Folabi heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Practice. He is also saddled with co-leadership and supervisory responsibilities in corporate, commercial and intellectual property matters.

Folabi brings to his work sharp penetrating insights accrued over several years of experience in core litigation, and practice areas – corporate commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, intellectual property matters, insolvency and secured credit transactions, labour & employment matters, etc.

Folabi has a keen interest in the research and development of Nigerian law as well as those in other jurisdictions. A prolific writer, Folabi is the author of numerous articles/publications (links to some of the online publications provided below).

Professional qualifications

Nigeria Law School, BL

Academic qualifications

University of Lagos, LL.M
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, LL. B

Memberships

International Bar Association
Notary Public of Nigeria
Securities and Exchange Commission registered to practice in the Nigerian capital market. Nigerian Bar Association
Vice Chairman of the Employment and Industrial Relations Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (Section on Business Law)- 2019 till date
Nigeria Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Lagos Branch Committee on Continuing Professional Development)- 2019 till date

A regular speaker and resource person, Folabi has recently facilitated and/or presented papers at the following events-

2020 – In-House Retreat for Judges of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja
2019- Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Capacity Building Retreat on Insolvency- Accra-Ghana
2019- Paper presentation at Seminar on the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, Lagos
2019- Nigeria Governors’ Forum Capacity Building Training for AGs etc. on Electronic Evidence, Abuja
2019 – Lagos Business School (LBS) – Corporate Culture and Climate Summit, Lagos
2019 – Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) Annual General Conference, Akure
2018 & 2019- Koriat’s ‘Employment Law Summit, Lagos
2018 & 2019 – Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL), Employment and Industrial Relations Committee’s Annual Conference, Lagos
2018- Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Training for Non-Lawyers, Abuja
2018 & 2019- WriteHouse’s Continuing Legal Education events/seminars – Lagos, Abuja.
2018-Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) In-House Retreat on Insolvency-Lagos, Abuja, Kano
2017 – Industrial Relations Retreat for Addax Petroleum, Lagos
2017 & 2018- Stanbic-IBTC Employee Relations Roundtable, Lagos

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