Gafar Okanlawon
Gafar is an Associate in the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group. His keen passion for Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation has allowed him to work on notable transactions that include Real Estate and Succession, Taxation, Trade and Investment, Islamic Finance, International Commercial Arbitration, Fintech, Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy,Telecommunication, Meida and Technology projects, Data protection, Labour and Employment Disputes, etc.
Gafar’s research and analytical skills makes him standout in drafting of court processes, courtroom advocacy and legal opinions. He is passionate about law as a tool for social engineering. This has allowed him to carry out notable research in Recovery of Premises and Land Disputes, Patent and Pharmaceutical, International Arbitration and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution, Use of Conciliation Mechanism in International Commercial Dispute Settlement, Tokenization and Metaverse, Employment and Humanitarian Immigration, and so on.
EDUCATION
- Lagos State University, LL.M (in view)
- FinTech Risk Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2025
- Nigerian Law School, B.L ( 2024)
- Obafemi Awolowo University, LL. B (2020)
- Diploma in Mass Communication, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (2014)
MEMBERSHIP
- Nigerian Bar Association
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Rookie of the Year, Streamsowers and Kohn 2024
- Award of Outstanding Performance for Civil Mock Trial, Nigerian Law School 2023
- Justice of the Year, Law Students’ Society, Obafemi Awolowo University 2019
- Outstanding Orator in Freshers’ Debate, Obafemi Awolowo University
PUBLICATIONS
- Human Rights not Lawyers Rights 2021
- English Made Simple 2020
- Verifying Affidavit in Petition for Dissolution of Marriage 2025
- Forced Open Under Recovery of Premises 2025
- The position of Affidavit under Preliminary Objection 2025
- Case Digest on Conduct of Parties on Child Custody in Nigeria 2025
- Domicile and Forum Convenient in Matrimonial Causes 2025
- Electronic Arbitration in International Commercial Arbitration 2025
- Sukuk as a Financial System in Comparison with the Conventional Bond 2025