Taiwo Adeshina

Taiwo Adeshina is a Partner at Jackson, Etti & Edu, based in Victoria Island, Lagos, leading both the Corporate/Commercial Department and the Energy & Infrastructure Sector. His practice focuses on Energy Law, with over two decades of legal practice.

He has earned recognition as a trusted advisor and one of the foremost voices in Nigeria's Energy and Infrastructure space. His career is defined by landmark transactions involving multinationals, including advising on the USD 200 million rehabilitation of a high-capacity crude oil storage terminal. He has guided numerous multinational and indigenous oil and gas companies from project conception to completion.

His expertise spans the full range of sector agreements—Production Sharing Contracts, Joint Operating Agreements, Concession Agreements, EPC Contracts, and definitive agreements for complex energy and infrastructure projects.

Commercially astute, Taiwo is renowned for balancing legal rigour with business pragmatism. He has advised governments, investors, financial institutions and Development Finance Institutions on transformative infrastructure deals, including public-private partnerships, power projects and mixed-use developments. His portfolio covers projects across Nigeria and beyond, from road and power plant construction to large-scale urban developments.

Beyond transactions, Taiwo is a recognised thought leader, frequently speaking at local and international fora on energy, infrastructure and cross-border investments. He is also a respected authority in labour and employment law, co-authoring widely cited works such as "What You Must Know in Labour and Employment in Nigeria" and "Re-Evaluating the Triangular Employment Model: The Potential Exposures and Mitigating Strategies."

In addition, he advises ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, families and executives on Private Client Services, including investment migration, immigration and residency planning, trusts, succession, wealth structuring and estate planning.

He holds an LLM in Petroleum Law & Policy from the University of Dundee, a Certificate in International Commercial Litigation & Arbitration from the London School of Economics, a BL from the Nigerian Law School and an LLB from Lagos State University. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, the Nigerian Maritime Association, the Business Recovery & Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is ranked by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Energy and Infrastructure Development and recognised by The Legal 500 as a Recommended Lawyer in Real Estate & Construction.