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Meridian Lawyer Profile · November 2026
Olufemi Oyewole SAN
Not yet scored- 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
| Matter | Firm and role | Value | Date | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior lenders v subsequent lenders – Neconde Energy / OML 42 security priority Nigeria | TEMPLARS – Counsel to the senior lenders | Assets ~US$1.2bn | 2026-10-06 | Firm 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$100m | 2026-04-20 | Firm publication |
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