Akinyemi Akinniyi

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Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, sprawls inland from the Gulf of Guinea across Lagos Lagoon. Victoria Island, the financial centre of the metropolis, is known for its beach resorts, boutiques and nightlife. To the north, Lagos Island is home to the National Museum Lagos, displaying cultural artefacts and craftworks. Nearby is Freedom Park, once a colonial-era prison and now a major venue for concerts and public events.

Akinyemi is a double First class holder from Babcock University, Ogun State and the Nigerian Law School. He also holds a Diploma in History and International Studies with a Distinction.

He graduated top of his class from the University where he received the School Dean’s and Academic Program awards for the best graduating student in the School of Law and Security Studies respectively. At the Nigerian Law School, he received the Director-General’s Prize for First Class graduating students.

Prior to joining Templars, Akinyemi Akinniyi interned at several notable firms including KPMG advisory services.

Firm Overview:

Templars is a full service law firm with the know-­how to handle the legal needs of clients in Nigeria’s peculiar business environment.

With offices in the cosmopolitan cities of Lagos and Abuja, Templars is strategically placed to offer top quality legal services to our clients in the major economic hubs of the country.

The Templars ethos is predicated on our dedication to meeting the commercial objectives of our clients while providing qualitative legal services.

As a team, we assist our clients in analysing the risks involved in their transactions; and we mitigate and hedge those risks by strategizing different types of risk management tools.

At Templars, we pride ourselves on our sector strengths which cover diverse areas of the law including Corporate and Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources, Telecommunications.