Augustus Toluse Komolafe
Data Protection Officer & Immigration Solicitor
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About
- Dynamic professional with 20+ years in legal management and client representation.
- Expertise in GDPR compliance, privacy governance, and risk assessment.
- Strong skills in legal document drafting, statutory compliance, and incident response.
- Proven ability to handle complex data protection obligations and corporate governance.
Experience
- Data Protection Officer (DPO) - FREELANCER, Dublin, Ireland (09/2025 to Current)
Advising organizations on data-protection obligations, monitoring compliance, and reporting to senior management. Handling breach issues and training employees.
- Legal Manager - AUGUSTUS KOMOLAFE & CO, Lagos, Nigeria (06/2014 to Current)
Assessing legal liability, drafting agreements, supervising legal personnel, and advising on statutory compliance.
- Legal Researcher - FORTE SOLUTIONS, Lagos Island, Lagos (02/2012 to 05/2014)
Conducted legal research, interviewed clients, and communicated case information via various channels.
- Senior Solicitor - OLAWALE OREDIPE & CO, Lagos Island, Lagos (10/2008 to 01/2012)
Negotiated settlements, developed court strategies, drafted legal motions, and researched case law.
- Legal Practitioner - ABEL PARTNERS, Lagos, Nigeria (05/2008 to 09/2008)
Represented clients in court, analyzed legal precedents, and drafted legal documents.
- Legal Practitioner - E.C IGWEOKOLO & CO, Lagos, Nigeria (04/2007 to 04/2008)
Prepared contracts, studied legal statutes, and collaborated with HR to protect company interests.
- Law Lecturing - HOUDEGBE NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Lagos, Benin Republic (08/2007 to 09/2007)
Delivered legal lectures, taught small groups, and mentored students on study strategies.
Education
- Diploma of Higher Education, Data Protection - Institute of Bankers, Dublin, Ireland (01/2025)
- Barrister At Law (BL), Law - Nigerian Law School, Lagos, Nigeria (01/2005)
- Bachelor Of Law (LLB), Law - Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Nigeria (01/2003)
- Interim Joint Matriculation Board ('A' Level), Arts - Rivers State College of Arts & SNCE/School of Basic Studies, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria (01/1998)
- Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC), General O Level Subjects - Ogga/Ogbom Grammar School Agunbelewo, Yagba, Nigeria (01/1985)
