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Funmi Roberts & Co.

 

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Organisation
Funmi Roberts & Co.
I practise/work in
  • International Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Mrs
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Olufunmilayo Roberts
Suffix
LL.M, FCIArb.
Gender
Female
Country
Nigeria
Non-African Country (Please Specify)
Nigeria
Country of Birth
Nigeria
Nationalities
NIGERIAN
Languages
English and Yoruba
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Arbitrator
  • Counsel
  • Mediator/Conciliator
I have not sat as an arbitrator but hold this relevant qualification (see note below)
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Number of Cases as Counsel in international arbitration/ADR
1-5
Number of Cases as Co-Arbitrator in international arbitration
1-5
Number of Cases as International Arbitration Tribunal Secretary
1-5
Number of Cases as International Mediator/Conciliator
6-20
Areas of Speciality
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Corporate Law / M&A
  • Distribution / Franchising
  • Employment
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Finance & Banking
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Joint Venture
  • Real Estate
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
-1987-1988 LL.M: University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife.

-1981-1982 B.L.: (Hons)-2nd Class Upper Division): Nigerian Law School, Lagos.

- 1977-1981 LL.B: (Hons) -2nd Class Upper Division): University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife.
List Arbitration/ADR Panels you belong to
Presidential Panel of Arbitrators, CIArb.
Chartered Arbitrator, CIArb
Kigali Centre for International Arbitration
Nairobi International Arbitration Centre
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Panel of Neutrals
Global Panel of Mediators of Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution CEDR, U.K)
Faculty member, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (U.K)
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
-1984-1987: FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN
Assistant Lecturer
-1983-1984 : MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, OYO STATE
Counsel in the office of Administrator-General and Public Trustee. Involvement in the administration of estates of estates of Intestates, rendering advice on issues relating to estate disputes.
1989- till Date: PRINCIPAL PARTNER, Funmi Roberts & Co., (‘FRC’) Firm of Solicitors & Advocates from
Biography
Funmi Roberts is a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She is the Founder and Principal Partner, Funmi Roberts & Co., one of the largest female owned law firms in Nigeria.
Funmi, a Chartered Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K), a member of the Global Panel of Mediators of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution CEDR, (U.K) is a tutor and assessor of both Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K) and Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution CEDR, (U.K). She belongs to several professional bodies, and was recently re-appointed to the Panel of Neutrals of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
She is co-visioner of the COVID-19 ADR Initiative.
Funmi received global recognition for her dispute resolution expertise when in 2017, she was appointed as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration and ADR Commission.
Legal Background
  • Common Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
Nigeria
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Built Environment
  • Concessions
  • Employment
  • Energy Pricing
  • Insurance
  • Share Purchase/Joint Venture
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
-Cultural nuances to mediating commercial disputes in Nigeria’ published in (August 2010) 76 Arbitration, Pgs 488-492 Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
-In pursuit of the Client’s Interest: The Role of Counsel in Mediation’ in The Arbitrator, News Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch, Vol. 5 No. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2008.
-MEDIATION: Tool For Evolving Commercial Solutions to Commercial Disputes in Nigeria’ in The Arbitrator, News Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch, Vol. 3 No 2 April-June 2006.
-Drafting the Dispute Resolution Clause- the Midnight Clause”- published in The Arbitrator, News Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch Vol. 5 No. 1. April 2008.
-Drafting the Dispute Resolution Clauses” paper presented at a Workshop organised by Committee on Arbitration/ADR, Section on Business Law in collaboration with The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch on 4th & 5th July 2006.
Website Address
www.funmirobertsandco.com



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