Samuel Tsado
Partner
Professional Background
Samuel is an experienced professional with over 14 years history of offering legal advisory and consultancy services. He heads the firm’s corporate and commercial practice. Prior to co-founding Aret and Bret LLP, Samuel was a Senior Counsel with the Dispute Resolution team of the largest law firm in Nigeria, where he advised diverse clients, local and international, on energy and natural resources, taxation, labour and employment relations, land acquisition and compensation, environment & land use, admiralty, contracts, banking, telecommunication, regulatory compliances etc. Samuel also has a robust litigation experience from handling high-profile cases in all courts in Nigeria, having spent a substantial part of his practice in the dispute resolution team of the firm where he began his career.
Samuel has a penchant for writing and has authored and co-authored several articles on diverse fields of law, including environmental litigation, pleadings, labour and employment etc.
Samuel is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and Admiralty Lawyers Society of Nigeria. When not so busy, Samuel loves watching classic movies.
Education
2022 – University of South Wales, LL.M
2009 – Admitted to the Nigerian Bar
2008 – Ahmadu Bello University, LL.B
Professional Trainings & Certifications
- Business Skills Training organised by Allen & Overy Global Academy, 2021
- Fundamentals of Natural Gas Value Chain, Contracts and Finance, training organized by Nigerian Gas Association, 2021
- Practical Insights into the Nigerian Tax System, training organised by NBA/ICLE Tax Academy, 2021
- Dispute Management in Africa Infrastructure Projects, training organised by LACIAC/ACEN, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019
- Managing Corporate Crisis, training organised by Slaughter & May Africa Practice Group, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019
- Introduction to Arbitration, training organised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom 2017
- Negotiating & Drafting Dispute Resolution Agreements, in-house training organised by the Dispute Resolution team of Aluko & Oyebode, Lagos, Nigeria 2017
- Litigation Initiatives for Trial Lawyers, in-house training organised by the Dispute Resolution team of Aluko & Oyebode, Lagos, Nigeria 2016
Awards & Recognitions
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Unicaf Scholarship Award for LLM Research, 2019
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK
- Member, Admiralty Lawyers’ Society of Nigeria
- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Speeches & Publications
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Panel Discussion on Emerging Trends in Litigation, Day 1, Session 1, World Litigation Forum Europe 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Proper Interpretation of the Oil Pipelines Act on Payment of Compensation to Victims of Oil Pipelines Operations in Nigeria: A Critique of the Hague Court of Appeal’s Decision in Fidelis Ayoro Oguru & 2 Ors. v Shell Petroleum N.V. & 3 Ors., January 2022 (co-authored with Tonye Krukrubo, SAN and Edafe Ugbeta)
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Pleading and Particularization of Special Damages in Tortious Claims: A Review of the decision of the Supreme Court in Onyiorah v. Onyiorah & Anor., May 2021
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Termination Without a Reason: Has the Law in Nigeria Changed? August 2020 (co-authored with Innocent Ekpen and Joshua Abe)
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Evaluating the Current Trend in Oil Spill Litigation in Nigeria (April 2020) (co-authored with Tonye Krukrubo, SAN and Edafe Ugbeta)