Legal and Compliance Counsel at Halogen Group (2025-06 – Present)
- Manages all legal advisory, enterprise wide data protection compliance technical and organisational, litigation portfolio, and compliance audits (SEDEX SMETA, data audit, EcoVadis, and service-based audits) of the Company, ensuring operational integrity and global sustainability compliance.
- Drives enterprise-wide legal strategy and operational integration, providing actionable legal guidance and work plans to the human capital, corporate services, logistics, sales, and executive management teams.
- Drafts, reviews, and negotiates cross-functional and multilevel service contracts with clients and vendors, delivering commercially balanced outcomes and protecting organizational risk exposure.
- Consults with cross-functional stakeholders to address audit findings and embed a culture of proactive legal and regulatory compliance.
- Ensures the enforcement of sound business ethics, a robust data privacy framework, and the adoption of effective corporate governance practices.
Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer at Beyond Credit (2022-11 – 2025-05)
- Counsel (Labour/Privacy/Corporate Governance): Provided the management and departmental heads with legal advice on the nuances of corporate governance, securitization of assets, employment issues, privacy and data protection. Held strategy sessions with the human resource and credit units on maintaining best practices.
- Legal Compliance: Reviewed company's internal policies on operations and human resource, for compliance with all statutory requirements.
- Company Secretarial: Managed secretarial duties for the Management team, and specific Board sessions. Conducted post-incorporation filings with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
- Contract Management: Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated partnership agreements, vendor agreements, service level agreements, privacy procedures and policies, and secured transactions agreements.
- Data Protection: Responsible for overseeing the organization's data protection strategy, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations, and safeguarding sensitive information. Facilitate Data Audit, Data Protection Impact Assessment, periodic review of the bucket of privacy policies and procedures, and act as the primary contact to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and data subjects on data protection matters.
- Litigation/Evidence Management and Fraud Prevention: Tracked and reviewed all fraud evidence upon investigation of incidents by liaising with the law enforcement agents, the prosecution team, and software experts for enhanced safety framework.
Associate at Abraham Thompsons & Co. (2022-05 – 2022-11)
- Developed Legal opinions for companies on Intellectual Property, Labour Issues, and Dispute Resolution
- Collaborated with law the Nigeria Police Force in the investigation of fintech fraud
- Prepared reports for the digital evidence tracked on fintech fraud
- Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts, leases, and licensing agreements.
- Conducted cases at the National Industrial Court, High Court of Lagos State, and the Magistrate Court of Lagos
- Managed Interns attached to the firm's Dispute Resolution, and Labour Departments.
Associate at AEC Legal (2020-02 – 2022-02)
- Developed Legal opinions and managed transactions for various companies on Corporate Commercial Issues, Project, and Dispute Resolution
- Advised project and execute teams on key construction, commercial, planning, and finance agreements with local and international counterparties
- Contributed to the review of the Banks and Other Financial Institution Act, 2004 Repeal and Re-enactment Bill, 2020
- Conducted due diligence and Perfection of Title to Land with the Federal and State Land Registries in Ogun and Lagos State.
- Facilitated Incorporation Filings and Trademark Registration
- Conducted cases at the Federal High Court, High Court of Lagos State, High Court of Ogun State, and the Magistrate Court of Lagos
- Reviewed novel legislations in line with the firm's offering
Legal Advisor at National Youth Service Corps (2018-10 – 2019-12)
- Handled negotiations, drafting, interpretation, review of terms of agreements in various partnerships and contracts.
- Provided a periodic review of all transactions, including a high-profile state-wide Business Mechanic Summit, and documentation to ensure a standard contract system and avoid the risk of litigation.
- Ensured regulatory compliance with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and all project-specific agencies.
