Mr. Kayode Elegbede attended the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He thereafter attended the Nigerian Law School for his Bar Vocational Training and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999 as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
He was initially in private practice before joining a multinational oil services company in Nigeria whose oil exploration activities spread all over the Niger Delta Region. While there, Kayode gathered extensive experience in Oil and Gas / Energy law, Civil, Criminal, Administrative, Corporate Commercial and Arbitration law among several other areas of practice. He rose to the position of Legal and Administration Manager before returning to private practice in 2007.
Kayode is also Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He was also a member and managing partner of a prestigious solicitor’s practice based in London, United Kingdom. His areas of interest include corporate business, international commercial arbitration, civil, criminal, property, immigration and human rights laws.
Kayode is a partner and advises on Nigerian immigration & Nationality, Pioneer Business Status application, Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Natural Resources and Taxation.
A life-long supporter of Chelsea FC, Kayode enjoys travelling, reading for pleasure, meeting new people and watching animal/nature documentaries