Ijeoma is
a seasoned corporate attorney with vast experience in corporate and commercial
law practice. Her practice
is primarily in Nigeria but she has a good working knowledge of US Laws on
Corporations, Contracts, and Antitrust/Competition. Ijeoma is a specialist in
negotiating complex commercial contracts and settling commercial disputes
through alternative dispute resolution.
Through
her career journey, she has provided expert advice to corporations in Oil &
Gas, Maritime, Real Estate and Business Services sectors. At her current
position at Total E&P Nigeria Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society
Limited, she is responsible for advising on specialized projects/transactions,
project financing for various multi-structured projects, providing in-house
legal services to commercial teams within the company as well as providing
legal advisory services to the board. She is also the founder of The Attorney
Practice, a firm that provides legal consultancy services for venture deals,
tech startups, and Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Ijeoma
graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Lagos and has been called
to the Nigerian Bar. She has been awarded an LLM (with honors) from the
Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University and has a Certificate in
Business Administration from IE Law School (Madrid, Spain). She is a Member of
the Nigerian Bar Association and Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria.
In her
free time, she volunteers for Dreams & Focus Foundation, a non-profit
organization that provides mentorship to, and supports the educational needs
of, underprivileged students. Ijeoma loves to travel and make new friends.
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