Babatunde Olayinka

Babatunde Olayinka is a Senior Associate and a member of the corporate & commercial team at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, based in Lagos, Nigeria. His practice focuses on Telecommunications Law.

He specialises in and regularly advises clients on telecommunications and technology, corporate immigration, employment, and aviation matters. He presently advises on the acquisition of telecommunications service licences and on compliance with telecommunications laws and regulations. He also advises operators on aircraft relocation, registration and leasing, as well as aircraft securities finance transactions.

In addition, he advises clients on cross-border corporate acquisition transactions and assists with the negotiation of contracts.

Babatunde was a crucial part of the team which advised on the establishment of some of the pioneer series of exchange-traded index funds in the country. He has advised on property acquisition and conveyance and assisted in the perfection of title at various land registries. He has also done dispute resolution work, including commercial litigation in diverse commercial practice areas and intellectual property disputes.

He holds an LL.B from the University of Ibadan (2001) and a BL from the Nigerian Law School (2004). He has held roles at Abraham & Co, Olajide Oyewole LLP, Namseh Eno & Co, and has been with Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie since 2018, becoming a Senior Associate in 2021.