尼日利亚律师事务所国际派员莅临我所参观交流

本站讯：2010年9月9日上午，我所高级合伙人朱列玉（主任）、何伟（执行主任）、杜称华以及黄奕莹律师、郭晓颖律师等一同接待了由广东省法学会组织安排选派到我所进行国际交流会谈的尼日利亚AELEX律师事务所Soji Awogbade律师，双方就律师事务所的运营发展作了深入的交流。

　　会谈中，我所执行主任何伟介绍了国鼎目前在国内的创新经营拓展模式以及国际法律业务拓展的意向，对此Soji Awogbade表示十分认可，希望日后能借鉴我们先进的服务理念和丰富的法律服务经验取得更好的发展。同时，Soji Awogbade也和我们一起分析探讨了新的经济形势下全球法律市场和律师业务需求和发展方向，并看好中国颇具潜力的法律市场，希望在今后与我所保持良好的沟通合作关系。

＊图为来访的尼日利亚ＡＥＬＥＸ律师事务所Soji Awogbade在我所留影＊

＊图为国鼎领导与尼日利亚ＡＥＬＥＸ律师事务所Soji Awogbade在我所会议室交流会谈＊

＊图为Soji Awogbade向我们介绍尼日利亚当地法律业务情况＊

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附：一、AELEX概况

尼日利亚AELEX律师事务所是西非及尼日利亚最大的综合律师所之一，在拉格斯、阿布贾、哈科特港和加纳亚克拉有办公室，是WSG的成员单位。

AELEX a full service commercial and litigation law firm. It is one of the largest law firms in West Africa with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.  

AELEX is the only law firm in West Africa that can provide seamless and integrated legal service in several commercial centres within the region.

We merge local legal expertise and presence, political and industry wide connections with an appreciation of global standards and demands.

In today's highly competitive and rapidly changing business environment it is survival of the fittest, the strongest and the smartest.  We are interested in your business - we want to know more about it, to help you plan, maximize rewards, mitigate and possibly eliminate risk, help you identify options; solve problems, overcome obstacles - achieve your goals.  We want to serve you better so that you survive when others fail, prosper when others falter.

二、Soji Awogbade个人简历

Education
LL.B (Hons) University of Ife, Ile-Ife 1976, BL 1977

Bar Admissions
Barrister and Solicitor, Nigeria 1977

Practice Areas

Energy with focus on oil and gasEnvironmental LawInfrastructureBusiness DevelopmentProject Finance

Profile
Soji commenced his career as a public prosecutor before developing an active civil litigation practice. Was managing partner of Nigeria's oldest law firm from 1985 - 1993. He concentrated on project finance, oil and gas, investment and securities, environmental and company law. 1993 he established Messrs Victor & Charles (Solicitors). Over the last 20 years he has either managed or directly participated in most of the major FDI transactions in the Nigerian electric power and petroleum sectors. These include financings and other projects such as the Mobil OSO Field Condensate Development Project, the Mobil Independent Power Plant Project, the ENRON Emergency Power Plant Project, the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) Project, several marginal field transactions (farm - ins and farm - outs, Joint Operating Agreements, Joint Venture and Operating Agreements).

Soji has come to be respected by local and international investors, financial institutions, bank and non-bank financial institutions, project owners developers and contractors for his experience in transactional matters.

A pioneer practitioner of environmental law in Nigeria, has been active over the last ten years in developing the legal, regulatory and policy framework for Nigeria and  was largely responsible for the formation of the Nigerian Environmental Law Society. He is an international consultant to the UNDP on the environment. Has consulted for the Nigerian Ministry of Solid Minerals Development on a legal and regulatory framework for minerals development. Consultant to National Forum for Sustainable Development. Was on Technical Working Group of World Bank assisted project on development of Law on Response, Compensation and Liability for Environmental Damage in Nigeria. Member Revision Team on National Environmental policy, drafted National Agenda 21. Elected to Steering Committee of National Association of Environmental Consultants. Was a facilitator at US Eximbank capacity building services for West Africa in Project Finance Law.  Soji was a national delegate appointed by the president of Nigeria to understudy the American lobby system. 

Professional Associations
Member, International Bar Association (Officer, Gas Committee, Section on Energy & Natural Resources Law (SERL)); Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; United Kingdom Environmental Law Society; President, Nigerian Environmental Law Society; West African Enterprise Network; Associate Member, American Bar, Association. Vice President, Association of Business Law Firms.

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