Okechukwu is a Senior Associate in the litigation and arbitration department of Gbenga Biobaku & Co. His practice covers a broad range of contentious matters on behalf of corporate clients and financial institutions and oil servicing companies. Okechukwu has acted for clients in litigation both in state and federal levels, as well as in several arbitrations, principally conducted under ICC rules.
He had been involved in matters from wide subject areas including energy, employment, credit and security, commerce, and real estate.
Okechukwu graduated from the University of Benin and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002. He is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association.
Some key transactions in which Okechukwu had been involved include (taking into account matters handled prior to joining the firm):
- Acting as lead Counsel representing an international professional services firm in a N1.4 billion action involving report by it on the issue of the incorrectly reported profit by a publicly quoted company in Nigeria.
- Represented PricewaterhouseCoopers in an arbitration matter involving a long lease of its office facility.
- Conducted legal due diligence and provided pre-investment advice in a $15 million USD private equity investment by African Capital Alliance in Bankers Warehouse Limited foremost international private equity firm in a leading cash-in-transit company in Nigeria.
- Represented Baker Hughes in several litigation matters in the Niger-Delta region and other parts of Nigeria
- Represented ExxonMobil in litigation matters in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria
- Represented a multi-national oil service company in various labour disputes including actions at the High Courts in the Niger-Delta region.
Advising and assisting a multi-national company in respect of a tax dispute with the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue
