Dr. Kemi Onanuga

Dr. Kemi Onanuga is a Synergy Partner at Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) and heads the Real Estate Practice group, bringing a robust blend of legal, administrative, project funding, and governmental relations expertise to the firm. She specialises in real estate law, real estate development, access to real estate financing, alternative dispute resolution, and governance and policy advisory.

She has actively participated in the United Kingdom Government’s New Deal Project, led by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, focusing on community development and employment initiatives. In the United States, during the Barack Obama administration, she played a role in supporting the “Mortgage Late? Don’t wait!” campaign, a federal initiative aimed at addressing the fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis. She has served as a liaison between government agencies, including the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and private sector stakeholders on housing and urban development matters, and has provided consultancy services in real estate construction, project development, and infrastructure-related initiatives, facilitating collaboration and stakeholder engagement with property developers.

Dr. Onanuga holds an LL.B. from Coventry University London, a B.L. from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, a Master Certificate in IS/IT from Villanova University, USA, and is currently pursuing an MBA in Strategic Management at the University of Plymouth, UK. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators (FICIArb), an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC), Nigeria, and a member of the Standing Conference Mediation Association (SCMA) UK. She is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.