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Uzoamaka Ugoh

Senior Associate

About Uzoamaka

Uzoamaka is a goal-oriented lawyer who prides herself on providing excellent legal services that meet clients’ needs. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2019 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School with a Second-Class Honours (Upper Division). She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

Since joining the firm, she has been involved in a wide range of matters, including corporate advisory, start-ups and MSME, immigration, tax, litigation and company secretarial where she has provided company secretarial and corporate governance advisory services to a wide range of clients in various sectors of the economy.

She advises clients on a continuous basis concerning regulatory compliance with Nigerian laws. Some of these Clients include companies in the finance, hotel and beverages and transportation sectors. She also sits on statutory meetings of companies where she performs advisory and company secretarial roles. She represents foreign and local clients before courts of record in Nigeria. She is known for her diligence and ability to give solutions to clients’ problems which has in turn resulted in her gaining clients’ confidence.

  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • University of Abuja, Abuja: LL.B (Hons.)

  • Nigerian Law School: BL

  • Nigeria

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Shola Adekunle https://www.goldsmithsllp.com/our-people/shola-adekunle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shola-adekunle Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:51:37 +0000 https://jokewoods.com/?post_type=dt_team&p=6704
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Shola Adekunle

Senior Associate

About Shola

Shola is a Senior Associate in our Project Finance, Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and Startups and MSME Practice Groups. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree, LL.B (Hons.). Thereafter, he attended the Nigerian Law School and was subsequently admitted into the Nigerian Bar Association as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Shola is described by his peers as intelligent, highly dedicated and focused with a strong focus on providing sustainable solution to clients. He interfaces with regulatory agencies and also attends court in respect of clients’ matters. His experience cuts across commercial and employment litigations, Alternative Dispute Resolution, projects and infrastructure development and finance advisory, FinTech licensing, corporate/commercial and general legal advisory services among others.

He regularly conducts legal due diligence for clients and has also prepared and reviewed contractual agreements which include Concession Agreements, Employment Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Service Level Agreements, Trust Deeds, etc.

  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • Ahmadu Bello University: LL.B (Hons.)

  • Nigerian Law School: BL

  • Nigeria

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Ada Izuchukwu https://www.goldsmithsllp.com/our-people/ada-izuchukwu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ada-izuchukwu Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:17:11 +0000 https://jokewoods.com/?post_type=dt_team&p=6722
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Ada Izuchukwu

Associate

About Ada

Ada is an Associate in our Technology, Innovation and FinTech and Immigration Practice Groups and is an integral part of our Corporate/Commercial Practice Groups.

She attended the University of Abuja, Nigeria, where she obtained her LL. B (Hons.) law degree and graduated with a Second-Class Honors (Upper Division). She then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School where she graduated with a Second-Class Honors (Upper Division) and was subsequently called into the Nigerian Bar.

Ada is goal-oriented, has an eye for details and has a strong commitment to resolving clients’ complex issues whilst providing practical solutions to clients’ legal problems.

Ada regularly assists clients with several aspects of compliance matters in Nigeria and was a significant part of a team that represented a Nigerian Company in an International commercial dispute at the London Court of International Arbitration.

She was also an integral part of a team that advised a foreign company on the legal and regulatory requirements for e-hailing cab companies in Nigeria.

  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • University of Abuja, Abuja: LL.B (Hons.)
  • Nigerian Law School: BL.
 
  • Nigeria

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Josiah Nwaiwu https://www.goldsmithsllp.com/our-people/josiah-nwaiwu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=josiah-nwaiwu Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:37:16 +0000 https://jokewoods.com/?post_type=dt_team&p=6686
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Josiah Nwaiwu

Senior Associate

About Josiah

Josiah is a Senior Associate at Goldsmiths Solicitors. Josiah graduated from the Madonna University, Nigeria with an LL. B (Hons.) law degree. Thereafter he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, where he obtained his BL and was called to the Nigeria Bar. He obtained his Master of Arts (MA) degree in Criminal Justice and Human Security from the University of Bridgeport, United State of America.

Josiah is described by his peers as a seasoned professional who demonstrates an ability to resolve complex legal issues. He embraces challenges and is always eager to deliver excellent results to clients.

His interests and experience span across corporate/commercial law, energy, taxation, employment, competition and consumer rights, intellectual property, telecommunications and real estate. He is deeply knowledgeable in his practice areas and has proven valuable to our numerous clients.

  • Nigerian Bar Association

  • National Criminal Justice Honour Society (Alpha Phi Sigma) United States of America.

  • National Honour Society for International Studies, United States of America

  • University of Bridgeport, USA: MA
  • Madonna University: LL. B (Hons.)
  • Nigerian Law School: B.L
  • Nigeria

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Intellectual Property https://www.goldsmithsllp.com/expertise/intellectual-property-law-firm-in-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intellectual-property-law-firm-in-nigeria Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:29:17 +0000 https://jokewoods.com/?post_type=capability&p=5797

Intellectual Property

Goldsmiths Solicitors is at the fore front of Intellectual Property practice in Nigeria and regularly assist our clients with IP protection and enforcement in Nigeria and across the African continent.

Intellectual Property Law Firm in Nigeria

As a leading Intellectual Property law firm in Nigeria, the Intellectual Property law services we offer our clients relate to protection, registration, exploitation, litigation and enforcement of all intellectual property rights.

Our Intellectual Property lawyers consist of expert lawyers who understand the different areas of Intellectual Property such as Trademark, Patent, Copyright and Design. We regularly assist our clients in the protection of their trademarks, patents, copyrights and designs in Nigeria.  We also assist our clients in registering their intellectual property with African Intellectual Property Regional Organisation (ARIPO) and African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI).

We provide Intellectual property advisory services to our clients and also assist in the enforcement of their intellectual property rights in Nigeria.  

As a top Intellectual Property law firm in Nigeria, we assist our clients in registering their products with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Nigeria. We recently assisted one of our European clients in the process of conducting clinical trials and the registration of their drugs with NAFDAC. We have also assisted our Asian clients in the registration of their Agro-chemical products with NAFDAC.

We have excellent relationships with global IP law firms in Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, South Africa and Latin America and are regularly instructed to locally register trademarks, patents and designs on behalf of their clients.

Our Area of Expertise include:

  • Searches
  • Brand management and protection
  • Franchising
  • Labelling and packaging
  • Trademarks filing
  • Trademark prosecution and enforcement
  • Trademark opposition in Nigeria
  • Filing of patents
  • Patent prosecution and enforcement
  • Patent licensing in Nigeria
  • Patent assignment in Nigeria
  • Protection of Trade Secrets
  • Technology transfer Agreements Acquisition and Promotion with NOTAP in Nigeria
  • Food, Drug and chemical registration with NAFDAC
  • Intellectual Property litigation and arbitration
  • General Intellectual Property advisory

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Colin Egemonye https://www.goldsmithsllp.com/our-people/colin-egemonye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colin-egemonye Sat, 06 Aug 2022 05:35:21 +0000 https://jokewoods.com/?post_type=dt_team&p=5124
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Colin Egemonye

Partner

About Colin

Colin heads our Corporate/Commercial Practice Groups and is an integral part of our Capital market, Project Finance, Business Advisory and Startups and MSME Practice Groups.

He is a dual qualified Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Colin graduated with an LL.B (Hons.) law degree from the University of Nigeria, thereafter, he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, where he obtained his BL and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 1993.

Upon being called to the Nigerian Bar, Colin then attended the College of Law (now the University of Law) Bloomsbury, London, where he sat the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) and cross-qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1998.

Colin also has an Executive Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Middlesex University Business School, London. He also attended the prestigious United Nations University Tokyo, Japan, where he undertook the United Nations International Courses on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Colin’s professional experience includes acting as a part of the lender’s due diligence team in a $750 million Category A Greenfield Cement plant in Calabar, Cross Rover State, Nigeria.

Acting as part of a team of international consultants, he was engaged in a $20 billion Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Nigeria. He also acted as a consultant on the £1.4 billion, Kosovo East-West Highway, connecting Pristina, Kosovo to the rest of the country and the $450 million Chiansi Irrigation Project, Lusaka, Zambia.

Other experience includes acting as the lead legal adviser to confidential American insurance bondholders of US $63 million in a share sale and asset acquisition in a leading commercial bank in Nigeria.

Colin acted as lead legal adviser to the Plateau State Government of Nigeria on a multi-million Naira Public-Private Partnership project (PPP) on the rehabilitation  of Jos International Market as well as retained as lead legal adviser to the transaction advisory team on the $1BN, 167KM Lagos/Ibadan Express Road expansion project.

  • Law Society of England and Wales

  • Nigerian Bar

  • Association of MBAs (UK)

  • United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan

  • Middlesex University Business School, London: MBA

  • College of Law, Bloomsbury, London: QLTT

  • Nigerian Law School, Lagos: B.L.

  • University of Nigeria: LL.B (Hons.)

  • England and Wales 
  • Nigeria

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