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Our Law Firm of the week is Banwo & Ighodalo. Established on 1st February 1991 by founding partners Femi Olubanwo and Asue Ighodalo, Banwo & Ighadalo has grown from a two-man law practice to an 80+ lawyer firm (12 of whom are partners).  At least five of the partners ‘grew’ organically with unprecedented rapidity from young associates (some NYSC) to become partners – and today two are members of the firm’s executive management. Banwo & Ighadalo is also one of the few firms to have ‘changed the guard’ by appointing a managing partner who is not one of the firm’s founding partners. The firm has evolved and continues to equip itself to serve its clients better and provide exceptional results.  It is known within its markets for excellent mastery of legal issues and the development of creative solutions. The firm’s lawyers are young, dynamic and driven; and it deliberately recruits and trains to obtain innovation, knowledge and the ability to create solutions for its ...

This s a very crucial question to ask, as the world is now faced with the challenge of curtailing the indiscriminate use and transfer of individual data. The Global Data Protection Regulation affects all who transact with EU citizens and that includes international lawyers/law firms.  Here is a document by NightOwl Discovery  to help your law office better understand and implement the GDPR  https://lnkd.in/dHp8JAa

After realising how important Business Development was to legal businesses around the world, I decided to explore a career here and it has been an eye-opening experience. A key aspect that could affect the expected results here, is the reporting arrangement in a particular law firm. Make sure your business development leader has a solid-line reporting relationship to a powerful partner and a dotted-line relationship to the Chief Operation Officer. Read more to strengthen your business development capacity here >  https://lnkd.in/d5SYmdd The partner in charge of marketing or business development will give that function credibility and authority…They’ll keep the wolves at bay and keep the marketing and business development teams focused on priorities.

Last week, I was invited to speak at a meetup tagged 'Cyber Security and the Law'; this was facilitated by Legal Hackers in Nigeria (Imo Chapter), headed by Mr Olumba C. Benjamin and I didn't need to be convinced too much before taking the trip from Lagos to Imo, (as you might have figured out by now) I am very interested in Cybersecurity and ICT as it relates to the legal space. According to their official website;  'Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, designers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops, Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology'. Running a business consultancy which services law firms in Nigeria (Nubiane...