Olasupo Shasore San

Senior Counsel (a member of the inner bar, appointed Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2006); often referred to as a *seasoned arbitrator and strategic litigator, thirty years of experience acting for sovereign, sub-national and private international parties in international commercial & investment arbitration/ litigation and other advisory capacities, significant deep experience in investor- state arbitration and the leading African counsel in ICSID experience, investment related disputes; shipping & maritime law, project and risk advice in mining, natural resources, energy and infrastructure, seasoned and frequently appointed arbitrator or expert on Nigerian Law.

Shasore has significant experience in commercial arbitration; lead counsel in an on-going complex State- Investor dispute, an International Investment Arbitration before ICSID Tribunal: Represented the Sovereign States and entities in leading precedents on Sovereign Immunity in Nigeria; Frequently selected expert on Nigerian law at arbitration/foreign proceedings.

Lead counsel and legal adviser to the Eko Atlantic City development project, a ten million square meter city and infrastructure development project valued at $7.5 billion in Nigeria; Adviser to energy sector investors and transactions involving significant power projects: M&A transactions: significant public sector experience: Attorney-General for Lagos State Nigeria, (2007-2011);

He has been an active champion and resource person for AfCFTA drawing on his international trade law experience in shipping and maritime. He leads the firm’s contributions to the continental trade practice see www.alptrade.africa

Practices: Litigation & Arbitration, Energy, Natural Resources, Transport & Infrastructure, Commercial & Trade Law.

Authorships:
Commercial Arbitration-Arbitration Law and International Practice in Nigeria (2011) (Johnson & Shasore):
Jurisdiction and Sovereign Immunity in Nigerian Commercial Law (NIIA 2007)
Ministering Justice: Administration of Law & Justice in Nigeria (Quramo (2018) Shasore & Bello)