Asamah Kadiri

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Yusuf Asamah Kadiri is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a Partner, heading the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice of the Firm. He also oversees the firm’s Public Sector Group. He holds an LL.B Law degree from the University of Benin, Nigeria; an LL.M in International Business Law from the Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; an advanced Practice Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (DipICArb) jointly from Kebble College, Oxford University, UK.

Asamah is a consummate Commercial Lawyer with extensive experience and expertise in diverse aspects of civil and commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, mediation & conciliation, adjudication, negotiation, regulatory & compliance, insolvency and corporate rescue, mergers and acquisitions, international trade and investment, amongst others.

Professional Memberships

IBA, NBA, CIArb (UK), CEDR (UK), BRIPAN (an affiliate of INSOL International)

Publications

Managing Complex Commercial Litigation of a Corporate Entity; Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in African Jurisdictions; Effective Legal Remedies for Combating Counterfeiting & Intellectual Property Rights Violations.

Personal

Admitted, 1995. University of Benin (LLB, 1993). Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts (LLM, 2016). Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK (FCIArb. 2011; MCIArb. 2005; ACIArb. 2003); Kebble College, Oxford (Dip.ICArb., 2010); CEDR Accredited Mediator (2004)