- LL.B, University of Lagos
- BL, Nigerian Law School, Abuja (called to the Bar 2012)
Partner
Olujimi Adewole
Founder & Immediate Past Principal Partner
Olujimi Adewole founded the firm in 2014 as Jimi Adewole Negotiators | Solicitors and is its Immediate Past Principal Partner. He leads the firm’s energy, banking and fintech, and real estate work, and its arbitration, mediation and negotiation practice.
His energy work covers oil, gas, power and renewables: licensing, regulatory compliance, project development, financing and commercial contracts. It has included technical partnership agreements between energy service companies, LNG infrastructure financing and capital raising for energy projects. In negotiation and disputes, he has negotiated cross-border commercial and financial services agreements and recovered debts for corporate clients, including from public bodies. His property work covers transactions, title due diligence, land use compliance and property disputes.
Olujimi holds an LL.B from the University of Lagos. He trained at the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012. His early practice was at Aelex and F.O. Akinrele & Co., and he has since worked in both law firm and in-house roles.
- Arbitration
- Mediation & Negotiated Settlement
- Debt Recovery & Enforcement
- Commercial Contracts & Negotiation
- Banking, Finance & Fintech
- Real Estate & Conveyancing
- Energy & Natural Resources
Insights
Notes by Olujimi
- Won an oil block, or bidding in 2026? Your consortium agreement matters more than your bidThirty-one companies won 37 blocks in Nigeria’s 2025 licensing round. Each has 90 days from its offer letter to meet the award conditions or lose the block. For consortia, the hardest condition is often agreeing with each other.3 min read
- Lagos’s new tenancy bill: the rules are not the problem. Enforcement is.Lagos already has a law that limits advance rent. Demands for two years upfront are still common. A new law will only help if it changes what happens at the door, not just what is written in the statute book.4 min read
- Why so many Lagos homeowners never perfect their title, and why that is the real riskBuyers in Lagos save for years to buy a property, then stop one step short of owning it in law. A May 2026 change in how Lagos values land has made that last step far more expensive. That is a policy problem, and a personal risk.3 min read
- Owning a slice of a building: what the law actually protects when you buy fractional propertyApps now let Nigerians own part of a property for a small sum. Some are well structured. Some are not. The difference is not the app. It is what you legally own when you tap “buy”.2 min read
- Fight later, talk first: how to write a dispute clause that actually saves you moneyIn March 2026, the Supreme Court praised a case for reaching it in just over three years. That was the fast version. Most businesses cannot wait that long for their money. The cheapest dispute is the one your contract settles early.3 min read
- Going solar to escape diesel and the grid: the contract terms that decide whether it paysMore Nigerian businesses are making their own power. In 2025 alone, the electricity regulator approved captive generation permits for 23 companies, covering about 1,183MW. Most smaller businesses will buy solar through a purchase, a lease or a power purchase agreement. The panels are the easy part. The contract decides whether the deal pays.3 min read
- Frozen account, wrong transfer: what your bank can and cannot doA bank can freeze your account on a fraud report without going to court. Send money to the wrong account by mistake, and the same bank may tell you it can do nothing without the recipient’s consent or a court order. That imbalance needs fixing. Until it is, here is how to protect yourself.4 min read