Business Elites Africa Magazine -Issue 123

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Hello and welcome to this October edition of Business Elites Africa! In this issue, “Who is Who in Africa’s Most Powerful Law Firms,” we take a quick dive into the lives, industry genius and entrepreneurial journeys of Africa’s most influential legal minds and advocates.

The legal profession in the continent of Africa has evolved tremendously. From the years of colonial domination, to the post-independence years when the likes of Sir Adeyemo Alakija, Akintola Williams; Hauwa Ibrahim and their contemporaries across Africa, showed the world that Africa was a force to reckon with, not only in sports and wars, but also in building and managing complex legal structures, promoting the rule of law, as well as disseminating specialised legal knowledge and skill sets, exceptional advocacy and arbitrations prowess in the core practice of common law and international law.

The mid-80s to late 90’s brought in the likes of the Justices Oputa, Bello; Ajanah and Nnamani on the Nigerian front, and fiery lawyers like Gani Fawemi, Hon. Justice Bello, Chief Ben Nwabueze, Femi Falana and a host of others, who made bold and concerted efforts to bring renewed trust and sustainable growth back into the legal profession, not only in Nigeria but also in the rest of Africa. Africa’s legal minds have never been deterred from taking the fight to the most brutal forces. Many have built enormous wealth and international traction beyond all imagination.

In this edition, we showcase top lawyers in Africa who have defied all odds and broken every ceiling to not only show that the legal profession can be a force to reckon with, not only in nation-building, but also in the overall quest for personal wealth and industry prominence.

Happy reading!