Our Team

Collaborations among Regency Law Firm lawyers in various disciplines produce innovative legal solutions for our clients. We work together across offices and practice areas as integrated, multidisciplinary teams to provide the capabilities necessary to generate great results for our clients

Omo-elo Jomaru Akokaike

Managing Partner

Omo-elo Jomaru Akokaike

Managing Partner | omoelo@regencylawfirm.com

Omo-Elo obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree at the University of Lagos in 2004 and was called to the Bar in 2005.

He cut his teeth in the firm of Dayo Akinlaja San & Co, when he joined the firm in 2006 and gained extensive experience in litigation during his three-year stint with the firm.

Omo-elo also has assisted professionals and entrepreneurial clients with business re-organisation, foreign financing, business liquidations, real estate transactions, acquisition of ship and business and tax planning involving the formation and operation of business entities. Prior to joining Regency Law Firm, Omo-elo has 9years experience in the firm of Olatunde Adejuyigbe, San & Co where he had diverse knowledge in Receivership & Insolvency practice, Complex Debts Recovery cases and Criminal matters.

He is experienced in the most prominent legal practice areas, as well as emerging areas of the law, providing the firm’s valued clients with insight to innovative solutions for their most challenging issues.Omo-elo has been practicing for the past 15years in the areas of receiverships, maritime, real estate,  related financial services, merger & acquisition.

Dike, Onyinye Angelica (Mrs.)

Partner

Dike, Onyinye Angelica (Mrs.)

Partner

Onyinye graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Calabar in 2001 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2003.

Before joining Regency Law Firm, she had a short stint in litigation in the law firm of Efere Ozako & Associates before delving into corporate practice. She worked as a legal officer with Sosoliso Airlines and thereafter with Literamed Publications (Nig) Ltd where she spent 10 meritorious years as an in-house counsel.

Onyinye has been in corporate practice for more than 12 years and is well experienced in company secretarial practice with a wealth of knowledge in the areas of legal drafting, legal correspondences, debt recovery, contracts, administration, and giving sound legal advice in the areas of intellectual property, probate, and royalties.

Ajunwa Constant Bekewei

Partner

Ajunwa Constant Bekewei

Partner

Ajunwa graduated from the University of Lagos in 2005 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree and was admitted into the Nigerian Bar in 2006. He practiced in the firm of Ajunwa & Co. till 2010 and was well-exposed to the fundamentals of corporate practice and litigation. He is a Consultant to Niger Delta Ministry on Amnesty Affairs.

Prior to joining Regency Law Firm, Constant has a corporate stint with Saipem Nigeria, where he worked and became the Legal/Community Relations Manager. During his stay in the Upstream Sector in the Oil and Gas industry, he acquired vast knowledge in oil and gas, pipelines construction activities, compensation to oil producing communities, damages and claims arising thereof from spillage. He brought to bear a robust relationship with the Host Communities and Saipem in the areas covered by him.

Yomi Ajibade

Senior Associates

Yomi Ajibade

Senior Associate

Yomi is passionate about assisting companies to navigate the legal landscape against the backdrop of exponential data & tech developments. Since data is a strategic asset and a driver of new business models and business processes, Yomi believes that data belongs on the corporate balance sheet.

Yomi has some years of experience in civil law litigation especially in the commercial aspect including debt recovery, contract law, land law, matrimonial causes, administration of estates. He has been engaged in complex data protection issues including data retention and innovative data use issues across borders.

His specialities are anything data & technology, including IT-law, corporate law, contract & ICT law, privacy law, data protection law, e-commerce law, internet liability and Intellectual property law and technology.

Ebitimi Beredugo

Principal Partner

Ebitimi Beredugo

Principal Partner

Ebitimi Beredugo obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Lagos in 2003 and was called to Nigerian Bar in November 2004. He had a stint with the firm of Beredugo & Co between 2005 and 2009

Ebitimi is highly resourceful and provides in-house training services for officers in Risk Management and Debt Recovery of Banks and Finance Houses. He is a member of Nigeria Bar Association, International Bar Association and the African Bar Association.

Aloke Cletus

Partner

Aloke Cletus

Partner

Aloke Cletus obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree at the University of Lagos in 2004. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2005.

He began professional practice in the reputable firm of GADZANMA & CO. where he honed relative skills in commercial matters and civil litigation. Cletus has the drive and innate capabilities which are required to enhance the tempo of our operations.

Halima Ahmed

Senior Associates

Halima Ahmed

Senior Associate

Halimah is a result oriented and driven legal professional with key practice focus and interest in corporate governance, arbitration and immigration.

She horned her advocacy skills from OLATUNDE ADEJUYIGBE & CO and later proceeded to PRiICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS.

She has in the course of her career provided legal services to local and international clients on issues related to finance, banking, contracts, business advisory, intellectual property, telecommunications, oil & gas, employment disputes, taxation, debt recovery, commercial law transactions.

She is an experienced advocate with handful experience and has represented a diverse crop of clients before courts as well as alternate dispute resolution panels in mediation, negotiation and arbitration proceedings. As a solicitor, she has advised on transactions from negotiation stages to consummation and execution.

Halimah holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Honours from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. She is called to the bar in Nigeria and looks to be called to the Ontario Bar in the near future.

Emokiniovo Ufuoma

Senior Associates

Emokiniovo Ufuoma Ani

Senior Associate

Ufuoma obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos and was called to Bar in 2007, She started her legal practice in V.E Otomiewo & Co, which exposed her to the rudiments of practice and she acquired relative skills in criminal and civil litigation.

Prior to her coming on board to Regency Law Firm, Ufuoma had a 7 years stint with Akinlawon & Ajomo (SAN) LP, where she gained more exposure to corporate commercial law, family law, land law, arbitration, administration of Estate Laws, Company Secretarial work. She managed the Company Secretarial/ compliance department of the firm.

Ufuoma is result-oriented and has the drive and innate capabilities which are required to add value to our operations.

Amaka Okonkwo

Senior Associates

Amaka Okonkwo Oboh

Senior Associate

Amaka studied law at the University of Lagos. She graduated in 2004 and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School where she qualified as a legal practitioner. She later proceeded and acquired her master’s degree in law at the University of Lagos in 2012.

Amaka has vast experience in banking law, corporate and Commercial Law, Maritime Law, Property Law, International Law and Debt Recovery. She has worked closely with a lot of well-known legal practitioners viz: Akinwunmi Oyewo & Co.; Delpi Law Advisory and Itse Sagay & Co. She is currently in charge of our nascent Sport Law Department.