Igonikon Adekunle

Igonikon Adekunle

Templars
Igonikon is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group of Templars – a full-service commercial law firm in Nigeria. She routinely appears as counsel in large commercial disputes before the major courts in Nigeria. She has also acted as counsel in a number of London and Lagos seated ad hoc and institutional international arbitrations. Her institutional experience includes cases conducted under the UNCITRAL, LCIA and Lagos Court of Arbitration Rules. Her practice spans across complex tax, energy, construction, financial services, and environmental disputes. Her career highlights include successfully representing a number of multinational corporations in court and arbitration against a major State-owned enterprise in Nigeria. She has also successfully challenged billions of dollars in tax assessments and rulings made against her clients by the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service. She is a member of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre, International Law Association, Nigeria Branch and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
Igonikon is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group of Templars – a full-service commercial law firm in Nigeria. She routinely appears as counsel in large commercial disputes before the major courts in Nigeria. She has also acted as counsel in a number of London and Lagos seated ad hoc and institutional international arbitrations. Her institutional experience includes cases conducted under the UNCITRAL, LCIA and Lagos Court of Arbitration Rules. Her practice spans across complex tax, energy, construction, financial services, and environmental disputes. Her career highlights include...

Publications

Arbitration Law Guide

Co-author of the Nigeria chapter in the Arbitration Law Guide , published 26 April 2023 , alongside Konyinsola Osipitan and Sesan Sulaiman .