I am the Energy and Natural Resources Partner at Tope Adebayo LP. Reputed for my commercial awareness and great subject matter expertise, I bring to the table over two decades of experience in the legal profession. I specialize in corporate and commercial transactions, particularly in energy (oil and gas, power & mining), project finance/infrastructure projects. I have led teams to advise indigenous companies, multinationals, government MDAs, and startups on various legal and regulatory issues relating to their operations. My expertise extends to providing transactional/project advisory services to clients on acquisitions, joint venture arrangements, and project finance, assisting foreign investors on how to effectively navigate the Nigerian legal and regulatory landscape and developing legal, regulatory, and policy framework documents especially in the oil and gas, power, mining, and construction sectors. My background in dispute resolution and training in International Commercial Arbitration also gives me a unique viewpoint through which I look at commercial transactions and an edge in providing wholistic legal advisory services to my clients. I have been recognized by leading global independent professional legal research companies (ranking the world’s leading lawyers and law firms across various jurisdictions) such as Chambers and Partners Global and IFLR 1000 for my industry expertise. In 2015, Chambers and Partners Global highly recommended me as a Leading Lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources. Clients describe me as: "very supportive and proactive, … impressive... very responsive…” “… knows what the end game is from the start and has great subject matter expertise".Prior to joining Tope Adebayo LP, I spent a great number of years working at one of the leading Energy Practice law firms and served a brief stint at Oando Plc.Professional InvolvementsCurrently chairing one of the NBA/SBL CommitteesSecond Vice Chair of the Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law (NBA/SBL) Construction Projects and Infrastructure CommitteeMember of one of the Working Groups for the Doing Business in Nigeria Initiative of the Federal GovernmentMember of the Policy and Advocacy Working Group of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN)Membership Of Professional AssociationNigerian Bar AssociationAssociation of International Energy Negotiators Energy InstituteNigerian Gas Association