Kayode Lawrence-Omole

Kayode Lawrence-Omole is a Managing Associate at Dentons ACAS‑Law in Lagos, specializing in Compliance Law. With 12 years of experience as a corporate compliance lawyer, he focuses on corporate compliance and investigations, complex state legal and legislative matters, public policy and regulatory affairs, local content compliance, and public sector engagement. He is known for achieving effective outcomes through a calm, measured approach to government agency engagement.

Kayode acts for clients facing regulator investigations of alleged corporate wrongdoing and white‑collar crime, as well as enforcement actions by regulators. He regularly advises on fraud, data privacy, bribery and corruption, and assists with policy development including whistleblowing, cyber breach preparedness, anti‑bribery fraud control management, and regulator responses. He also helps organizations conduct internal investigations of corporate wrongdoing and recovery actions, including asset‑tracing and preservation. Notable matters include advising a major shipping and logistics company on fraud controls and whistleblower policies; acting for companies in public inquiries conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); advising on a long‑running investigation by the Nigerian Content Development Management Board (NCDMB); and acting for leading shipping, logistics, and oil and gas companies in fraud recovery actions against employees.

Kayode holds an LL.B from Obafemi Awolowo University (2007) and was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2008. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (2016) and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the Compliance Institute, Nigeria.