Essien essien udom, san
Essien Essien Udom, Senior Advocate of Nigeria is the Founding Partner of Udom & Udom, established in 1984 as a Professional Partnership dedicated to the practice of Corporate Law and Civil Litigation. The firm has recently also devoted substantial resources to pro bono litigation in criminal cases.
Essien Udom has been actively involved in Law Practice for over thirty five (35) years covering the vast fields of Commercial and Business law, International Contracts Negotiations, Civil Litigation, Arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution with global experience spanning several continents. The law firm is currently retained by major National, Multinational and International Institutions in the areas of Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Telecommunications, Banking, Insurance, Maritime and Aviation Law and Practice.
As Transaction and Due Diligence Attorneys and Solicitors to several banks, the firm of Udom and Udom was a major player in the recent restructuring of the banking industry which led to the emergence of twenty five banks in Nigeria.
In the area of Aviation, the firm is one of the largest reservoirs of Airline and Aviation laws, Regulations, Finance and Practice materials in Nigeria. For most part of thirty (30) years the firm has acted as Nigerian Legal Jurisdiction Attorneys for reputable international law firms, Aircraft Manufacturers, Aircraft Finance and Leasing Companies, International Finance Companies and Banks.
Essien Udom is a founding member of Aviation Education Resource & Information for African Lawyers (AERIAL), a network of Aviation Lawyers in 37 African Countries. He is the coordinator of the Nigerian Contact Group of the Aviation Working Group (AWG), a not-for-profit legal entity comprised of major aviation manufacturers, leasing companies and financial institutions that contribute to the development of policies, laws, and regulations that facilitate advanced international aviation financing and leasing. He is a member of the Legal Advisory Panel of the Aviation Working Group.
