OZOFU ’LATUNDE OGIEMUDIA is a partner in Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie’s employment, corporate advisory, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and pro bono teams.

Her reputation as an exceptionally resourceful and adaptable advisor stems from her extensive experience in various areas of the law, including private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance, labour and employment, and company secretarial practice.

At the helm of the firm’s pro bono practice, Ozofu spearheaded notable collaborations that earned accolades, such as the 2018 TrustLaw Collaboration Award by the Thomson Reuters Foundation for contributions to the 28 Too Many Report on female genital mutilation. The firm was also awarded the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award for Africa in 2020 and 2022.

In addition to her extensive role at the firm, Ozofu was recently inaugurated as the Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law (NBASBL).  She served as chairperson of the Technical Advisory Committee for drafting the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 during the 8th Nigerian Senate. She also was the Thematic Lead of the National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER) Regulatory working group. She served as the Vice Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law (NBASBL) from late 2023 to August 2024.  She has served as the private sector co-chair of the technical sub-committee for the Nigerian Economic Summit in 2023 and 2024.

Consistently recognised for her exceptional contributions, Ozofu has been named annually as one of the IFLR1000 Women Leaders by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) since 2018. She has been recognised as a ‘highly regarded lawyer’ in The IFLR1000 since 2019 and as a “National Leader” in Nigeria for her Mergers & Acquisitions and Governance practice by Who’s Who Legal (Nigeria). She is also acknowledged as a key lawyer by the Legal 500 EMEA.