Taiwo Kupolati, SAN is the principal counsel and founder of the firm. He has over 35 years of experience in law practice and he is skilled in Arbitration, Legal Writing, Corporate Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation.

He was sworn in as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2020. He has conducted several litigations in Nigeria before High Courts, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

He is the Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Law Publishers Limited, the publisher of the well known All Federation Weekly Law Reports.

CERTIFICATIONS

LL.B, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. – 1985

B.L, Nigerian Law School.- 1986

LLM, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. – 1992

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
  • Member, Nigerian Bar Association
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, Chartered Institution of Arbitrators (United Kingdom)
EXPERIENCE
  • Deputy Editor, Supreme Court of Nigeria Law Reports (SCNLR 1956 – 1984)
  • Counsel, Gani Fawehinmi’s Chambers (1987 – 1990)
  • Deputy Editor (later, Senior Deputy Editor) Nigeria Weekly Law Reports (NWLR) (1987 – 1990)
  • Principal Counsel, Messrs Taiwo Kupolati & Co. (1990 – till date)
  • Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Federation Weekly Law Reports (FWLR) (2000 – 2003)
  • Founder and Editor-in-Chief, All Federation Weekly Law Reports. (All FWLR) (2003 – till date
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom.
ACHIEVEMENTS

BOOKS WRITTEN

(1) The Art and Practice of Law Reporting (2005)
(2) Remaking Nigeria Police – A Kaleidoscopic Inquisition (2007)
(3) Verses for Legal Revolution (2006)
(4) Practice and Procedure in Superior Courts (under production)

BOOKS EDITED

(1) Current Issues in Nigerian Jurisprudence (2007)
(2) Nigerian Justice Economy (2017)

BOOKS PUBLISHED

(1) Customary Law in Nigeria by Tonwe and Edu
(2) Matrimonial Causes in Nigeria by Nasiru Tijani
(3) Law of Defamation by Osita Adah
(4) Electronic Evidence by Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye

WORLD CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Participated as Delegate in International Bar Conferences (IBA) held in

  • Madrid, Spain (2009);
  • Vancouver, Canada (2010);
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2011);
  • Dublin, Ireland (2012);
  • Boston, Massachuselts, U.S.A. (2013);
  • Tokyo, Japan (2014); Vienna, Austria (2015);
  • Washington DC, U.S.A. (2016);
  • Sydney, Australia (2017);
  • Rome, Italy (2018)
  • Seoul, South Korea (2019)
EMAIL

taiwo.kupolati@localhost

PHONE

+234(0)1 342 4405

QUOTES

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