Sharon is an Associate at SimmonsCooper Partner, Abuja Nigeria, where she is a part of the Corporate-Commercial, Family and Wealth Management, legislative Instruments and Policy, and Litigation practice areas. Sharon is enthusiastic about International Property Law.

Sharon is also an accomplished legal author and has contributed to legal literature. Her publications include:
• Law and Business Series: A Review of the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022: Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020
• Case Review: The State of Lagos v. Dr. Ejike Ferdinand Orji {Unreported Decision in Suit LD/8963C/2019}
• An Overview of the Newly Enacted Arbitration and Mediation Act, 2023

Membership of Professional Associations
• Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
• Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN)
• Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators as an Associate Arbitrator.
• Member, Nigerian Society of International Law (NSIL).

Background
Sharon Joined the Firm’s Abuja office in January 2023, prior to that period, she obtained a Barrister-at-Law (B.L.) at the Nigerian Law School in 2022 and earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, in 2020. Additionally, she has pursued advanced courses in Corporate Governance, Bioethics from Harvard Law School, and completed programs such as the BMGA Fellows Program, Commercial Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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