Seyi Peters is an Associate at the firm, with experiences in a wide range of corporate-commercial transactions and dispute resolution. She adopts a client-focused approach to obtaining value-driven results for clients and her execution of various transactions and dispute resolution is hinged on the core belief that a lawyer’s responsibility is to provide practical solutions and commercially viable strategies to clients’ problems.
She is a solution-driven lawyer who navigates through complex legal issues with a view to protecting clients’ interest and contributing to the development of the legal profession.
Seyi Peters is a core member of the Dispute Resolution and Corporate Commercial Practice of the Firm. She advises on all aspects of corporate commercial law and provides a bespoke legal approach to dispute resolutions for clients.
Seyi’s keen interests include Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Private Equity and Capital Markets, and Conflict Management.
Prior to joining Kenna Partners, Seyi gathered experience in the corporate commercial, real estate and technology, media and telecommunications sectors, working at another Nigerian law firm.
Education
- B.L, Nigerian Law School
- LL. B, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
Memberships
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
- Member, Young International Arbitration Group, London Court of International Arbitration
- Member, International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitrator and ADR Forum
Expertise
- Prepared legal opinion to stakeholders in the oil and gas industry on the effect of the Petroleum Industry Act on the regulatory function of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
- Represents International Oil Companies in various suits relating to oil spillage and environmental pollution.
- Represent various financial institutions on debt recovery action in tunes of millions of dollars.
- Provided legal advisory services to diverse clientele of top-tier indigenous, international and multinational clients in numerous industries including banking, oil and gas and telecommunications.
- Collaborated with different associates to work on corporate and commercial litigation-related deals while providing insight from the discovery of new knowledge through research.