Two Lawyers Elevated to Partnership at Sefton Fross
Sefton Fross, a Nigerian law firm, has announced the admission of Messrs. Olufemi Oguntokun and Adeola Owoade into Partnership, with effect from May 1, 2017.
According to the Managing Partner, Mrs. Olayemi Anyanechi, the admission of the two Partners, is a further attestation of the Firm’s commitment to provide excellent and efficient legal services to its clients, and to the provision of bespoke legal services to its local and international clients.
“The admission of the two new Partners comes as part of the strategic restructuring of Sefton Fross to firmly re-position itself as a foremost law firm in different practice areas within the global legal circle.
“The admission of Femi and Adeola is a confirmatory statement that at Sefton Fross, we intend to build a lasting institution that will survive its founder. Femi and Adeola are renowned experts in their fields of practice, and their admission to the Partnership of Sefton Fross will contribute significantly to the growth of the Firm and in delivering excellent legal services to our
clients. I congratulate the duo and welcome them on board”, she stated.
Olufemi Oguntokun – Femi has fifteen years’ extensive and varied experience advising business concerns on the corporate, commercial and regulatory aspects of business undertakings, and the documentation of complex business and investment transactions. He also has experience advicing industry groups and regulatory bodies on the institution and review of regulatory frameworks for both new and existing industries in Nigeria. While the larger part of his professional practice experience has been devoted to acting as an outside counsel, he has also served as Company Secretary and Legal Counsel to CR Services Plc., overseeing that company’s conversion to public status, stock exchange quotation and licensing by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
As Legal Adviser to the Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria, Femi worked closely with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the International Finance Corporation, to develop the first set of