Prof. Ikechi Mgbeoji

• Electricity/Energy
• Trademarks
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Employment/Labour
• Securities

Ikechi Mgbeoji, LL.M., J.S.D.,

Dr. Ikechi Mgbeoji is a Consultant to the firm. A highly experienced litigator and arbitrator, Ikechi has been in legal practice for several decades. His expertise is in Litigation, Energy law, and Capital Markets Transactions. Ikechi is also a professor at Canada’s Osgoode Hall Law School, in Toronto. A renowned scholar and practitioner, Ikechi is also a consultant to several agencies.

Education

J.S.D. (Dalhousie University) Summa cum laude

LL.M., (Dalhousie University) summa cum laude

B.L., (Lagos)

LL.B., (Nigeria)

Job Experience

2003-Date Blackfriars LLP

1998-2003, Partner & Head of Litigation, F.O. Akinrele & Co.,

1993-1998, Associate, F.O. Akinrele& Co.,

1992-1993, Associate, Chuka Okoli & Associates

• Nigerian Bar Association
• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• International Trademark Association

Honors and Awards

• Governor-General of Canada Academic Gold Medal
• Killam Scholar

Bar Admissions

• Nigeria
• Ontario