Dayo Okusami

Dayo is a Partner in the Energy and Project Practice Group at Templars.

He has over 20 years of legal and commercial experience and holds a law degree from the University of Jos, Nigeria and a master’s degree in law from the University of London.

After 10 years of law firm practice, he took a hiatus to move in-house to join the corporate world as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of an upstream oil and gas company where he worked out of offices in Lagos, Zurich and London.

Dayo moved to a business role in 2015 as an Executive Director of an indigenous oil service company providing Marine Logistics support to energy companies in Nigeria and the wider West Africa region.

Dayo rejoined Templars in 2018 and is a recognized and respected lawyer in Energy & Projects and Corporate Law. He has built a reputation as one of Nigeria’s leading oil and gas lawyers as endorsed by leading international directories ranking oil and gas lawyers including the “Legal 500” – The Clients Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms and Lawyers; the “International Who’s Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers” and the “IFLR 1000” – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms.

Dayo’s role as General Counsel has also been recognized by leading directory, The Corporate Counsel 100: Africa, which identifies the most influential corporate legal advisers.

• Proposed US$1 billion acquisition by PT Pertamina from Total E&P Nigeria Ltd and Post-Acquisition Development
• Proposed acquisition of 49% interest in Glover Gas & Power B. V by Elektron Petroleum Energy and Mining Limited
• Advised the project sponsors on the development and financing of a 250MW barge based power plant in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State.
• Sinopec Group on the US$7.2 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum Corporation
• Technip, Eni, Snamprogetti, KBR and JGC joint venture in connection with their role as EPC contractors on the development of the NLNG Train 1-6
• Fortis on its US$80 million ONDD-guaranteed buyer credit facility to South Energyx for equipment supply and reclamation works for the Eko Atlantic City Project
• Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy on its proposed acquisition of participating interests in designated OMLs owned by SPDC and its JV partners

• Asset finance
• PPP/PFI
• Project development
• Project finance
• Trade finance

• Energy
• Government and public policy
• Natural resources
• Mining
• Oil and gas
• Social infrastructure
• Technology

• Nigerian Law School
• Degree Name Barrister at Law Field Of Study Law
• Dates attended or expected graduation1999 – 2000

• Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
• Nigerian Bar Association

University of Jos

• Degree Name Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Field Of Study Law
• Dates attended or expected graduation1993 – 1999

Nigerian Law School

• Degree Name Barrister At Law Field Of Study Law
• Dates attended or expected graduation1999 – 2000

University of London

• Degree Name Master of Laws (LL.M.)Field Of Study Corporate & Commercial Law
• Dates attended or expected graduation 2003 – 2004