Chinedum Umeche

Chinedum Umeche is a Partner at Banwo & Ighodalo, based in Lagos, Nigeria. He joined the firm's Litigation, Arbitration & ADR Practice Group in 2010 and rose through the ranks to become a Senior Associate in 2016, later serving as Team Leader from January 2017 until his admission into partnership. His practice focuses on Arbitration and Mediation.

Chinedum is a seasoned dispute resolution expert with years of experience handling commercial litigation and arbitration matters for a wide spectrum of domestic and international clients across several industries, including energy, financial services, FMCG and telecommunications.

He has published several articles on a wide range of legal issues in reputable international and domestic law journals, including the Commonwealth Law Bulletin and Arbitration International, the flagship journal of the London Court of International Arbitration. Since 2018, he has been ranked in the "Next Generation" lawyer category of The Legal 500.

Chinedum has earned the respect of his clients and has been described as a lawyer with "very strong dispute resolution skills and a strong sense of urgency."

He holds an LL.B from Ebonyi State University and a B.L from the Nigerian Law School. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the London Court of International Arbitration – Young International Arbitration Group, the Board of Reporters of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration (USA), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK, the International Chamber of Commerce – Young Arbitrators Forum, the Lagos Court of Arbitration and Amnesty International.