Rafiat Shittu is a skilled Associate at the Firm, with a primary focus on corporate and commercial law. She offers strategic legal guidance on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, helping businesses navigate complex regulatory environments and achieve their operational goals. Rafiat’s expertise includes advising on company secretarial services, where she ensures compliance with statutory obligations and corporate governance best practices.

In addition to her corporate and commercial work, Rafiat is actively involved in the Dispute Resolution unit, where she represents clients in litigation and facilitates amicable settlements. She also contributes to the Firm’s Intellectual Property practice, providing clients with tailored legal advice on protecting and managing their intellectual assets.

With for her unwavering commitment to client service, Rafiat Shittu is recognised for delivering invaluable legal and advisory support. She is diligent, results-oriented, and deeply committed to enhancing the legal profession while cultivating corporate relationships that drive growth and success.

Relevant Experience

• Represented a multinational oil/gas company in a suit which was amicably settled.
• Provided legal advisory services to leading clients on mergers and acquisition of a technology facility
• Provision of legal advisory services on scheme of arrangement and dissolution of a telecommunication service provider
• Provision of legal advisory on the Petroleum and Industry Act (PIA) provisions on decommissioning and abandonment particularly the domiciliation of the Decommissioning and abandonment Fund
• Provision of legal advisory on the power of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to regulate the Decommissioning and Abandonment Fund.
• Provision of Legal Advisory services on issues bordering on the integration of upstream and midstream facilities and whether the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority can regulate integrated operations.
• Provision of Company Secretarial services to various corporate clients, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, maintaining statutory records, and advising on corporate governance matters.

Education

• B.L, Nigerian Law School
• LL.B (Honours), University of Lagos, Nigeria 

Bars

• Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Membership

• Member, Nigerian Bar Association
• Associate, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Concilators (AICMC)
• Register and Secretary of the Institute of ADR Registers
• Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom (ACIArb, UK)

Publications

• Insights On The Circular Of The Central Bank Of Nigeria On The Tenure Of Directors Of Deposit Money Banks In Nigeria
• Intellectual Property, Gender & Traditional Cultural Expressions – Nigeria Rural Women’s Narrative