Opeyemi Adediran ACIS
Group Legal Counsel/Company Secretary at Vigeo Holdings Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Chartered Governance Professional
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN)Jul, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Ethics Officer
The Ethics InstituteDec, 2011- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Vigeo Holdings Limited
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Nigeria
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group Legal Counsel/Company Secretary
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Jan 2017 - Present
•Providing strategic legal advice and guidance to heads of businesses and the Board of Directors and corporate governance services for the holding company and its subsidiaries. •Manage the general legal affairs of the Group including the day-to-day legal services, developing standards and procedures for legal functions, and contributing to business planning for projects. •Lead a team of non-legal associates and external solicitors supporting the Group, including developing talent, cultivating growth behaviors, and driving positive associate engagement. •Manage external solicitors to ensure they provide high quality, cost-effective legal services. •Strategic management of litigation at both trial and appellate courts and of trademarks portfolio. •Provide timeous and sound advice on legal issues, obligations, risks, and opportunities, and collaborate with businesses to arrive at decisions that appropriately balance the achievement of desirable objectives. •Reviewing and advising on internal processes, procedures and contract management tools. •Negotiating, structuring, drafting, reviewing, and closing contracts including vendor contracts, SLAs, memorandum of understanding, corporate and property transactions etc. •Manage and maintain positive relationships as the chief compliance/returning officer with the SEC, NSE, NFIU, NCC, FIRS, CBN, CAC, Customs and Security Agencies. Key achievements: Supervised and act as Broker’s advisor in the listing of mutual funds of N30 Billion asset value on NGX; Cost savings of more than 50% in corporate filings and litigations while ensuring quality delivery and enhancements of services; Strategic management of business crippling freezing order in a debt litigation with a claim of N8.7 billion; Led the legal advisory functions for securing N750 million and $38 million multiple credit facilities to finance utility projects; Supervised land disputes with claims based on fair market value of N2 billion and N1.5 billion respectively. Show less
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Femi Sunmonu & Associates Qais Conrad Laureate
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Nigeria
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Associate
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Feb 2015 - Jan 2017
• Providing legal support and advisory services for mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring to advance business goals and protect the clients’ interests. • Analysed complex legal and business issues and developed creative options and recommendations and identifying potential consequences of proposed or ongoing action/inaction (e.g. legal costs, monetary exposure, damage to reputation, risk of adverse precedent, and loss of business opportunity) and risk mitigation. • Conduct of legal proceedings from trial court to appellate including litigation, ADR, regulatory proceedings. Key achievements: • Lead Solicitor in the Scheme of External Restructuring between a Group Company and its subsidiary with value of over ₦19 billion; as well as Lead Solicitor in the Scheme of Merger between two Primary Mortgage Institutions with consolidated net assets value of over N9 billion. • Advisory services for investment: by a US based private equity firm in a tech start-up in the amount of US$400,000 in tranches; and by a VC in a digital advertising firm in the total amount of US$1 million. • Successfully advised a US based developer of food additives for human consumption on NAFDAC requirements for registration of imported products. Show less
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ASCO LP (Abiola Sanni & Co.)
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Nigeria
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Associate
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Apr 2013 - Jan 2015
• Analyzing, negotiating, structuring, drafting, reviewing and closing contracts, memorandum of understanding and other instruments on different transactions. • Develop strategies for transaction negotiations, litigation and other dispute resolution, and governmental investigations and proceedings to advance and protect the best interests of the clients. • Represented clients in commercial disputes proceedings and at the Tax Appeal Tribunal. • Tax practice and support services. Show less
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Oando Plc
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Governance Officer, Compliance & Regulatory Functions
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Mar 2010 - Mar 2013
•Ensured proactive compliance with applicable laws and regulations of the various countries where the group operates, contractual and other external obligations; •Drove a culture of integrity and ethical behaviour in the Company, including providing counselling and training on the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and other compliance and governance (C&G) policies. •Proposed and conducted activities to determine compliance with values, Code, anti-bribery policy, other C&G programs and business optimisation as regards compliance via digitization, standardization and simplification. •Anticipate and counsel on adverse regulatory or litigation trends, including collaborating with key stakeholders on mitigation strategies; carrying out due diligence on business partners and vendors. •Ensuring and advising on proactive compliance with relevant laws, regulations, policies and international best practices, including UK Bribery Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. •Advising on compliance matters; conducting periodic compliance audits for all entities and units, participating in factfinding and investigatory proceedings. •Researching and preparing drafts on diverse legal and policy issues. •Ensuring pension deductions according to the law and monitoring regulatory compliance of the group. •Management of Oando Pension Fund and Oando Provident Fund amounting to about NGN550 million. •Support in the registration and protection of trademarks. •Supervising immigration matters. •Carrying out Corporate Secretarial functions. Key achievements: Participated from start to finish in Oando Plc’s project for raising of N54.6 billion through rights issue in 2012; Successfully conducted compliance on-boarding for more than 150 new employees and joiners; Successfully completed drafts for approval on more than 10 of the group policies and reviewed the Code; Developed the Compliance Audit templates for all business units and carried out the audit with verification. Show less
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Dentons ACAS-Law
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Nigeria
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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2006 - 2006
Gained immigration and shipping experiences and supported oil and gas taxation advisory Gained immigration and shipping experiences and supported oil and gas taxation advisory
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Education
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2014 - 2015
University of Lagos
Master of Laws - LLM, Law -
2007 - 2008
Nigerian Law School
Barrister at Law, Legal Professions and Studies -
2002 - 2007
University of Lagos
Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law
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