Adetola Adebesin
Associate
Adetola is an Associate in the International Arbitration team with nearly a decade of experience.
Associate
Adetola is an Associate in the International Arbitration team with nearly a decade of experience.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales, Nigeria
Adetola regularly acts as counsel under most of the institutional arbitration rules including LCIA, ICC, SIAC, Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL, ICSID and advices clients on arbitration related litigation, including enforcement and set aside proceedings before national courts.
With a background in Energy, Finance and Projects, his experience stems from an understanding of the transactions that underpin disputes and has practiced in the disputes practice of leading law firms in Lagos, Geneva and London. He is an alumnus of the Africa Arbitration Academy, and currently one of the London Court of International Arbitration – Young International Arbitration Group (LCIA – YIAG) Regional Representatives for Africa.
Adetola holds a masters from the Geneva LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) and he regularly contributes to thought leadership. Recently, he co-authored the chapter titled: “Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Africa Leading the Way” in Ben Beaumont, Fahira Brodlija, et al. (eds), "The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Reforming Law, Practice and Perspectives for a Fast-Changing World", (Kluwer Law International 2024).
Highlights of his representative work include representing the African Union in watershed legal proceedings on climate change and the oceans before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and advising the Central Bank and Sovereign Wealth Fund of an African State on sovereign immunity claims relating to the enforcement of a circa US$11 Billion arbitral award.
He is qualified to practice in Nigeria.
Indian State-Owned Gas Company
Acted for GAIL (India) Limited, in a LCIA arbitration relating to claims of US$1.8 billion arising from a dispute over the non-delivery of LNG supplies. We achieved a successful outcome for the client by way of an amicable settlement shortly before the hearing.
East African Bank
Acting for an East African bank in a multi-party LCIA arbitration involving a complex syndicated financing dispute. The total value of the claim is circa US$1 billion, and the case involves knotty issues of cross border financing, security structuring, and insolvency.
Large African conglomerate
Representing a large African conglomerate in a LCIA arbitration arising from delay related claims of approximately US$150 million concerning a major infrastructure project.
Operator of a Large Seaport Terminal in West Africa
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 US$100 million.
Shareholders of Downstream Oil and Gas Company
Successfully representing the former shareholders of an African downstream oil and gas company in connection with breach of warranty claims arising from the sale of majority shares in the company before the LCIA.
