Chinelo Obiekwe
Associate, SimmonsCooper Partners
Chinelo is an Associate at SimmonsCooper Partners, stationed at the firm's Abuja office. She is a highly motivated legal professional acknowledged for her proficiency in Corporate, Commercial, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Throughout her career, she has navigated various sectors, including Project Finance, Technology, and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), showcasing her versatility and depth of expertise.
Membership of Professional Associations
• Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
• Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN)
Background
Chinelo holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nigeria 2019 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2021. She became a part of the SimmonsCooper Partners team since 2021 and has since embodied the firm's commitment to excellence in the legal field.
Experience & expertise
Selected Matters
Some of Chinelo’s key projects and contributions include:
• Provided legal representation for a Corporation jointly owned by the Federal and State Government against a community Claim of over N5 Billion in Abuja and Rivers State, Nigeria.
• Represented a licensed digital switch operator at the Federal, State High Court and the Supreme Court in Nigeria in disputes involving the management of assets worth over 30 million Naira.
• Represented and recorded victory for a foremost indigenous Nigerian Oil Company in employment termination claims worth over $24 Million at the National Industrial Court.
• Provided advisory services to Aggregators, Sellers and Buyers on their rights, liabilities and under a Gas Sale Agreement in line with the National Domestic Gas Supply and Pricing Regulation introduced by the Nigerian Government to regulate the supply of gas to the domestic sectors.
Sectors
Energy
Technology
Project Finance
Services
General Contract, Media, & Tech,
SMEs & Aggregated Services
International Law & Climate
Commercial and Civil Litigation
Experience & expertise
Some of Chinelo’s key projects and contributions include:
• Provided legal representation for a Corporation jointly owned by the Federal and State Government against a community Claim of over N5 Billion in Abuja and Rivers State, Nigeria.
• Represented a licensed digital switch operator at the Federal, State High Court and the Supreme Court in Nigeria in disputes involving the management of assets worth over 30 million Naira.
• Represented and recorded victory for a foremost indigenous Nigerian Oil Company in employment termination claims worth over $24 Million at the National Industrial Court.
• Provided advisory services to Aggregators, Sellers and Buyers on their rights, liabilities and under a Gas Sale Agreement in line with the National Domestic Gas Supply and Pricing Regulation introduced by the Nigerian Government to regulate the supply of gas to the domestic sectors.
Energy
Technology
Project Finance
General Contract, Media, & Tech,
SMEs & Aggregated Services
International Law & Climate
Commercial and Civil Litigation
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