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Toluwalope Orunmuyi

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Position:

Senior Associate

Expertise:

Corporate and Commercial.
Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction.

CAREER / HONORS

REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Part of the team of lawyers that represented several companies and successfully obtained court orders of enforcement of an undertaking as to damages of almost a billion naira against a leading bank with respect to a Mareva injunction wrongly obtained against the companies.
Member of the team of lawyers that successfully represented a thriving real estate company in a complex law suit bordering on a purported receivership in relation to over 100 plots of land in one of the biggest estates in Lagos State.
Represented a leading Bank in a debt recovery matter and obtained a favourable judgement worth hundreds of millions of naira.
Responsible for the preparation of legal documentation in respect of allocation of land to private and commercial allottees of 2 leading real estate companies in Nigeria.
Managed corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters for the firm’s corporate clients to ensure proactive mitigation of risks; provided company secretarial and legal advisory services to the firm’s corporate clients under Amalgamated Nominees Limited, a company affiliate of the firm.
Conducted due diligence on prospective asset sales and purchases, advised and assisted clients to facilitate smooth and successful property closings, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.
Assisted clients to undertake perfection of leases, mortgages, conveyances and other documents of title and processing of Certificates of Occupancy at the Federal and State Land Registries.
Provided strategic legal advice to clients on all phases of major construction and infrastructure projects.
Assisted clients in negotiation, drafting and review of construction contracts including obtaining relevant permits and approvals.
Provided transaction counsel and legal advisory to corporate clients on legal issues relating to their formation, management and operations.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

LL.B (Hons) Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State.
Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2009.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.
Associate, Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria.
Member, Nigerian Bar Association.
Member, Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law.