Ifeoluwa Ojediran

Commercially astute Barrister and Solicitor with 13+ years' post-qualification experience in complex commercial litigation, compliance, banking and financial law, company secretarial, and financial services law with profound understanding of cross-border regulatory frameworks, international commercial contracts, dispute resolution, and compliance. Litigation and regulatory compliance lead managing over 100+ cases/year and delivering risk-aware advice on complex disputes. Proven track record of providing strategic legal advice in corporate and regulatory environments, with a strong foundation in both private practice and in-house counsel roles.

Proven ability to advise boards, executives, and cross-border teams on governance, AML/CTF, sanctions, and contractual risk. Skilled in designing compliance frameworks, negotiating high-value agreements, and guiding organisations through complex regulatory environments.

Registered Foreign

Lawyer in the United Kingdom (SRA No. 7252757), and actively pursuing solicitor qualification via the SQE route.

Head of Litigation and Compliance at Summit Law Chambers (2014-07 – Present)

• Lead litigation and compliance department, managing 100+ cases annually with 85% favourable outcomes across corporate, commercial, and regulatory disputes.
• Advise corporate clients on compliance frameworks, governance policies, and cross-border regulatory issues, mitigating regulatory and financial risks.
• Designed compliance frameworks and policies reducing regulatory breaches by 30%.
• Negotiated settlements in high-value disputes, saving clients significant costs and safeguarding relationships.
• Drafted governance reports, board packs, and compliance manuals, enhancing executive decision-making.
• Regularly engaged with stakeholders such as boards, regulators, executives and obtaining favourable approvals and resolutions.
• Proven experience in conducting thorough legal research with case law, statutes, regulations, and practical experiences to build strong, persuasive, and evidence-based legal arguments with 80% certainty.
• Manages multiple complex cases simultaneously, ensuring deadlines were met and client expectations exceeded. Familiar with usage of board packs and action logs to measure case management leading to over 50% increase in meeting deadlines.
• In-depth understanding of compliance requirements, with experience advising on regulatory frameworks and ensuring adherence to legal standards. Knowledge of UK GDPR Companies Act.
• Provides strategic guidance and legal counsel to high-profile clients, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigating legal risks. Familiar with corporate governance, and safeguarding obligations in client relations.
• Provided internal risk advice mitigating the exposure to adverse risks to less than 10%.

Sessional Law Tutor at Kaplan International at University of Nottingham International College (2025-03 – 2025-07)

• Delivered lectures and tutorials in legal principles, applying practical scenarios to enhance comprehension.
• Designed and updated module content, lesson plans, and assessments with a focus on quality assurance.
• Contributed to the design, development, delivery and updating of modules offered by the College.
• Planned, prepared and developed effective schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching and learning resources including the development of online learning resources and assessments.
• Implemented quality assurance procedures at module level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of the programme to achieve high standards.

Legal Associate/Business Executive at Au Courant Legal (2012-11 – 2014-06)

• Provided corporate advisory to a client and reduced its financial debt exposure by less than 20% through strategic legal advice and management.
• Conducted legal research supporting litigation and compliance strategies and created a manual to guide the teams.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated legal support to corporate clients.

Associate Counsel/Legal Executive at G.E. Ezeuko (SAN) & Co (2011-10 – 2012-10)

• Drafted legal documents and contracts with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Conducted client interviews, evidence gathering, and case file management to support litigation strategies.
• Performed legal research into precedents and statutes to develop persuasive arguments.

Master of Laws in LL.M – University of Lagos (2016)

Barrister at Law in B.L – Nigerian Law School (2011)

Bachelor of Laws in LL.B – University of Lagos (2010)

Diploma in Data Processing in Data Processing – University of Ibadan Consultancy (2005)