NIGERIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Adeyinka Aderemi, Omono Blessing Omaghomi and Ibukun Enigbokan, Streamsowers & Köhn
Streamsowers & Köhn is a reputable full-service law firm with more than 16 years of history and a team of more than 50 skilled lawyers. Its head office is in La- gos, with branch offices in Abuja and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The firm specialises in various practice ar- eas, including arbitration, aviation, banking, insur- ance and IP. Leveraging its intellectual capabilities, managerial expertise, technological proficiency and extensive networks, Streamsowers & Köhn provides valuable legal services to its diverse clientele. Nota-
bly, the firm acted as co-counsel for more than 85 of the victims of the EAS Airlines aviation accident of May 2002. In addition, one of its partners was team lead representing the victims of the Pfizer Tro- van clinical drug trial in Kano, Nigeria in Abdullahi v Pfizer 2005, which reached the US Supreme Court before a settlement was achieved. Streamsowers & Köhn also represented subscribers in a class action against First Bank of Nigeria in 2007 concerning the Hybrid public offer.
Authors
Adeyinka Aderemi is a partner at Streamsowers & Kӧhn, with more than two decades of experience in litigation and arbitration. Adeyinka has successfully handled landmark cases at all levels of courts and tribunals in Nigeria, showcasing his expertise in civil and criminal matters. Adeyinka’s extensive experience encompasses diverse areas, including labour/employment law, banking, debt recovery, receivership and insolvency, real estate, contract, IP, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, and taxation. He was part of the team of lawyers that acted for the claimants in a securities class action against the First Bank of Nigeria by subscribers to the Hybrid public offer in 2007.
Ibukun Enigbokan is a senior associate at Streamsowers & Köhn. She obtained an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Lagos in 2012 and was appointed to the Nigerian Bar in 2013. Ibukun has represented
several clients at various courts of record and advised on matters relating to commercial transactions, labour, debt recovery, contract, real estate, criminal law, labour law, tax law, IP law and administrative law (among others). She has a particularly keen interest in administrative and health law.
Omono Blessing Omaghomi is a partner at Streamsowers & Köhn, who holds an LLB from the University of Benin and an LLM from the University of Lagos. She is a fellow of the Michael Imoudu Institute for Labour
Studies and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the UK’s Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Employment and Labour Lawyers Association of Nigeria. Omono is a seasoned arbitration practitioner and mediator. Her wealth of experience cuts across aviation, banking, debt recovery, and employment law.
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