Property Lawyers
Meet Our Legal Team
Our team combines legal experience, strategic thinking and client-focused representation across a broad range of Nigerian legal and commercial matters.
Olusola Johnson Jegede, Esq.
Olusola Johnson Jegede, Esq. is the Managing Partner of Resolution Law Firm and a Nigerian legal practitioner, author, Notary Public and business adviser with a broad commercial and dispute-resolution practice. He holds an LL.B from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, completed his professional training at the Nigerian Law School and subsequently obtained an LL.M from the University of Lagos. He has also received an honorary doctorate in International Law and Diplomacy.
His principal areas of practice include corporate and commercial law, intellectual property, real estate, family law, capital markets, insolvency, oil and gas, litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. His work involves advising Nigerian and international clients on business establishment, regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, protection of intellectual property, property transactions and the resolution of complex disputes. He also handles litigation spanning commercial, property, employment and family-law matters.
Olusola is an accredited capital-market solicitor and insolvency practitioner and was appointed a Notary Public of Nigeria in 2026. He is also actively involved in legal writing and knowledge development and has authored numerous legal articles and opinions. He is the author of Trademark Registration & Law in Nigeria (Explanations & Materials).
His professional affiliations listed by the firm include the Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), London Court of International Arbitration, Lagos Court of Arbitration, International Trademark Association and the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria. His leadership at Resolution Law Firm combines legal practice with strategic management and the development of client-focused legal services for individuals, businesses and institutional clients.
Omolade Animashaun, Esq.
Omolade Animashaun, Esq. is the Deputy Managing Partner of Resolution Law Firm and an experienced Nigerian lawyer whose practice spans contentious and non-contentious legal matters. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School before being admitted to practise as a Barrister and Solicitor in Nigeria.
Her areas of practice include property and real estate law, family law, intellectual property, taxation, litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. In these areas, she advises and represents individuals, businesses and corporate clients, bringing a practical and solution-oriented approach to matters that may involve complex legal, commercial or personal considerations. The firm's profile describes her as experienced in analysing difficult legal issues and developing strategic solutions tailored to clients' circumstances.
Omolade has particular experience in matters involving property transactions, family-law disputes and intellectual-property issues. Her dispute-resolution work includes litigation as well as alternative methods of resolving disputes. She has also written on mediation and alternative dispute resolution, and Resolution Law Firm describes her practice as encompassing corporate and commercial advisory, regulatory compliance and business structuring.
As Deputy Managing Partner, Omolade combines active legal practice with leadership responsibilities within the firm. She contributes to the supervision and delivery of legal services while maintaining a strong focus on professionalism, responsiveness and practical outcomes. Resolution Law Firm publicly announced her appointment as a partner and Deputy Managing Partner, reflecting her progression within the firm and her role in its management.
Samuel Oladele, Esq.
Samuel Oladele, Esq. is a Nigerian lawyer practising at Resolution Law Firm with experience in corporate and commercial law, litigation, real estate, entertainment law, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. He obtained his LL.B from Joseph Ayo Babalola University and subsequently completed his professional legal training at the Nigerian Law School, qualifying as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
In addition to his qualification as a lawyer, Samuel is a Chartered Mediator and Conciliator, having undertaken professional training with the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators in Nigeria. This background complements his litigation practice and provides him with an appreciation of both adversarial and consensual approaches to resolving disputes.
Before joining Resolution Law Firm, Samuel worked with Gbenga Ojo & Co., where he was involved in representing clients in different areas of law and before different jurisdictions. At Resolution Law Firm, his work has principally involved corporate and commercial matters and litigation, while his stated areas of interest also include real estate, intellectual property and entertainment law.
Samuel's wider professional profile reflects substantial involvement in litigation, arbitration, matrimonial proceedings, property matters, employment and labour law, debt recovery, intellectual property, wills and probate and corporate/commercial practice. His approach to practice places particular emphasis on legal research, careful analysis of clients' cases and the development of appropriate strategies for resolving disputes or completing transactions. He contributes to Resolution Law Firm's multidisciplinary practice by working across commercial advisory, property and dispute-resolution matters.
Esther Olapeju Martins, Esq.
Esther Olapeju Martins, Esq., professionally known as Olapeju Martins, is a Nigerian legal practitioner practising at Resolution Law Firm. She was admitted to the Nigerian Bar after completing her professional training at the Nigerian Law School and holds an LL.B from Lagos State University. Her professional background reflects an emerging multidisciplinary practice incorporating corporate, property, dispute-resolution and private-client work.
Olapeju's publicly listed legal services include business law, corporate law, property law, family law, tax advisory, entertainment law, criminal defence and trust & estate planning and litigation. This breadth enables her to contribute to different practice groups within Resolution Law Firm and to assist clients whose matters involve more than one area of Nigerian law.
Before joining Resolution Law Firm, she gained practical exposure through legal internships and externships, including experience at Idowu Sofola & Co. and Synergy Partners Law Firm. These roles contributed to her early professional development before she commenced practice at Resolution Law Firm.
Olapeju brings to her work an emphasis on legal research, communication, analysis and dispute resolution. Her developing practice involves assisting individuals and businesses with legal advice, transaction support, regulatory matters and disputes.