Finance Monthly Global Awards 2018 Edition

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ADVISER OF THE YEAR About Franca Akue FRANCA AKUE is the Principal Partner and leads the team of Solicitors in the Firm. Called to the Nigerian Bar in 1989, Franca is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and holds a Masters degree in Business Law from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Franca has core competencies in drafting and negotiating IT Contracts, Business Law, Corporate Finance, Software licensing and Protection, Intellectual Property Law, Contract Administration and Corporate Governance Franca has attended several international training courses and Seminars on Legal Risk Management, Negotiating and drafting IT Contracts, Banking, Management and Leadership. She holds post-graduate qualifications in Intellectual Property Law and Business Law. Franca has over 27 years vast experience in Law, Legal Risk Management and Leadership. She has authored two Books and currently serves on the Board of several companies. Firm Profile DOMINION CHAMBERS is a resourceful Law Firm made up of like-minded professionals focused on delivering high quality legal services to businesses and individual clients; we are committed to standards of excellence, timeliness, courtesy and technological sophistication. In our service delivery to our Clients, our emphasis is on efficient Legal Risks Management. In managing the Legal Risks of our Clients, we seek to pre-empt and provide mitigating solutions towards avoiding commercial and other disputes in their transactions. However, in the event of any dispute, we always advise our Clients to choose ADR over Litigation. We won the award for Excellence in IP Law, Nigeria for 2016 (http://www.acquisition -intl. com/2016-dominion-chambers). We have advised on and managed multi million dollar ADR cases in Nigeria (in collaboration with UK Law Firms). Practice Areas • Legal Risk Management • Information Technology Law • Intellectual Property Law • Alternative Dispute Resolution and Case Management • Commercial Law and Practice Contact T: +2348098144995 E: contact@dominionchambers.com ; akue@dominionchambers.com W: dominionchambers.com FRANCA AKUE Principal Partner at Dominion Chambers Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017 www.finance-monthly.com 104 NIGERIA