AINA BLANKSON - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of England & Wales
Edward is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of England & Wales (CIMA), Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is also a registered professional member of Financial Reporting council of Nigeria (FRCN).
Folashade Adeloye is a qualified common law solicitor with extensive experience and certificate in wealth management, corporate/regulatory compliance & governance and investment banking. She has worked in asset management and capital markets for over fifteen years and developed expertise in wealth transfer as it relates to gifting, estate planning, business succession planning, services to high Net worth individuals and affluent families across several jurisdictions, displaying a deep understanding of trust & tax laws, gifting techniques and trans-generational family and business governance.
With a first degree in Political Science, a Law bachelors followed by an LLM degree in Law, Kehinde Aina, is known for his professionalism, innovation and visionary leadership. A Sir Alexander Darnley Award nominee for his sterling performance at the Law School, Kehinde Aina redefined the practice of law in Nigeria with notable changes in justice administration when he founded The Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse, the first connected ADR Centre in Africa. Thereafter, he saw to its replication in almost twenty state courts, established the Court of Appeal Mediation Centre and the Supreme Court Mediation Centre in Nigeria. As a lead partner in one of Africa's leading law firms, Aina Blankson, the core competence of Kehinde Aina include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, litigation, international commercial arbitration and mediation which has resulted in a number of cross border representation for a wide array of clients in Africa, Europe and the MENA Region.
A sought-after litigator, renowned mediator, international arbitrator, and commercial Lawyer, he has been involved in a wide range of corporate finance, capital raise and oil and gas projects including maritime. The catalogue of transactional experience of Kehinde Aina include the Nigerian revolutionary banking sector consolidation which resulted in his representation of over fifty banks and his lead role in the merger of nine commercial banks. His numerous oil and gas experience include structuring the Nigerian Content Fund and the Ministerial Regulations for the oil and gas industry in which he led seven other law firms. While his mediation track record is second to none in Africa, his wealth of experience in arbitration and litigation has endeared him to multinational corporations, governments and international agencies including the World Bank and IFC amongst many others.
A respected former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kayode Eso, in describing Kehinde Aina had this to say: "……. Kehinde is a seasoned lawyer, imbued with the spirit of selfless service. He is an asset to the country"