People
The counsel whocarry the file
A senior advocate, a partnership drawn from disputes, markets and insolvency, and a bench of associates trained in court. Everyone listed here appears on live mandates.
Lead partner
Dr. Joseph Nwobike
SAN, FCIArb (UK), FCTI — Lead Partner
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria whose practice spans capital markets regulation, complex commercial litigation and criminal defence at appellate level. He has argued before every tier of the Nigerian court system, including the Supreme Court.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, and sits on arbitral tribunals seated in Lagos and abroad. He leads the firm's most consequential mandates personally.
The partnership
Partners
Three partners divide the firm's mandates between disputes, recovery and the Port Harcourt energy practice — and each takes files personally.
Raymond Mgbeokwere
Partner
Esq.
Insolvency, receivership and secured recovery for banks and funds.
Collins Ogbonna
Head of Chambers
Esq., LL.M (Lagos)
Commercial litigation, case strategy and the firm's advocacy bench.
Uche Ogwudu
Head, Port Harcourt Practice
Esq., LL.M
Energy disputes, regulatory defence and Niger Delta mandates.
Counsel & associates
The bench
Lead counsel and associates who run the day-to-day of each mandate — drafting, appearing and reporting under partner supervision.
Kunle Gbolahan
Lead Counsel
Esq., LL.M (Lagos)
Taxation, assessment disputes and tribunal advocacy.
Samuel Chinedu Onah
Associate Lead Counsel
Esq., BL
Capital markets, corporate advisory and transaction support.
Ugwemogak Fingesi
Senior Associate Counsel
Esq., BL
Commercial disputes, enforcement and appellate support.
Adedayo Ajayi
Senior Associate Counsel
Esq., BL
Company secretarial work, filings and perfection of interests.
Felicity Enyinnia
Associate Counsel
Esq., BL (First Class)
Arbitration, ADR and cross-border commercial claims.
Charles Okechukwu
Associate Counsel
Esq., BL
Litigation support, research and trial preparation.
Linda Nwogoh
Junior Associate Counsel
Esq., BL, LL.M
Debt recovery, enforcement and asset tracing.
Godwin Nwekoyo
Head, Receivership & Insolvency Practice
Esq., BL
Turnaround, warehousing and receivership administration.
Victor Obinna Chukwuma
Counsel
LL.M (Lagos)
Regulatory defence, tax disputes and advisory mandates.
Ezinne Shulammite Ukeje
Associate Counsel
Esq.
Corporate advisory, filings and transaction support.
David Chikemka Nwobike
Associate Counsel
LL.B
Research, drafting and advocacy support across practice groups.
Para-legal team
The people who keep the practice moving
Operations, client relationships and litigation logistics — the team behind the teams.
Kemi Christian
Practice Director
B.A (Hons.), MBA
Firm operations, client service and practice management.
Sylvia Agu
Relationship Manager
Client relationships, onboarding and engagement coordination.
Felix Deckon
Litigation Executive
Court processes, filings and litigation logistics.
How the team works
Seniority where it counts
A partner on every file
No mandate is delegated wholesale to a junior. A partner sets the theory of the case, reviews every substantive filing and attends the hearings that matter.
Teams built around the question
Tax, insolvency and litigation counsel sit on the same team from day one, so the commercial answer is not assembled sequentially from three separate opinions.
Trained in the room
Associates draft, appear and are held to the standard of the bench. Advocacy here is learned in court, under supervision, from the first year of call.
Reported in plain terms
Clients receive a written position after each milestone — exposure, options and a recommendation, not a recital of procedure.
Standing
Where our counsel are admitted and recognised
Members of the firm hold admissions, fellowships and memberships across the bar, arbitration and taxation institutions.
Chambers & Partners
The Legal 500
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
Chartered Institute of Taxation
Nigerian Bar Association
Business Recovery & Insolvency Practitioners
Join the practice
We take on few, and train them properly
We recruit a small number of associates each year and expect them in court early. If you want volume, this is the wrong chambers; if you want responsibility, write to us.
Applications should include a covering letter, curriculum vitae and one piece of written advocacy you drafted yourself.
Send to info@osbornelawpractice.com or call +234 816 899 4065. Offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja.
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