Dr Gabriel Onagoruwa

Co-founding partner and chair of the Finance and Project Development practice of Olaniwun Ajayi (UK) LLP.

Dr Gabriel Onagoruwa is a co-founding partner and chair of the Finance and Project Development practice of Olaniwun Ajayi (UK) LLP, Africa’s first international law office in the city of London. Prior to this, he was a senior lawyer at the London office of the international law firm of White & Case LLP.

His practice focuses on advising development finance institutions, national and international oil companies, sponsors, developers, commercial banks, multilateral lending agencies and export credit agencies, in project, banking and international finance transactions across the power, oil and gas, mining and metals and real estate sectors.

He has advised clients on financing transactions with a cumulative value of over US$50 billion. He obtained his LLB degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria graduating with a First Class Honours. He is a Gates Scholar of the University of Cambridge, having obtained his master’s degree in law (LLM) and Ph.D. from Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.

He is a recipient of numerous international laurels and awards. Gabriel is widely published in reputable international journals and has honoured several speaking engagements. He is a member of the International Law Association; the International Bar Association; the Nigerian Bar Association; and the Law Society of England and Wales.

He is happily married to Ayo Onagoruwa and they are blessed with children.