AKEEM ADEDEJI
AGBAJE
Akeem Adedeji Agbaje is the Managing Partner and a Notary Public at Agbaje, Agbaje & Co., where he has led legal practice and firm administration since January 1992. He is a legal practitioner and business leader with more than three decades of professional experience.
Legal leadership and community service.
Akeem is an accomplished legal practitioner with more than three decades of experience in litigation, corporate law and advisory services. He has led one of Nigeria’s oldest law firms while delivering strategic legal solutions, with particular depth in corporate advisory, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution.
His record combines legal practice, organisational leadership and community development. As Managing Partner, he oversees the firm’s day-to-day operations, financial planning, resource allocation, recruitment, mentoring, professional compliance and strategic decision-making. He is recognised for integrity, professional excellence, sound judgement and impactful leadership.
Agbaje, Agbaje & Co. · January 1992 – Present
Emery Associates Limited · 1994 – 2003
Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch · 2016 – 2018
Legal practice, leadership and research.
Managing Partner · Agbaje, Agbaje & Co. (Legal Practitioners & Notary Public), Ibadan
Manages one of Nigeria’s oldest law firms, established in 1946, and practises in litigation, corporate law and legal advisory. His responsibilities include legal compliance, risk management, client relations, conflict resolution, strategic direction and the development of long- and short-term plans with partners and associates.
He oversees the firm’s finances, budgeting, resource allocation and utilisation; monitors performance; manages recruitment, professional development and mentoring; and maintains the firm’s legal and ethical standards. His tenure has helped sustain a reputation for integrity and professional excellence.
Principal Consultant · Emery Associates Limited
Co-led African Economic Research Consortium-funded research on foreign-currency composition in debt management and contributed to economic and policy research at continental level.
Academic & formative background.
Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos · Call to Bar
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife · LL.B.
Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo · Higher School Certificate
Lagelu Grammar School, Ibadan · General Certificate of Education (GCE)
Ebenezer Nursery & Primary School, Benin City
Alafia Nursery & Primary School, Ibadan
Professional and community organisations.
Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch
Member, Nigerian Bar Association
Member, Vision 2020 Energy Thematic Group
Member, Lions Club International
Member, Nigeria Lions Charity Foundation; Nigerian Red Cross Society, Oyo State Chapter; and Jericho Business Men Club
Melvin Jones Fellow (MJF)