Iyunola AdekanyeBiography
Iyunola is a Partner at Dentons ACAS-Law. She has worked on a number of high-level transactions and has garnered over 14 years of experience in the Energy and Project finance practice area. She has acquired expertise in respect of negotiating and advising on mergers & acquisitions and restructuring, including complex multi-party transactions on regulatory, finance and investment matters. Within her practice area, she advises governments, project developers, stakeholders, financiers, domestic investors and cross-borders investors on diverse energy-related matters and projects as well as policies, transaction structuring, regulatory and corporate compliance matters within the Nigerian energy sector. She builds and develops client relationships and actively pursues opportunities to market the firm to new and potential clients. She mentors lawyers, globally and locally, in relation to their professional goals and development. She regularly shares her insight and experience on life issues to assist young lawyers navigate professional and personal development. As a part of her mentoring program, she presented a paper on “A-Z of a Shareholders’ Agreement” in October 2022. She was the moderator on a virtual event titled "The Future of Work Series” organised by the African Women in Energy Development Initiative in April 2020 and co-organiser of a virtual event titled “The Future of Law – Navigating the Waves of the Legal Industry” in August 2020. Publications she has co-authored include an article titled "Nigeria’s Untapped Treasures: Its Growth and Investment Potential”, published by Hogan Lovells in July 2020. She also presented a paper in September 2021 on “The Life of an OG: Wealth Succession Planning”. Her contributions to the Nigerian legal industry date as far back as 2012 when she contributed to a paper titled “IJV: Merits and Demerits - Overcoming the Demerits” organised by the Centre for Petroleum Information (CPI) Oil & Gas Forum 2012 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria and more recently on “Administration of marginal field under the PIA: Assessing the legal and commercial impact on farm-out arrangements” in March 2022 and “Nigeria commences Mini-Bid Round 2022” in January 2023. Iyunola is a member of several professional bodies including Women in Mining, Nigeria, African Women in Energy Development Initiative, the steering committee of D-ACAS Women, a chapter of Dentons Women (https://www.dentons.com/en/about-dentons/as-diverse-as-you-are/womens-leadership-and-growth-network) and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Trustees of the Women’s Organisation of Resources, Knowledge and Skills (WORKS). https://www.dentonsacaslaw.com/en/iyunola-adekanye
Company Overview
Dentons ACAS-Law is a leading commercial law firm, renowned for providing world-class legal and business advisory services across an array of legal practice areas to different clients that include blue-chip domestic and international clients, foreign government agencies and individuals. We have a culture built on the idea that sustainability in business is derived from consistently providing technically excellent and creative legal solutions against the background of the highest standards of integrity. Dentons ACAS-Law comprises 4 core practice groups covering the broad spectrum of corporate and commercial law practice being specifically: The Energy and Project Finance Practice Group - oil and gas transactions, power, mining, renewables, related foreign investment, acquisition finance transactions, project finance transactions, taxation, and other oil and gas and energy-related corporate and commercial transactions, including sector-related asset acquisitions and disposals and company mergers and acquisitions. The Corporate and Commercial Group - general commercial advisory matters, labour and employment, mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, telecommunications and other infrastructural projects, hospitality, entertainment, intellectual property, financial technology, tax, banking, property, regulatory compliance issues and immigration. The Dispute Resolution Group - commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution and case review. The Shipping and International Trade Group - admiralty and maritime transactions, international trade, aviation, insurance. Dentons ACAS-Law also operates a wholly owned corporate entity – ADCAX Nominees Limited – which provides a wide range of company secretarial services to clients of Dentons ACAS-Law (including ensuring administrative regulatory and legislative compliance, developing and overseeing the implementation of corporate governance structures and providing corporate conduct advisory).
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Business Opportunities added By Iyunola Adekanye
| Number | Headline | Opportunity Type | Action |
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| AIDB-020383 | Expert Legal Support for Market Entry, Compliance & Risk Management in Nigeria | Selling Professional Service | More Details |
About Us
is a member of the Africa Business Community, Africa’s leading business network. We use AI to match our members to the most attractive business and investment opportunities in Africa. As a member you can add any number of business opportunities and will receive Africa business opportunities matched to your chosen country and business sector preferences. Membership is free. Our dashboards are powered by AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.
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| Code | Level | Title | Definition |
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| 80121706 | Commodity | Employment law services | |
| 80122201 | Commodity | Constitutional law consultation service | Consultancy and advisory service covering the standards, principles, concepts governing constitutional law; reporting legal developments; providing analysis and legal opinions as well as assistance and participation in court hearings and oral reports. |
| 80122301 | Commodity | International law consultation service | Consultancy and advisory service spanning the standards, principles, concepts related to international law, development of policy proposals, reports, analysis and legal opinions, study of international investment treaties and free trade agreements as well as conflict management and international dispute resolution. |
| 77101706 | Commodity | Environmental law advisory services | |
| 80121707 | Commodity | Labor disputes law services | |
| 80121608 | Commodity | Mergers or acquisitions law | |
| 80101502 | Commodity | Corporate mergers consultation services | |
| 80121703 | Commodity | Property law services | |
| 84111802 | Commodity | Tax advisory services | |
| 80122101 | Commodity | Administrative law consultation service | Consultancy and advisory service covering the standards, principles, concepts governing public administration as well as their connection with other functions of state power, development of policy proposals, reports, analysis and legal opinions. |
About Us
is a member of the Africa Business Community, Africa’s leading business network. We use AI to match our members to the most attractive business and investment opportunities in Africa. As a member you can add any number of business opportunities and will receive Africa business opportunities matched to your chosen country and business sector preferences. Membership is free. Our dashboards are powered by AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.
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Partner Codes added By Iyunola Adekanye
| Partner Name | Partner Contact | Partner Contact Email | Partner Country |
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| Dentons | Iyunola Adekanye | iyunola.adekanye@dentons.com | Nigeria |
About Us
is a member of the Africa Business Community, Africa’s leading business network. We use AI to match our members to the most attractive business and investment opportunities in Africa. As a member you can add any number of business opportunities and will receive Africa business opportunities matched to your chosen country and business sector preferences. Membership is free. Our dashboards are powered by AFSIC – Investing in Africa, perhaps Africa’s most important investment event.
