Afolarin Awosika
20 Fenchurch Street
24th Floor
London EC3M 3BY
United Kingdom
Afolarin is an associate in the International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration practice group based in our London office. He has experience in high-value international arbitration and multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation.
Afolarin has represented states, state entities and large multinational companies in international arbitrations conducted under the rules of the major arbitral institutions, including the LCIA, ICSID and ICC, in disputes arising from a range of industries including oil and gas, construction, and telecommunications.
He has also represented clients in English High Court proceedings, particularly in relation to obtaining interim injunctions in support of foreign and arbitral proceedings and the enforcement of arbitral awards.
Afolarin has experience advising clients in relation to contracts common in the energy industry, including joint operating agreements and contracts for the sale and purchase of commodities.
Afolarin has contributed to publications on arbitration in Africa, the Global Arbitration Review, Practical Law Arbitration Blog, and Practical Law’s arbitration case updates.
The following is a list of representative matters in which Afolarin has assisted.
Experience Highlights
Represented a Middle Eastern State (as Respondent) in an LCIA arbitration relating to the termination of a US$250 million EPC contract for the construction of a thermal power station
Acted for the national oil company of an African state in a dispute relating to pre-emption and consent rights in a joint operating agreement
Represented a Swiss energy and infrastructure company in a high value LCIA arbitration against the owners of an oil terminal in Nigeria
Acted for a UAE commodities trader in a complex fraud in complex international fraud litigation in the commercial court
Acted for a Middle Eastern State in two high value ICSID arbitrations arising out of an investment in a telecommunications company
Acted for a subsidiary of a Middle Eastern State oil company in enforcing an £87 million English court judgment against several defendants in a complex international fraud
Acted for the national gas company of a South Asian state in a contractual dispute relating to a gas sale and purchase agreement
Credentials
- BPP University, LPC, 2017
- Durham University, LLB Law, 2016
- Recognised in the Legal 500 UK 2024 as a ‘Rising Star’ in International Arbitration and a ‘Key Lawyer’ in Public International Law
- England and Wales
- Co-authored a chapter entitled “The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: Through the African Looking-Glass” in a leading African arbitration publication entitled “International Arbitration Law & Practice: The Practitioner’s Perspective”
- Co-authored an article entitled “A review of recent efforts to modernise commercial arbitration practice in Africa” published in the IBA Arbitration Committee’s IBA Legalbrief Africa special edition newsletter in November 2021