DNL Partners promotes Hameedah Oshodi to partner to lead growth of its tax and regulatory advisory work

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The Lagos disputes and advisory lawyer takes expanded responsibility for developing the firm's tax and regulatory advisory division.

Jurisdiction NigeriaPractice Competition and Regulatory, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, TaxSector Public Sector

DNL Partners has promoted Hameedah Oshodi to partner, DNL Legal and Style reported on 29 September 2026. The firm said the appointment recognises her contribution and the growth of her practice across dispute resolution, tax, corporate advisory and regulatory matters.

Practice and background

According to the announcement, Oshodi has built her practice in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, with an emphasis on litigation, and also advises on tax compliance, regulatory matters and property. She holds LL.B. and LL.M. degrees from Lagos State University, trained at the Nigerian Law School and was admitted to the Nigerian Bar. She is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management, the Nigerian Society of International Law, the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.

The new role

As partner, Oshodi will continue to work in the firm’s dispute resolution and advisory practices and will take expanded responsibility for developing its tax and regulatory advisory division. The firm said the promotion reflects its approach of developing lawyers who can serve clients across several practice areas. The announcement also notes her engagement with issues in emerging areas of law and regulation.

Why it matters

The decision to give a new partner responsibility for building a tax and regulatory advisory division reflects where demand has moved in Nigerian commercial practice. Tax and regulatory questions for mid-sized companies often begin as advisory work and end as disputes before tax tribunals or the courts, which favours lawyers who can both advise and litigate.

For small and mid-sized Nigerian firms, combining a disputes background with advisory work is also a way to retain senior lawyers without creating narrow practice silos. Clients benefit from continuity when an advisory matter becomes contentious. The risk is thinness: a single partner covering several practice areas may be stretched, so clients will look at the depth of the team behind the partner as the division grows.

Partner promotions at Nigerian firms are often announced without detail of the firm’s size or partner count, and this announcement follows that pattern.