Akintayo Iwilade
Associate Partner, SimmonsCooper Partners
Akintayo is an Associate Partner at SimmonsCooper Partners and leads the Commercial and Civil Litigation team.
Akintayo has over 15 years of experience in various legal areas, including constitutional law, banking and finance, insurance law, asset management, public interest litigation, estate administration, election petitions, employment law, and general civil and industrial relations law. This experience demonstrates his versatility in handling a broad spectrum of legal issues, from corporate disputes to nuanced constitutional matter.
Membership of Professional Associations
• Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
• NBA Section on Business Law.
Background
Akintayo graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2008. Joining SimmonsCooper Partners in Lagos in 2015, he rose to the position of Associate Partner by 2023. He is a key member of the firm's Central Management Committee, contributing to business risk management, policy development, and legal and business procedures.
Experience & expertise
Selected Matters
A few of Akintayo's representative experiences include:
• Successful representation leading to an amicable resolution in favour of a foremost telecommunications infrastructure operator in a dispute that sought legal clarity regarding the boundaries and/or intersections of federal regulatory and subnational authorities with respect to the telecommunication infrastructure operator’s interests.
• Legal advisory support and representation in pursuit of redress for an aggrieved minority shareholder of a leading integrated Gas Company in a disputed company restructuring, assets valuation and administration leading to an alleged minority equity share value erosion of more than US$ 14, 000,000.00. amongst other claims.
• Successful joint representation in Defence of a foremost telecommunications infrastructure operator and a foremost professional, Financial, Tax and Audit Services Firm against a liability claim arising from an audit exercise.
• Developed a viable case theory for securing an equity investor’s capital stakes work more than US$ 10,000,000.00 in a company with both onshore and offshore assets.
• Providing legal guidance and continued legal support for a pioneering Consumer Credit initiation process with an outlook on national economic growth, public policy sustainability and its several other multiplier socio-economic dimensions.
Sectors
Telecommunications
Energy
Public Sector
Banking
Technology
Services
Commercial & Civil Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Special Tribunals
Asset Management
Experience & expertise
A few of Akintayo's representative experiences include:
• Successful representation leading to an amicable resolution in favour of a foremost telecommunications infrastructure operator in a dispute that sought legal clarity regarding the boundaries and/or intersections of federal regulatory and subnational authorities with respect to the telecommunication infrastructure operator’s interests.
• Legal advisory support and representation in pursuit of redress for an aggrieved minority shareholder of a leading integrated Gas Company in a disputed company restructuring, assets valuation and administration leading to an alleged minority equity share value erosion of more than US$ 14, 000,000.00. amongst other claims.
• Successful joint representation in Defence of a foremost telecommunications infrastructure operator and a foremost professional, Financial, Tax and Audit Services Firm against a liability claim arising from an audit exercise.
• Developed a viable case theory for securing an equity investor’s capital stakes work more than US$ 10,000,000.00 in a company with both onshore and offshore assets.
• Providing legal guidance and continued legal support for a pioneering Consumer Credit initiation process with an outlook on national economic growth, public policy sustainability and its several other multiplier socio-economic dimensions.
Telecommunications
Energy
Public Sector
Banking
Technology
Commercial & Civil Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Special Tribunals
Asset Management
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