Mesuabari Mene-Josiah

Mesuabari Mene-Josiah is a Senior Associate within the firm’s Project Development and Dispute Resolution teams. He regularly represents and advises both foreign and Nigerian clients on disputes and transactions relating to corporate and commercial, contract, banking and finance, oil & gas, admiralty, corporate insolvency, aviation, labour and employment, corporate governance, criminal, telecommunications, and real estate matters.

• Advised Seplat Energy Plc, a leading dual- listed Nigerian indigenous oil and gas exploration and production company on the Nigerian elements of their proposed 100% acquisition of the shares of two holding companies (Mobil Development Nigeria Inc and Mobil Exploration Nigeria Inc.) in the target, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited from two sellers Exxon Mobil Africa and Middle East Investments B.V.
• Advising Nord Oil APS & Energy Services Limited in connection with its acquisition of 45.02% equity interest in Kuri Marginal Field by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Department of Petroleum Resources pursuant to the Marginal Field Bid Round 2020.
• Advised Librod Energy Services Limited on its methanol offtake agreement and consultancy arrangements in connection with its proposed collaboration with Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Company Limited.

• Private Equity
• Project development
• Restructuring and insolvency

• Aviation
• Energy
• Gaming
• Mining
• Oil and gas

2012

• Nigerian Bar Association 

• 2012     Nigerian Law School, BL
• 2011     University of Calabar, LLB
• 2005     River State College of Arts and Science, National Diploma in Law