Mr. Okenile has had a well-rounded education from primary to tertiary level, graduating from the University of Lagos with a Second Class Honors (Upper Division) degree in 2007. He has also passed his professional examinations and graduated from the Nigerian Law School with Second Class Honours in 2008. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2008.
Upon completion of his studies and the mandatory Youth Service Program, he has been in active legal practice, cutting his teeth in well-established law firms such as Olalekan Yusuf SAN & Co., Pinheiro LP and Wole Olanipekun & Co. His practice of the law has been very intensive spanning more than thirteen years and has certainly gained useful experience in the nuances of the practice of the law, and has consistently demonstrated the passion for law practice.
Mr. Okenile fuses legal counsel with superior advocacy and personal responsive service by providing a very comprehensive and integrated range of litigation, transactional advisory and several support services to a vast array of clients. His practice areas include but not limited to pre-election matters, election petition, Civil and Criminal litigation, Commercial Law with specific emphasis on Arbitration, International and Local Trade Law, Oil & Gas Law, Banking Law, Admiralty Law, Project finance, Debt negotiation, Buy back and General credit transactions, Capital Market Finance, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law, Oil and Gas Law with orientations in structuring PSCs, SPAs, Farm in (out) Agreements, Real Estate and Property Law with practice experience in Land Law litigation, Insolvency, Taxation, Divorce Proceedings, Structuring infrastructure development transactions, (from conception to financing) and Post construction facility management (title registration, conveyance, perfection and subsequent management of transfer).
Mr. Okenile is an integral part of the team that handled matters of various local and multinational clients in a wide range of sectors across the various practice of the law. He has handled high profile cases which has gained national and international recognition. He is a seasoned litigator. His commitment to exceeding clients’ expectations, and the assurances of success in any transaction with which he is identified sets him apart from other lawyers.