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Mosopefoluwa Falana

Mosopefoluwa Falana

Senior Associate

Sope is a Senior Associate and Deputy Head of the Energy and Infrastructure Sector at the Firm. She's a qualified professional as a company secretary, and is licensed as a business recovery and insolvency practitioner.

About

Sope has extensive experience in energy projects, including:

  • Transaction Negotiation: Negotiating complex deals and drafting legal and contractual documents for various energy projects

  • Contract Expertise: Experience with product sharing contracts, crude purchase and handling agreements, marginal field development, power procurement, gas sales and purchase agreements, and more.

  • Corporate Structuring: Providing legal advisory services on corporate structuring for entities involved in energy transactions.

  • Commercial Advisory: Advising on a wide range of general commercial matters related to energy projects.

Sope has extensive experience managing the legal portfolio of a prominent oil servicing company, as Operations Counsel for West Africa Geomarket. She's known for her thorough research skills and client-focused approach, providing bespoke solutions to corporates on complex commercial issues that impact their core business operations.

Sope is a recipient of the "Rising Star Award" in the 40 under 40 category at the ESQ Nigeria Legal Awards and is ranked as a "Notable Practitioner" in the 2024 IFLR1000 rankings.

Professional Membership

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  • Energy Institute

  • Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom

  • Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN)

  • Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN)

Education

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  • University of Dundee (LLM in International Energy Law & Policy)

  • Nigerian Law School (B.L)

  • Babcock University (LL. B)