Associate
Chiemerie is an associate in the firm’s project finance and dispute resolution teams. She has advised clients on project finance and project development transactions as well as regulatory compliance in the oil and gas sector. She also represents clients in civil and criminal cases before courts and tribunals.
She is an LLM student at the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law, University of Ibadan, and the current treasurer of the National Governing Council of the Nigerian Bar Association Young Lawyers Forum (NBA-YLF)
Membership:
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Nigerian Gas Association (a chartered member of the International Gas Union (IGU)
Lawyers in Energy Network
Nigerian Association for Energy Economics (NAEE)
Call to Bar: 2021
Practice Areas: Litigation | Corporate-Commercial Transactions | Arbitration | Oil and Gas | Mining
Certification:
- LL.B., University of Ibadan
- B.L, Nigerian Law School
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiemerie-arubaleze-nee-okolo-670227102?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios
Publications:
The Next Generation of Arbitration Practitioners in Africa: Are We Ready? Examining the Field Through the Lens of a Law Student and a Young Lawyer in Nigeria. Published in the 2022 News Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch. (Co-authored).
US Move to Control Venezuela’s Oil: Implications for Nigeria’s Economy, Revenue and Fuel Prices. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/us-move-control-venezuelas-oil-implications-nigerias-fuel-arubaleze-axddf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via
Domestic Airfare Pricing and Consumer Protection in Nigeria: Can the FCCPC Intervene? – An Analysis of the Concurrent Jurisdiction of NCAA and FCCPC, Excessive Pricing and Seasonal Exploitation. (Co-authored).
Paper presented at the 18th Annual International Conference of the Nigerian Association for Energy Economics (NAEE), titled: ‘Beyond Mining: Harnessing Nigeria’s Vast Mineral Resources for Economic Growth. Lessons from the BloombergNEF Study on the Cost of Producing Battery Precursors in the Democratic Republic of Congo.’
Frontier Basins Exploration Administration Regulations, 2023: A Review https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/frontier-basins-exploration-administration-2023-chiemerie-okolo-jmamf/?trackingId=jbnnkh1%2FRAOtJxssfJZSHw%3D%3D
Production Curtailment and Domestic Crude Oil Supply Obligations, 2023: A Review https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/production-curtailment-domestic-crude-oil-supply-obligation-okolo-pyqdf/?trackingId=mgLdL9LtQtzerdKsVvmEhw%3D%3D
Enforcement of ICSID Awards in Nigeria. https://dailyjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-Jus-Mundi-Guide-to-Enforcement-of-ICSID-Awards-Around-the-World.pdf?utm_source=DJ+PDF&utm_medium=DJ&utm_campaign=Guide+Enforcement+of+ICSID+Awards+-+PDF
The Next Generation of Arbitration Practitioners in Africa: Are We Ready? Examining the Field Through the Lens of a Law Student and a Young Lawyer in Nigeria. Published in the 2022 News Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch. (Co-authored).
