Jide Adesokan
Partner
Jide is an international arbitration and litigation expert. He provides strategic guidance to clients facing complex cross-border disputes across various sectors.
Partner
Jide is an international arbitration and litigation expert. He provides strategic guidance to clients facing complex cross-border disputes across various sectors.
Languages - English, Yoruba
Jurisdictions - England & Wales, Nigeria
Jide Adesokan is a partner in our International Arbitration team, renowned for his expertise in resolving complex cross-border disputes. With a focus on energy, banking, and commodities sectors, Jide assists clients ranging from national oil companies to major African conglomerates, providing strategic guidance in high-stakes arbitration and litigation. His dual qualification in England and Nigeria, coupled with his experience at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, offers clients a unique perspective, particularly in Africa-related claims.
Jide's practice encompasses a wide array of disputes, including those arising from petroleum agreements, onshore and offshore projects and infrastructure, share and asset purchase agreements as well as shareholder disputes. He is adept at navigating the institutional and ad hoc arbitral proceedings, ensuring that clients' interests are robustly defended. His ability to act swiftly and think commercially makes him a valuable asset to clients facing significant legal challenges.
Clients value Jide for his excellent strategic sense and his ability to deliver results in economically and strategically important disputes. His role as officer of the the LCIA African Users' Council and membership in the International Bar Association's Investment Arbitration Subcommittee further underscores his commitment to excellence in international arbitration.
African energy conglomerate
Advised a leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate based in Africa on an arbitration against a southern African government in relation to the failure to pay more than $600 million for the supply and delivery of gasoline products.
Infrastructure project
Representing a large African conglomerate in a LCIA arbitration arising from delay related claims of approximately $150 million concerning a major infrastructure project.
Shareholder dispute in banking sector
Advising one of Africa's largest banking groups in a London-seated LCIA arbitration concerning the exercise of a put option. The dispute is in excess of $50 million.
Shareholder dispute
Acting for an African conglomerate with a significant operation in the ports and infrastructure sector. The London-seated LCIA arbitration concerns allegations that the African conglomerate has breached certain provisions of shareholder agreements, which are governed by the laws of an African state. Co-counselling with an African firm in the arbitration.
Terminal Operator
Acting for the operator of a terminal in a large West African seaport in LCIA arbitration relating to claims commenced by a shipping line concerning alleged entitlement to rebates on terminal charges. The claim is valued at circa $100 million.
State owned oil company
Acting for a West African state-owned oil company against a leading International Oil Company in an ad hoc arbitration in a claim of over $1.5 billion, arising from a dispute over the application of pre-emption rights in a joint venture contract.
