Osayaba Giwa-Osagie
Phone: +(234) 1 2707433
Email: giwa-osagie@giwa-osagie.com
Mr. Giwa – Osagie is the Senior and founding Partner of the firm. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Warwick, England, where he graduated in 1985.
Mr. Giwa-Osagie was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986 and thereafter worked briefly in the chambers of Chief G.O.K. Ajayi (S.A.N). He also worked with Mr. Abayomi Sogbesan (S.A.N) until 1989 before setting up the present practice on a full time basis.
He has presented papers at various seminars, amongst which are papers titled “Contract Variation” at a National seminar and another paper titled “Credit Risk, Securitisation and Loan Guarantees in Nigeria” at a seminar organized by the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations. Mr. Giwa-Osagie is the co-author of Privatization in Nigeria published in the International Privatization Review by Euromoney in the 2000/2001 edition. He also presented a paper on libel at the International Bar Association Conference held in Durban in 2001.
Mr. Giwa – Osagie has vast experience in civil litigation, banking laws, foreign investment laws, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications, arbitration and aviation laws. He recently attended an advanced course on Project Finance organised by Euromoney in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He is a member of the International Bar Association, Nigerian Maritime Law Association, the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and a Notary Public. He is also the Honorary Legal Adviser to the Nigerian-South African Chamber of Commerce.
Practicing: Civil Litigation, Banking Laws, Foreign Investment Laws, Mergers and Acquisitions, Telecommunications, Arbitration and Air Law
