Boma Ayomide Alabi OON, SAN, MCIArb

Boma is a founding Partner of Primera Africa Legal. She leads the Primera Africa Legal’s Dispute Resolution practice. Boma’s experience in dispute resolution spans over Thirty (30) years. She is a dual-qualified lawyer, enrolled in Nigeria and the UK. She has successfully represented clients before superior courts and various administrative panels. She is also well experienced in election petition matters, maritime, aviation, and labour law.

Boma is particularly effective in negotiating and resolving complex environmental pollution disputes. She is currently acting for several communities affected by oil spills and environmental pollution. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, and an Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator (ADR Group, London) (2005).

She served as the President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association 2011-2013, the first woman President in the over 50-year history of this association of lawyers from 54 countries. She was a Council Member of the Royal Commonwealth Society and also served as the Chairwoman of the Association of Women Solicitors of England and Wales between 2005/2006.

Education

• LLM King’s College University of London, 1989
• B.L. Nigeria Law School, 1988
• LLB (Hons) Rivers State University of Science and Technology, 1987

Areas of Practice Specialization

• Dispute Resolution
• Public Law and Public-Private Partnerships
• Hospitality and Construction Practice
• Project Finance, Infrastructure, and Real Estate
• Marine Insurance and Maritime Law
• International Tax
• Capital Markets

Service To The Bar

• Council Member – NBA Section on Legal Practice Professional Development Committee
• President - Commonwealth Lawyers Association (February 2011-April 2013)
• Chairwoman – Association of Women Solicitors England and Wales (2005/2006)
• Member SBL – World Trade Organization Working Group
• Treasurer- Section on Legal Practice, Nigeria Bar Association
• Chair - NBA Section on Legal Practice Professional Development Committee
• Member - Strategic Planning Committee, Nigeria Bar Association
• Member - Liberalization of Legal Services Working Group, Nigeria Bar Association

Professional Memberships

• Member, Body of Benchers
• ICC Nigeria
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom
• Commonwealth Lawyers Association
• Capital Market Solicitors Association
• Nigerian Bar Association
• British Nigeria Law Forum
• Honorary Life Member, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA)
• Section on Business Law, Nigeria Bar Association
• Section on Legal Practice, Nigeria Bar Association

Awards

• National Honours as Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) in September 2014
• Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession 2016 - NBA Lagos Branch
• Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 - London Borough of Southwark
• Distinguished Trail Blazers Award 2012 -NBA Women’s Forum’s