Olasupo Shasore is a partner at Africa Law Practice and a Senior Counsel as well as serving as the Chair of CWEIC’s Nigeria Advisory Board. He is a partner at Africa Law Practice and a Senior Counsel (a member of the inner bar, appointed Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2006); often referred to as …
Nyadol Nyuon OAM began her position as Director of the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre in January 2022, after more than a decade as a highly respected community advocate focusing on legal reform, social justice, human rights and multiculturalism. She has a particular interest in advocating for people with refugee experiences and those seeking asylum. She …
Dr. Lívia Sant’Anna Vaz is a Public Prosecutor at the Public Ministry of Bahia. PhD in Legal and Political Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She is the author of the books “Justice is a black woman” (Black Jurists Collection) and “Racial Quotas” (Plural Feminisms Collection). Congratulations!! Please note: To …
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. , becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Court. President Joe Biden appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 2021 and then nominated her as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court where she …
Kelechi (Kaycee) Madu, a University of Lagos alumnus, is the Minister of Municipal Affairs for the province of Alberta, Canada. In 2009, Minister Madu was awarded the Premier’s Award of Excellence in the bronze medal category, an award presented to members of Saskatchewan’s public service (individuals, groups or teams) who have made outstanding on-the-job contributions …
Justin Hansford founded the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center in Fall 2017. Hansford is a leading scholar and activist in the areas of critical race theory, human rights, and law and social movements. Professor Hansford was previously a Democracy Project Fellow at Harvard University, a visiting professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and …
Igor Correa Caicedo is the Executive Secretary of the Permanent Council of Afro-Descendants of the Americas and the Caribbean. He has previously been an international advisor for Afro-descendant affairs in the Andean International Community of Nations –C.A.N- (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia) and has also been an Advisor / coordinator for Afro-descendant affairs in the …
Gbenga Oyebode is the Chairman of Aluko & Oyebode (Barristers & Solicitors), one of the largest integrated law firms in Nigeria, with offices in Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt. Gbenga was an Associate with White & Case, New York between 1982 and 1983. Gbenga was educated at the University of Ife (LL.B Honours), and the University …
Gaye Sowe is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, a Pan-African human rights organized based in The Gambia. He has spent more than 12 years at IHRDA. He rose through the ranks as Legal Officer, Senior Legal Officer to Director of Programs before his appointment as Executive Director in …
Olubunmi Fayokun is a Senior Partner, Aluko & Oyebode. She heads the Firm’s Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions practices and is a core member of the Firm’s Corporate Finance and Commercial team. She has a wealth of experience in corporate and commercial law, transportation, banking, mergers and acquisition, capital markets project/infrastructure finance, power, aviation …