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Chigozie Ezza

Chigozie Ezza

Associate, Olajide Oyewole LLP
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Lagos
  • Overview
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Chigozie Jude Ezza is a team member of the Dispute Resolution Group engaged in a wide range of litigation matters (civil and criminal) instituted both at inferior and superior courts of records in Nigeria. He also advises individuals and companies on matters related to white collar crimes, corporate/commercial law disputes, financial services and real estate litigation.

Chigozie’s clients range from multinational finance companies, television and entertainment companies, real estate companies, logistics companies and fintech companies.

He also advises on most types of commercial instruments such as Service Level Agreements, Master Level Agreements, Loan Agreements, Retail and Aggregator Agreements among others.

Experience has included advising:

  1. As a team member, a multi-national company to adopt alternative dispute resolution mechanism in winding up proceedings
  2. As a team member, a renown entertainment company in defamation suits.
  3. As a team member, an intentional company on anti-money laundering and anti-bribery compliance review
  4. As a team member, a Nigerian company on insolvency and debt recovery matters
  5. As a team member, a Nigerian real estate company in a number of land acquisition contracts
  6. As a team member, a number of FINTECH Startups in a number of service level agreements, retail agreements, and brand promotion agreements.

Professional Qualifications

  • Barrister and Solicitor admitted to the Supreme Court of Nigeria (2021)

Education

  • University of Lagos, LL.M. (2025)
  • Nigerian Law School, B.L. (2021)
  • Ebonyi State University, LL.B. (2019)

Prior Experience (Optional)

  • 2024 to date, Associate, Olajide Oyewole, DLA Piper Africa in Nigeria
  • 2022 to 2024, Associate, Nigerian based law firm
  • 2021 to 2022, Associate, Nigerian based law firm

Memberships (Optional)

  • Member of NBA Section of Business Law’s Committee on Mining Law
  • Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators Nigeria
  • Member of NBA of Young Lawyers Forum’s Pro Bono Committee
  • Member of Rotaract District 9142