Folabi Kuti, SAN

Folabi heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Practice. He is also saddled with co-leadership and supervisory responsibilities in corporate, commercial and intellectual property matters.

Folabi brings to his work sharp penetrating insights accrued over several years of experience in core litigation, and practice areas – corporate commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, intellectual property matters, insolvency and secured credit transactions, labour & employment matters, etc.

Folabi has a keen interest in the research and development of Nigerian law as well as those in other jurisdictions. A prolific writer, Folabi is the author of numerous articles/publications (links to some of the online publications provided below).

Professional qualifications

• Nigeria Law School, BL

Academic qualifications

• University of Lagos, LL.M
• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, LL. B

Memberships

• International Bar Association
• Notary Public of Nigeria
• Securities and Exchange Commission registered to practice in the Nigerian capital market. Nigerian Bar Association
• Vice Chairman of the Employment and Industrial Relations Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (Section on Business Law)- 2019 till date
• Nigeria Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Lagos Branch Committee on Continuing Professional Development)- 2019 till date

A regular speaker and resource person, Folabi has recently facilitated and/or presented papers at the following events-

• 2020 – In-House Retreat for Judges of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja
• 2019- Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Capacity Building Retreat on Insolvency- Accra-Ghana
• 2019- Paper presentation at Seminar on the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, Lagos
• 2019- Nigeria Governors’ Forum Capacity Building Training for AGs etc. on Electronic Evidence, Abuja
• 2019 – Lagos Business School (LBS) – Corporate Culture and Climate Summit, Lagos
• 2019 – Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) Annual General Conference, Akure
• 2018 & 2019- Koriat’s ‘Employment Law Summit, Lagos
• 2018 & 2019 – Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL), Employment and Industrial Relations Committee’s Annual Conference, Lagos
• 2018- Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Training for Non-Lawyers, Abuja
• 2018 & 2019- WriteHouse’s Continuing Legal Education events/seminars – Lagos, Abuja.
• 2018-Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) In-House Retreat on Insolvency-Lagos, Abuja, Kano
• 2017 – Industrial Relations Retreat for Addax Petroleum, Lagos
• 2017 & 2018- Stanbic-IBTC Employee Relations Roundtable, Lagos