Samiat Olamide Alabi

Samiat Olamide Alabi is an Associate II at Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) with over 10 years of post-call experience, specialising in Dispute Resolution, commercial litigation, debt recovery, and maritime law. She provides strategic, commercially driven legal solutions to a broad range of clients across the banking, agriculture, and real estate sectors.

She has led and participated in the recovery of over ₦323 million on behalf of a financial institution from a hospitality company, including overseeing enforcement of security and takeover of mortgaged assets, and recovered over ₦211 million for the Bank of Industry from an agricultural company, including enforcement actions relating to secured assets. She has also advised a Nigerian bank on recovery of corporate properties from former employees, supervised debt recovery processes including execution, stamping, and registration of Deeds of Receivership, and enforced interim and final court orders. Prior to joining OAL, she was actively involved in Intellectual Property practice, advising on trademark prosecution, patent advisory, and brand protection for local and international clients. She also served as a Judicial Assistant at the High Court of Lagos State, supporting judicial decision-making through legal research, case analysis, and court process management.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Lagos and a Barrister-at-Law (B.L) from the Nigerian Law School. She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Nigeria (IPLAN), the NBA Section on Legal Practice (SLP), and the Nigerian Maritime Law Association.