FOLA DENLOYE (LLM, LLB, BL)

Serena Casa Viva, Villa No. 204, Wadi Al Safa • Greater Dubai • Dubai, UAE
(+971) 52 238 6900 • fola.denloye@gmail.com

PROFILE
A hardworking and results-driven legal and corporate services professional with significant local and international
experience amongst top firms in Nigeria, South Africa and the USA; a spirited, passionate worker and team player,
with over 14 years of experience in corporate commercial, financial and company secretarial services; a renowned
company secretary and corporate services provider to top tier companies.

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Chicago, IL

LL.M International Law (with honors) May 2006
• Distinctions in International Business Transactions, Commercial Arbitration and International Criminal Law
• Member, Private Equity and Alternative Investments Group
• Member, International Law Students Association

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL Abuja, Nigeria

Bachelor of Law (B.L.) July 2004
• Member of the Nigerian Bar since October 2004

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN Ibadan, Nigeria

Law (LL.B) August 2002
• Distinction in final year dissertation
• Student Executive of the Law Students’ Association, 2001-2002

EXPERIENCE

FOLA DENLOYE & CO Lagos, Nigeria

Company Secretarial/Corporate Consultants and Advisory January 2015 - Present

• Company secretarial and legal advisory services to several companies including a multinational branding and advertising
firm.
• Lead counsel to FED Properties Ltd and other estate developers in the Lekki and Victoria Island Axis of Lagos in real
estate transactions i.e. negotiation, development and sale of housing projects.
• Legal Consultant on Company formation, incorporation, registration, corporate governance and restructuring to several
Nigerian and multi-nationals including F.E.D Group, Dressmeoutlet.com, Pixishades Ltd, Advantage Marketing & Comm.
Ltd, Bartley Services Ltd, amongst many others.
• Law office management and human resources consultant.

ASSET AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (ARM) Lagos, Nigeria

Senior Compliance Officer, ARM/Company Secretary, ARM Properties Plc May ’13 – Nov’ 14

• Senior In-house counsel to ARM, its subsidiaries and affiliates (ARM Group)
• Primary legal officer and company secretary to ARM Properties PLC, a subsidiary of ARM Group.
• Primary counsel to the Lakowe Lakes real estate housing development Project, the ARM Agriculture Fund and Money
Market Fund including preparation and review of title documents, all legal documentation and transactions for both
funds.
• Provided legal and compliance advisory and services on behalf of ARM Business Units and ARM Group, including
preparation and review of all contracts and other transaction documents, compliance training, legal structuring for ARM
group, and legal representation at stakeholder meetings and programs.
• Performed company secretarial services for ARM group, including drafting and review of minutes, preparation of
quarterly reports, board/committee papers for board, committee and annual general meetings, and compliance reports.
• Provided Estate and Private Trust management services on behalf of ARM Trustees Ltd, (a subsidiary of ARM Group)
including preparation of trust deeds and other estate and trust transaction documents, Will drafting and advisory, trust
property documentation and safekeeping.
• Periodic interface with, as well as regulatory filings to, the SEC, CAC, SCMUL and other regulatory bodies.

 VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO’S JUSTICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ELIAS CENTER)

Lagos, Nigeria
Compliance/Project Officer July 2012 – May 2013

• Senior Consultant to Lagos State Ministry of Justice on criminal justice and reform.
• Project Manager, “Criminal Justice Reform”, a diagnostic research on the status of criminal justice in Nigeria.
• Member and contributor, Stakeholder’s Forum on Civil Society for 1999 Constitution Amendment.
• Member and contributor, Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership.
• Research, review and presentation of special reports on criminal justice and policy development for the Lagos state govt.

WEBBER WENTZEL ATTORNEYS Johannesburg, South Africa

Senior Associate February 2010 – August 2011

• Advised the Rivers State Government of Nigeria, on the Port-Harcourt Monorail Concession Infrastructure Project.
• Advised a multinational technology and consulting firm on the successful set up of subsidiaries in 14 African countries,
including Seychelles, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Ghana, including incorporation and post-incorporation
proceedings, corporate structuring, capital importation and repatriation, immigration, technology, labour and employment
transfer, for each subsidiary.
• Advised a leading oil and gas company in South Africa on the successful acquisition of Easigas, subsidiary of Shell Group.
• Advised a multinational mobile network operator on the establishment of a pioneer independent mobile tower operator in
Tanzania and Nigeria.
• Provided legal advisory, due diligence reports, risk matrix reports, and prepared other legal documentation for all projects.
• Conducted extensive legal research necessary for each stage of a project.
• Managed a team of lawyers in the successful completion of each project.
• Managed and facilitated the due diligence virtual room for each project, i.e. import and export of all legal documents and
proper handling of sensitive material.

AELEX (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND ARBITRATORS) Lagos, Nigeria

Associate January – May 2009

• Advised the legal and regulatory regime and financing documentation in relation to a multi-million dollar finance project
for the construction, operation and maintenance of a Cement Production Plant in Obajana, Kogi State.
• Advised the Federal Government on the mining bill resulting in the Minerals and Mining Act, 2007.
• Advised the Lagos State Government on the legal and regulatory issues as well as prepared a legal analysis on the
Concession Agreement for Lagos City Monorail Agreement.
• Advised CNOOC on the settlement of a major tax dispute.

GRADUATE TAX PROGRAM, NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL New York, NY

Analyst, Graduate Tax October 2006 – November 2007

• Produced data analysis on LLM tax programs across North America used to develop new strategies for the tax program.
• Spearheaded the 2007 Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop resulting in a record attendance and full student participation that
year.
• Supervised orientation programs which resulted in increased student participation and interest in the program.
• Reported directly to the Program Director, on legal and financial resources for expansion of the program.

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. FITZPATRICK, LLP Durham, North Carolina

Paralegal Officer Nov 2004 - April 2005

• Conducted extensive legal research and prepared case briefs on high priority criminal cases.
• Maintained and updated discovery for all matters including client based records on a day to day basis.
• Responsible for preparation of legal memorandum and correspondence to all clients and other law firms.
• Supervised interviews and meetings with clients and other law firms.

AFE BABALOLA (SAN) & CO. Ibadan, Nigeria

Junior Associate June – November 2004

• On the team representing President Olusegun Obasanjo (as he then was) in the 2001 election petition, resulting in victory
for the ex-president.
• Prepared legal opinion for matters in international corporate finance resulting in judgments favorable to our client.
• Conducted document reviews on financial fraud and prepared briefs for the trials that ensued.

ADDITIONAL DATA

• Born 6th May 1979

• Member, International Bar Association
• Member, Women's Initiative International
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint Presentations, Westlaw, Lexis, Thomson Research, McGregor BFA, and other research
databases
• Co-published article, 'EAC Common Market Protocol: Many Miles to go in this Process', DealMakers Journal (Africa
Section) (Vol.11: Q.2 2010)
• Interests include reading and travel