Oghogho Akpata
Oghogho Akpata
Career
Oghogho possesses over 20 years of experience in the transactional and dispute resolution aspects of the Nigerian Petroleum industry sector. He advises a broad range of clients including international oil companies, oil service contractors and a number of multinationals operating in Nigeria.
Some of Oghogho’s recent transactions include:
Chinese National Oil Corporation on its $15.1 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc.
Sinopec on its S$7.2 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum Corporation.
The Bureau of Public Enterprises on the restructuring of the now defunct state-owned electricity monopoly, Power Holding Company of Nigeria.
In conjunction with Freshfields, successfully obtained a US$2billion plus arbitral award for ExxonMobil and Shell in a crude entitlement dispute with the Nigerian Government.
Oghogho is listed and ranked as a leading Project Finance and Oil & Gas lawyer by the three main global guides to the legal profession, including Chambers, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.
Oghogho is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN); as well as the Section on Energy and Natural Resources Section of the International Bar Association.[13]
Professional Recognition
Oghogho has been listed among the leading Energy and Natural resources lawyers in Nigeria by Chambers Global guide to the legal profession from 2005 to date.
He is also listed a leading energy practitioner in the “Legal 500” and Who’s Who Legal as a leading Project Finance and Oil & Gas lawyer.
Professional Memberships
He is also a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN); Chartered Institute of Taxation, Nigeria as well as the Section on Energy and Natural Resources Section of the International Bar Association.
Volunteering
Oghogho has been a longtime advocate of Gender, cultural and religious diversity and social change who inspires people, mobilizes action and resources and as a result, has ensured that Templars’ commitment to pro bono legal service is deep and longstanding by encouraging his lawyers to participate in pro bono activities.
He initiated a partnership with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) in its bid to tackle the Sickle-cell disease (SCD) and The Edo State Secondary Schools Cricket Board in re-igniting the game of cricket in Edo State.
He was named “Africa’s Managing Partner of the Year 2016” by Law Digest, Africa’s Premier Law Journal.
Personal
He is married with three beautiful children.