TEMPLARS Partners, Igonikon Adekunle and Sadiq Ilegieuno, Sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria

Igonikon heads the firm’s Tax practice and is a commercial litigator and arbitration counsel of distinction. She leads on high-value tax controversy and advisory work, and acts in complex commercial disputes before Nigeria’s superior courts. She also appears in London- and Lagos-seated arbitrations under the UNCITRAL, LCIA and Lagos Court of Arbitration Rules. Her work spans the energy, construction, financial services and environmental sectors.

Sadiq is a trial and appellate advocate with experience in complex commercial and regulatory disputes. His practice covers arbitration and mediation, real estate, energy and environmental claims, data protection and cybersecurity, white-collar investigations, and contentious estate and wealth-transfer matters. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators.

TEMPLARS now has 6 Senior Advocates: Adewale Atake, SAN, Godwin Omoaka, SAN, Inam Wilson, SAN, Olufemi Oyewole, SAN, and the two new appointees.

TEMPLARS Managing Partner, Oghogho Akpata, said: “Igonikon and Sadiq have earned this through years of rigour and courage. Their elevation speaks to what a practice becomes when it invests patiently in its people, and we are immensely proud of them”.