Tola Oshobi, SAN

Tola Oshobi, SAN is a Partner with expertise in litigation, arbitration and ADR, taxation, energy and extractive industries, and real estate, infrastructure and construction. He is a seasoned advocate who represents clients in high‑stakes commercial disputes, tax controversies, arbitrations, and energy and infrastructure projects across Nigeria.

He served as Lead Transaction Adviser to the Oyo State Government on a gas transmission and distribution network project with Shell Natural Gas, and as Lead Legal Adviser to the Segilola Gold Project, the only successful gold mining project in Nigeria. He has advised a major multinational oil company in a multi‑billion dollar host community dispute, represented an integrated oil and gas company in a multi‑million dollar multi‑jurisdictional matter arising from the construction of a crude oil export terminal, and was Deputy Team Lead in securing a landmark tax judgment validating an important stabilization statute for a consortium of international oil companies. He has acted as Lead Counsel in multi‑million dollar arbitrations arising from EPC contracts for a petroleum products depot and for dredging navigational facilities, and secured a 95% reduction in tax liability for a major American multinational. He also leads the legal team for the largest private residential/commercial real estate development in Nigeria and acts as Lead Legal Consultant to the Federal Government on the sale of Federal landed property involving hundreds of millions of dollars.

Tola holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Ibadan and passed the qualifying professional examination from the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos. He was conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2017. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, the International Bar Association, and the Nigerian Bar Association.