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Meridian Lawyer Profile · November 2026

Olufemi Oyewole SAN

TEMPLARS

Not yet scored
2Matters on record
US$100mDisclosed value
2Markets
Markets
Nigeria, Multi-jurisdictional
Practice areas
Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, Energy and Natural Resources, Intellectual Property
Firm
TEMPLARS

Professional profile

Olufemi Oyewole SAN is a Partner at TEMPLARS in the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration and the Investigations, White Collar and Compliance practice groups. He practises in commercial disputes, arbitration, international white-collar investigations and anti-bribery compliance.

His reported work includes advising JPMorgan Chase Bank on Nigerian law in proceedings brought by the Federal Republic of Nigeria over OPL 245 payments; acting for IHS Towers in a US$200m claim by SWAP Technologies, in which liability was reduced to US$2.9m; and acting for Google LLC in a data-erasure claim under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 and in a defamation case on intermediary liability for third-party content.

Further matters
LCIA arbitration for Emerald Energy Resources on financing fees; US$600m arbitration for International Engineering & Construction S.A. and Greenville LNG over LNG plants acquired from General Electric; recovery of fraudulently transferred funds for Worldpay LLC
Memberships
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); Arbitration Committee, International Bar Association

Not yet verified: year of SAN conferment; education; year of call to the Bar; prior career; publications.

Sources: templars-law.com. Profile compiled 15 November 2026.

Matters on the Meridian record

MatterFirm and roleValueDateEvidence
Senior lenders v subsequent lenders – Neconde Energy / OML 42 security priority
Nigeria
TEMPLARS – Counsel to the senior lendersAssets ~US$1.2bn2026-10-06Firm publication
emPawa Africa US$100m cross-border copyright dispute (Bad Bunny, Apple Music, Spotify)
Multi-jurisdictional, Nigeria
TEMPLARS – Counsel to the consortium (Bad Bunny, Apple Music, Spotify USA)US$100m2026-04-20Firm publication

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