Chima Orji is an Associate at Kenna Partners and a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Unit. With years of professional experience, he is well versed in Nigerian vast and dynamic legal commercial space, having represented and advised clients in various sectors, particularly in banking and finance, telecommunications, media, entertainment, energy, and intellectual property law.
Relevant Experience
- Provided legal representation to an indigenous entertainment company in a dispute with one of Nigeria’s foremost musicians.
- Representation of one of the top six International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the 1998, 2010, 2012 and 2014 IDOHO- Q.I.T Pipeline Oil Spill Litigation disputes involving about 5,000 claims at the many divisions of the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal sitting in different states of the country.
- Representation of the Federal Government in lawsuits over the Concession of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.
- Advised on the Establishment of a Commercial Bank in Nigeria, drafting and reviewing legal and governance documents essential for its formation and operation.
- Advised a sovereign pension fund backed private equity company in setting up a Real Estate Investment Trust in Nigeria.
- Successfully defended blue-chip financial institutions in significant disputes involving breach of the banker-customer relationship.
- Has provided company secretarial services to Nigerian and foreign companies, as well as incorporated societies.
- Worked with a team of lawyers to facilitate the settlement of a ₦49 billion dispute between two of the biggest corporate entities in Nigeria.
Education
- B.L, Nigerian Law School, Abuja
- L.L.B, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Bars
- Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme of Court of Nigeria
Memberships
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Member, Nigeria Bar Association Section on Business Law Intellectual Property Committee
- Member, Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Nigeria
