Eunice Alasa is the Deputy Managing Partner at KENNA. She advises clients across the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Corporate/Commercial practice areas. She is recognised for her ability to combine strategic insight with technical precision in handling complex civil and commercial litigation, representing clients in high-stakes disputes that often involve intricate factual and legal issues.
In her corporate advisory practice, Eunice advises businesses on sophisticated commercial transactions, including project finance, corporate restructuring, intellectual property strategy, and regulatory compliance. Her approach integrates legal soundness with commercial pragmatism, helping clients align operational decisions with both regulatory requirements and strategic business objectives.
• Representing a major International Oil Company (IOC) as Defence Counsel in litigation concerning an oil spill, successfully managing complex environmental law and corporate defence issues.
• Providing strategic legal advice to an IOC on navigating the legal and regulatory framework under the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
• Advising a Telecommunications Company on compliance with key financial regulations, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and minimising potential liabilities.
• Advising on the establishment of a leading Payment Service Bank in Nigeria, drafting and reviewing legal and governance documentation essential for its formation and operation.
• Advising a Public Company on critical corporate governance issues, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and best practice to strengthen board oversight and shareholder confidence.
• Providing Intellectual Property advisory services to multiple companies, assisting in trademark and patent registration, protection, and enforcement, and developing IP strategies to safeguard innovation.
B.L, Nigeria Law School, Lagos
LL. B (Honours), University of Lagos, Nigeria
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
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Introduction The recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Eurafric Energy Limited v. Minister of Petroleum Resources & Ors1 concerning the Dawes Island marginal field has introduced significant legal and regulatory questions for Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector. For margin
