Ituah Imhanze is the Managing Partner at Kenna Partners. He co-ordinates the various practice areas of the Firm whilst driving the Dispute Resolution and Energy practice areas. He has a thorough understanding of the Nigerian judicial system and business landscape with extensive experience in Commercial Litigation and Arbitration.
Ituah Imhanze has successfully represented financial institutions, regulators, governments and multinationals, in several high profile disputes. He continues to represent oil majors and indigenous oil companies in a wide range of disputes, including oil spill matters and compensation claims, at the Appellate and ECOWAS courts. His experience in Commercial Arbitration in several jurisdictions has led him to sit as arbitrator on different panels over various disputes. He has also successfully mediated settlements in company disputes in Nigeria and abroad.
Education
- LLM, University of Lagos, Nigeria
- BL, Nigerian Law School
- LLB, Ambrose Alli University, Edo State, Nigeria
Executive Education
- Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Lagos Business School, Nigeria
- Chartered Institute of Arbitration (UK)
- Commercial Law Development Services, CLDS, Lagos, Nigeria
Bars
- Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Memberships
- Nigerian Bar Association
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
Expertise
- Dispute Resolution
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Maritime and Transportation
Awards & Recognitions
- Kenna Partners Long Service Award 2016
- Principal Partner’s Award for Excellence 2013, Kenna Partners
Articles & Publications
- Imhanze, Ituah, ‘An Exposition of International Arbitration of Oil and Gas Investment Disputes’ (2018) Vol 13, No. 1 Journal of Arbitration, p 338.
- Imhanze, Ituah,’The state of Mind of Directors is the state of mind of the Company: An evaluation of the Judgment of the Court of Appeal in Batraco Ltd V Spring Bank Ltd’ (2017) Vol 9, No 2 Journal of Corporate Governance, p 1982.
- Imhanze, Ituah, ‘Party Appointed Arbitrators: Need to maintain Neutrality’ (2017) Vol 3 No 1 Journal of Commercial Law, p 328.
- Imhanze, Ituah and Chinonye Nnaji, ‘A Critical Analysis of the Majority Rule and the Protection Afforded to Minority Shareholders under the Nigerian Company Law’ (2016) Vol 10, No 1 Journal of Corporate Governance, p 2147.
- Imhanze, Ituah, ‘Only Parties to a Contract Can Enforce It – A review of the Supreme Court’s Judgment in Rebold Industries Limited V. Mrs. Olubukola Magreola & Ors (2015) 8 NWLR (PART 1461) 210’ (2016) Vol 2 No 1 Journal of Commercial Law, p 107.
- Imhanze, Ituah, ‘Assessing Corporate Governance through Judicial Decisions’ (2014) Vol 6, No. 2 Journal of Corporate Governance, p 1042.
- Imhanze, Ituah, ‘The Doctrine of Lifting the Veil and its Implication on Corporate Governance in Nigeria’ (2013) Vol 5, No. 2 Journal of Corporate Governance, p 823.