International Trade General Counsel
Resume:
UZOAMAKA ISIOMA OBU
Address: ***** ********* *****, ******, ** 20707 Phone: 984-***-****
Email: *************@*****.*** LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/uzoamakaobu EDUCATION
American University Washington College of Law Washington, DC, USA Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Legal Studies December 2023 Relevant Courses: Legal Research and Writing, American Legal Institution, Foreign Investment and National Security, International trade Law, International Investment Law, Corporate Taxation, International Contract and Sale Awards: Recipient, Merit Based Scholarship
Activities: Member, LLM Board
University of Suffolk Suffolk, UK
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Consultancy Management April 2023 Relevant Courses: Consultancy Management, Managing Through Finance Awards: Recipient, UNICAF Student Scholarship
Activities: Member, Students’ Representative Council Nigeria Law School Enugu, Nigeria
Barrister-at- Law (B.L), May 2021
Relevant Courses: Company Law, Corporate Investment Law, Civil Litigation, Property Law, Legal Ethics Awards: Recipient, LuLu Briggs Scholarship
Activities: Member, Moot Court Competition Group
Rivers State University Rivers, Nigeria
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), August 2019
Relevant Courses: Commercial Law, International Trade and Investment Law, Laws of Banking, Contract Law Awards: Recipient, Rivers State Students Scholarship Research Paper: The Effect of War on the Economic Sector of the Country, Nigeria EXPERIENCE
American Association of Port Authorities Washington, D.C. USA Law Clerk August 2023 to December 2023
● Carried out legal research on a wide array of topics on Federal and State Laws regarding Port Authority
● Issued legal opinions and memoranda on policies and legislation concerning trade and port authority in Nigeria.
● Assisted the General council on all organizational legal matters. Some of which included drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and updating varied policies.
● Maintained correspondence with external and internal persons on behalf of the General Counsel World Service Authority Washington D.C. USA
Associate General Counsel August 2023 to December
2023
● Prepared letters requesting Refugee Travel Documents from Nigeria for the Cameroonian refugees seeking asylum in the United States
● Drafted letters for the Ugandan Refugee in the US seeking asylum which ensured his protection against the death penalty in Uganda.
● Carried out legal research on various other laws protecting Human Rights in various other countries.
● Provided legal advice for the Ogoni Women Tribe of Nigeria seeking to apply for asylum in the United Kingdom to escape torture from the Nigerian Government.
Feima Investment Limited Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Legal Executive August 2021 to July 2022
● Conducted research on various legal matters guiding the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
● Executed the final commercial agreement between Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas and Feima Investment related to the supply of services for rig maintenance work.
● Coordinated and facilitated boardroom presentations relating to the environmental, social and governance criteria in managing risks. Rivers State Ministry of Justice Port Harcourt, Nigeria State Counsel July 2020 to July 2022
● Founded the Pink Power Initiative which provides legal representation to indigent persons whose fundamental rights have been infringed on.
● Interviewed and prepared clients adequately to ensure readiness during legal proceedings.
● Prepared court processes across all superior courts in Nigeria to secure release of unlawfully detained individuals.
● Rendered pro-Bono services to peaceful protesters illegally detained during the ENDERS nationwide protest. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bar Membership: Nigeria Bar 2021, Candidate New York Bar, February 2024 Languages: English Native
Professional Affiliations: Member, Institution of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Community Service: Volunteer, ONE Nonprofit Organization
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