Professor Abiola Sanni is the Managing Partner of Abiola Sanni & Co, a firm of tax & transactional lawyers providing wide range of services to local and international clients on corporate practice, tax planning & litigation support services, arbitration, company secretariat service, immigration, energy law, etc. He is a Fulbright Fellow and a holder of a doctorate degree (Ph.D.) of the University of Lagos in Commercial Law (Tax Law) where he is a Professor of Law with specialty in Tax Law.

He is a firm believer in Alternative Dispute Resolution. A fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, he has acted as an arbitrator in a number of international arbitration under the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) Rules and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules. Sanni is the Legal Adviser and Council member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

He is also a member of the Taxation Standard Board and the Dean of the Indirect Tax Faculty of the same Institute. He has served as a Consultant to leading consulting firms including Ernest & Young. He is a Director in Saffron Professional Services and BMS Tours & Travels Ltd. Sanni is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Nigerian Revenue Law Reports (NRLR) and African Tax Law Reports (ATLR), the first law reports devoted to tax cases in Nigeria and Africa respectively.

He is also the author of Introduction to Nigerian Business Law and the editor of the leading introductory legal text in Nigerian Universities – Introduction to Nigerian Legal Method.

Foluke Akinmoladun is the Managing Solicitor of Trizon Law Chambers Nigeria. She is a lawyer, an accountant, mediator and arbitrator. Her work experience covers both domestic and international commercial legal matters. She is a member of the panel of neutrals of a number of arbitral institutions including the Lagos Multi-Door Court House, Nigeria.
As a mediator and arbitrator, she has handled cases in finance, construction and maritime. In addition, she is a student member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK where she has acquired an Advanced Diploma in Accounting Business enroute to being a Chartered Accountant.

She obtained her LLB degree from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, in 2004. She had her Masters degree in International and Comparative Law at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt in 2008.
An avid writer, she has written several papers. She is the current Director General of the African Shipowners Association of Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants and a Certified Management Specialist (CMS). She has served the Nigerian Bar Association Lagos Branch in several capacities and is the current Treasurer (2019-2021).
She is a member of Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) (Nigerian Chapter) and was the chief editor of the annual WISTA-Nig Journal from 2016 – 2019. She is a member of the Women in Maritime Africa (WIMAFRICA)-Nigerian Chapter. She is also a member of Young ICCA, Young ICSID, a peer reviewer for ICSID's journal and a member of YIAG under the LCIA.

Barr. Chukwuma Ezeala, FCArb is a lawyer, Notary Public and Arbitrator. He is currently the Managing Partner, Chancellor Chambers, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Chukwuma has been in the faculty for the training of Arbitrators with the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators since 2018. He has also facilitated the DFID & USAID sponsored conflict resolution training in Nigeria. He has occupied many offices at the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, both at the National level and Lagos Branch.

He obtained his LLB degree in 1997 from the University of Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999. He obtained his LLM degree in 2012 from the University of Lagos.

He is a member of NBA and IBA. Chukwuma is the Secretary of the Telecommunication Committee of the Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators.

Shola Oshodi-John is the Chief Executive Officer/Registrar, and member of Faculty of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, (NICArb) first Arbitration (and ADR) institute in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has extensive experience in training, policy and change management and has served as solicitor and legal adviser to corporate and not for profit organizations. Shola is an advocate for home-grown administration and development of arbitration and Alternative Dispute (ADR) practice in Nigeria (and Africa), Editor of the first and only Journal of Arbitration published by NICArb, a regular speaker at international and national conferences on Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. She holds a degree in Law, LLB (Hons) from the Lagos State University, Lagos, BL degree from the Nigerian Law School and a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Management, with a certificate in Non-Profit Management from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA, Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrator, member, Institute of Transnational Arbitration, and Associate of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators.

Francis Ohiwere Oleghe is the Senior Counsel at F. O. Oleghe Law Firm in Lagos, Nigeria. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990 received his LL.M. degree from the Lagos State University in 2008, and is currently undergoing a PhD degree at Babcock University, Nigeria, His latest article (co-authored) was indexed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in 2023 as relevant to its work. He is actively involved in research in the field of ADR and has authored and co-authored over 30 academic articles published locally and internationally.
Francis has served as arbitrator and counsel in arbitration matters and Company Secretary to several companies in Nigeria. He is currently a Member of UNCITRAL Working Groups II and III. He was an Observer at the just concluded UNCITRAL 56th Commission Session in Vienna, Austria, an accredited Mediator at the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse, a Member of the Austrian Arbitration Association, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators.

Clara Umeano, FCArb is the Managing Partner of Luminex Legal Consult and is responsible for the firm's service quality assurance and Client relationship management. Clara is active in mainstream litigation in State and Federal High Courts as well as the appellate courts with experience spanning over 19 years.
She represents a broad range of clients in disputes including actions relating to corporate law, complex commercial transactions, property law and banking law. She is well versed in dispute resolution techniques and is actively involved in litigation. She is also well versed in dispute resolution techniques and has handled major Commercial Arbitration nationally and internationally.

She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators; as well as a member of the Institute's Faculty in Professional Training of Arbitrators. She has authored and co-authored major Moot Arbitration cases and Procedural Guidelines for conduct of Moot Arbitration for the Institute.

She has had extensive experience in conducting due diligence for Investment related transactions, and advises clients on legal and regulatory compliance and has been on team providing advice to the International Finance Corporate (IFC), World Bank on improving business establishment procedures in Nigeria. She serves as company secretary for various companies and sits as a non-executive director on some company boards.