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OFC Legal
Sade Aderinto
A highly skilled lawyer with almost 30 years post call experience in both legal practice and as in-house counsel, Folasade is a multifaceted professional with a proven track record of successes which display a fine blend of different areas of expertise in some core aspects of business and energy law.
Having practiced in several leading law firms in Nigeria, Folasade has over the years acquired an immense wealth of knowledge in Nigerian Oil & Gas Law. She is versatile in the whole gamut of industry practice: Oil Block Bids; Drafting and Review of Agreements; Land Acquisitions; Fostering Relations with Host Communities; Reinsurance of Oil and Gas Assets; Contracts Administration/Tenders Board Processes; Local Content Management; and Embedding Corporate & Regulatory Compliance Practices. In addition, Folasade has in-depth experience in Corporate Commercial Law, particularly local and international credit transactions.
Folasade was privileged to have been part of some impressive teams of lawyers that negotiated a number of landmark projects (such as the NLNG, NNPC/Pan Ocean AEPP & Gas Plant Projects), in Nigeria over the last three decades.
Being a corporate governance expert with a strong sense of judgment and executive presence, Folasade embarked on a remarkable feat of overhauling the compliance system at Pan Ocean, in order to assist in entrenching a watertight structure for optimal efficiency and effectiveness. With impeccable written and oral communication skills, sound corporate strategy capabilities, Folasade has the ability to drive consensus across multiple teams – being a firm believer in leadership by example.
She is well grounded in representing businesses by interfacing and negotiating with government institutions, stakeholders, clients and other third parties, as well as engaging Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures in settling pre and on-going litigation issues. Her knowledge of commercial litigation is also noteworthy, as she has filed appellate briefs and represented a few clients up to the Supreme Court. Folasade continues to consistently display an almost unrivalled level of commitment and loyalty to the management and Board of any organization she finds herself, so as to promote corporate values and ethics. She is a Licensed Compliance Professional, LCOI.
Loves travelling and cooking.