Prof. Ikechi Mgbeoji
Managing Partner
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Email: Ikechi@blackfriars-law.com
Cell:+234 807 295 1335;
+234802 2204755.
Cell : +1647 740 3412
(Toronto)
Fax: + 1 646 536 8978
Areas of Practice
Areas of Practice
Electricity/Energy
Trademarks
Litigation
Arbitration
Employment/Labour
Securities
Professional Membership
Nigerian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
International Trademark Association
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Honors and Awards
Governor-General
of Canada Academic
Gold Medal
Killam Scholar
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About
Dr. Ikechi Mgbeoji is the Managing Partner of the firm. A highly experienced litigator and arbitrator, Ikechi has been in legal practice for several decades. His expertise is in Litigation, Energy law, and Capital Markets Transactions. Ikechi is also a professor at Canada’s Osgoode Hall Law School, in Toronto. A renowned scholar and practitioner, Ikechi is also a consultant to several agencies.
Education
J.S.D. (Dalhousie University) Summa cum laude
LL.M., (Dalhousie University) summa cum laude
B.L., (Lagos)
LL.B., (Nigeria)
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Bar Admission
Nigeria
Ontario
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Job Experience
Date Blackfriars LLP
1998-2003, Partner & Head of Litigation, F.O. Akinrele & Co.,
1993-1998, Associate, F.O. Akinrele& Co.,
1992-1993, Associate, Chuka Okoli & Associates