MANAGING PARTNER
dolapo_akinrele@foakinrele.com
OVERVIEW
Adedolapo is a partner in the ‘Shipping, Aviation and Transport Transactions and Litigation Group’, ‘Energy & Natural Resources Transactions and Litigation Group’; and ‘Special Projects Group’. He is a leading authority on Shipping law and Energy and Natural Resources law. He is retained by several International Shipping Companies; P & I Clubs and International oil and gas companies. He is the author of a treatise on Nigerian Oil and Gas Law.
He has over 30 years experience in Maritime and Shipping Law Practice representing regulatory authorities such as the Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigerian Ministry of transport, the Bureau of public enterprises as well as the Shippers Council and Maritime Associations
He has a broad spectrum of representation of Clients ranging from non-contentious shipping transactional work to contentious work through the courts and by way of arbitration (under the UNCITRAL and ICC Rules).
Representation of Nigerian, West African, European, UK and US ship owners and Protection and Indemnity Associations
EXPERIENCE
- Represented North of England P & I Club in litigation and Arbitration
- Represented The American P & I Club in litigation and Arbitration
- Represented The Skuld P & I Club in litigation and Arbitration
- Represented The West of England P & I Club in litigation and Arbitration
- Represented The Liverpool & London P & I Club in litigation and Arbitration
- Represented The Standard P & I Club in litigation
- Represented Den Norske Bank – DNB ASA – litigation, enforcement of ship mortgages
- Represented the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in litigation and regulatory oversight
- Represented Virgin Atlantic Airways in its establishment as the Nigeria Carrier and technical partner to Virgin Nigeria Limited
- Represented British Airways in regulatory and contractual matters in Nigeria
- Represented M&T Bank Corporation in its enforcement provisions under the Cape Town Treaty
- Represented CHC Helicopters deregistration of assets
- Represented FPG Amentum Limited in its enforcement of aircraft leasing interests in Nigeria
- Represented IATA in its regulatory oversight over the aviation industry
- Represented Export Development Canada in restructuring financing of assets and the enforcement of mortgages and resale of aircraft
- Represented BG Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited in its establishment, regulatory compliance, contractual/licence negotiations acquisition and operations in Nigeria
- Represented Svenska Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited in its establishment, regulatory compliance, licence acquisitions and operations in Nigeria
- Represented Oando Plc in its mergers and acquisition of oil licenses
- Representing Bumi Amarda Engineering Services Company in negotiations with the Nigerian government and the recovery and sale of its oil rig assets.
- Nigerian Country Consultant to Adam Smith International and the Nigerian Infrastructure Advisory (NIAF) on infrastructure projects
EDUCATION
- St Gregory’s College, Lagos,
- Clifton College, Bristol,
- University College, London
- University of East Anglia, Norfolk.
ADMISSIONS
Nigeria
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- Senior Advocate of Nigeria (S.A.N)
- Clients praised his “excellent and thorough” research skills, which ensure that “even potential problematic areas are brought up on aviation and maritime-related Also, a practitioner who “knows his stuff” and is “always intent on providing a good service. (Chambers and Partners).
- Delegate Committee Maritime International (CMI)
- Member Editorial Board, Nigerian Maritime Law Journal
- Life Member Bentham Law Society, University College, London
- Member Editorial Board, Nigerian Maritime Law Journal
- Patron of the Oil & Gas Law Society of the University of Lagos
- Associate Editor to the Global Oil Gas & Energy Law Publications by T. W. Wälde (Jean Monnet Chair for European Union Economic and Energy Law).
- Appointed as the Consulting contributor to Prof. Piero Bernadini – Luiss University of Rome. – the ENI Encyclopedia of Hydrocarbons
- Author of a Practice Treatise titled “Nigerian Oil and Gas Law” endorsed by the Centre for Energy and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee
- Board member of the Oxford Journal of World Energy law and Business (University of Oxford)
- Written numerous articles including Transparency in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry” Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Volume 7 (3) – Jun 30, 2014 and “The Current Impact of Global Crude Oil Prices on Nigeria An overview of the Nigerian petroleum and energy sector” The Journal of World Energy Law & Business, Volume 9, Issue 5, October 2016.
- Former President of the Lagos Polo Club
- Former Chairman of the Nigerian Polo Association
- Trustee of the Lagos Polo Club