Biography of Femi Olubanwo

Full Biography of Founding Partner, Femi Olubanwo

Femi Olubanwo is a founding partner of Banwo & Ighodalo, one of the leading full-service law firms in Nigeria. Femi's passion for completeness and perfection makes him a consummate professional. He has been engaged in many domestic and international financing related transactions. His commitment to exceeding clients' expectations, and the assurance of success in any transaction with which he is identified places him above the ordinary lawyer.

Femi is an erudite intellectual property practitioner whose diverse commercial practice includes advising on all manner of trade mark issues. He also possesses expertise in copyright matters. Market observers consider him to be "one of the top intellectual property lawyers."

His passion for completeness and perfection makes him a consummate professional. He has been engaged in many domestic and international financing related transactions. His commitment to exceeding clients' expectations, and the assurance of success in any transaction with which he is identified places him above the ordinary lawyer.

His law firm, Banwo & Ighodalo, which is popularly called B&I, was established on the 1st of February, 1991, with a determination by the founding partners to build a first-class institution, which would rank amongst the best in the world. Today, B&I remains widely acclaimed as a constantly innovative firm providing cutting-edge legal solutions to complex and emerging legal issues. For one, the firm is consistently ranked as a 1st Tier law firm in Corporate and Commercial Law, Project Finance, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Energy & Natural Resources (oil, gas, power, mining and infrastructure), Capital Markets, Securities & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Foreign Investment & Divestment. B&I also has a credible track record in Shipping & International Trade, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration.


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ExperienceExperience

    Banwo & Ighodalo - Feb 1991 - Present · 31 yrs 5 mos Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria

Femi Olubanwo was also the President of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (IPLAN) between April 2016 and March 2021.


    Associate Legal CounselAssociate Legal Counsel
    CHRIS O. OKUNOWO & CO.CHRIS O. OKUNOWO & CO. 1983 - 1988 · 5 yrs 1 mo1983 - 1988 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Education

Nigerian Law School

B.L. Honours 1981 - 19821981 - 1982

University of Lagos

LL.B Honours, Law 1977 - 1981
























EDUCATION

    University of Lagos (LL.B Hons, 1976 - 1981)

    Nigerian Law School (B.L, 1981 - 1982).

PRACTICE AREAS

    Intellectual Property & Technology

    Banking & Loan Syndication

    Corporate & Commercial Law

    Project Finance

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

    Nigerian Bar Association

    Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys

    Nigerian Maritime Law Association

    International Trademark Association

    World Trade Course of Nigeria

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