importantly, the changes were made."
- IFLR100
"She was very accessible, hands on and involved in all aspects of the engagement and was able to help provide solutions wherever there were issues."
- IFLR100
"She has good client and industry knowledge, is accessible both solution focus and problem solving, and has a commercial mindset."
- IFLR100
"She was very accessible, hands on and involved in all aspects of the engagement and was able to help provide solutions wherever there were issues."
- IFLR100
"She has good client and industry knowledge, is accessibile both solution focus and problem solving, and has a commercial mindset."
- IFLR100
